Posted on 07/21/2025 05:21 AM ()
In a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Pope Leo XIV renews his urgent appeal for the protection of civilians and sacred sites, the need to respect International Humanitarian Law and to reject the forced transfer of the population amid escalating violence in Gaza and the West Bank.
Posted on 07/21/2025 05:01 AM ()
As the United Nations reports that June 2025 was the most-deadly month for civilians in Ukraine since February 2022, and after negotiations stalled between the two countries in early June, Ukraine proposes new peace talks to end the conflict.
Posted on 07/21/2025 04:08 AM ()
The Archdiocese of Seoul organizes a send-off event on Saturday, July 19, to prepare the 1078 young Korean Catholics who will be travelling to Rome to attend the Jubilee of Youth.
Posted on 07/21/2025 04:08 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV visits residents and religious sisters at the “Santa Marta” home for the elderly in the Alban hills, offering words of gratitude, hope, and reflection.
Posted on 07/21/2025 03:00 AM ()
Over two thousand scholarship holders, alums, and benefactors of The Work of the New Millennium Foundation gathered on Saturday at Jasna Góra to celebrate the organization’s 25th anniversary. The Foundation is considered one of the most significant social initiatives of the Catholic Church in Poland.
Posted on 07/21/2025 01:09 AM ()
Fifty-six years after the historic landing of Apollo 11 on the moon, Pope Leo XIV speaks with astronaut Buzz Aldrin of the historic achievement. The same day, the Director of the Holy See Press Office updates press that the Holy Father will remain in Castel Gandolfo through Tuesday, returning to the Vatican that evening.
Posted on 07/20/2025 17:00 PM ()
For more than 40 years, Sister Monika has been living in Vadstena, Sweden, with the Bridgettine Sisters, a Catholic congregation with a long history and Nordic roots. Her vocational journey took her on an unusual path to the convent, impacted by a Swedish football goalkeeper who changed her life.
Posted on 07/20/2025 07:58 AM ()
In an interview with Vatican News, Alistair Dutton calls for an immediate end to "the bombardment and the atrocities" in the Gaza Strip and pushes for access to much-needed aid for the two million people facing acute hunger.
Posted on 07/20/2025 07:33 AM ()
The Israeli military has ordered all residents in southwestern Deir al-Balah—including those sheltering in tents—to evacuate immediately, ahead of an intensified operation targeting militant groups in the area.
Posted on 07/20/2025 06:02 AM ()
The Holy See's Secretary of State tells Vatican News that “all the victims of the tragedy in Gaza are represented" in the Pope's words at the Angelus today.
