We Are Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish

More than 60,000 pilgrims from 120 different countries are expected in Rome this weekend for the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly.

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Developing countries are disproportionately impacted by climate change, with many experiencing more frequent and severe disasters. On the occasion of Africa Day, celebrated worldwide this week, a young Togolese national, Mr Isaac Kodjo Atchikiti, based in Rome, spoke to Vatican News about climate financing in Africa, migration, and conflicts, among other issues.

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Ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for 28 October 2025, the political climate in Tanzania has become tense. Both local and international observers have expressed concerns about violent incidents, increasing political repression and fear. The President of the Bishops’ Conference has called on citizens to pray for the country to preserve its reputation as an oasis of peace, “blessed with strong systems, institutions and just laws.”

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Namibia's capital of Windhoek has hosted a commemoration of the genocide against the Herero and Nama peoples from 1904 to 1908, marking a first step towards reconciliation after more than 70,000 deaths, including children, women, and the elderly, killed during the period of the German Empire.

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Pope Leo XIV Wednesday appealed for an end to hostilities in both Ukraine and Gaza, asking for dialogue, the cessation of violence, the freedom of Israeli hostages and for humanitarian law to be respected.

Catholic bishops in Ghana have again raised alarm over the scale of illegal mining in the country, saying that what should have been a national blessing has turned out to be a curse of national proportions.

Pope Leo XIV reiterates his appeal for peace in Ukraine and calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, along with the liberation of hostages and renewed efforts to protect children.

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An award-winning exhibition in Rome captures how amid the often-forgotten, but dramatic war in the Tigray region, women are facing grave violations of human dignity, especially from sexual violence being used as a weapon of war.

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On the day of his election, Pope Leo XIV received the gift of a silver pectoral cross containing the relics of Pope St. Leo the Great, as well as three Augustinian bishops: St. Augustine, St. Thomas of Villanova, and Blessed Anselmo Polanco, a Spanish bishop martyred in the country’s civil war.

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Reflecting on the parable of the Good Samaritan at the weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV challenges everyone to not let our busy lives “prevent us from feeling compassion” towards others.

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