Posted on 05/29/2025 03:59 AM ()
As the situation continues to deteriorate in Gaza, the regional director of CNEWA-Pontifical Mission for Palestine and Israel details the difficulties facing Palestinians and the organization’s work to provide humanitarian aid.
Posted on 05/29/2025 03:15 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV will greet Giro d'Italia bicyclists passing through Vatican City on Sunday, 1 June, in memory of Pope Francis, who had welcomed the proposal presented by Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education.
Posted on 05/29/2025 03:00 AM ()
The Holy See’s official website Vatican.va has a new, modern design, presenting papal teaching to the world in a more accessible format, according to the Dicastery for Communication.
Posted on 05/29/2025 00:41 AM ()
The Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, says that the recent Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange shows that “even if political issues remain unresolved, dialogue is at least useful from a humanitarian standpoint.”
Posted on 05/28/2025 23:08 PM ()
Within the Vatican Gardens, a floral reproduction of Pope Leo XIV’s coat of arms has been unveiled, which took two weeks to complete by the Gardens and Environment Service of the Directorate of Infrastructure and Services of the Governatorate.
Posted on 05/28/2025 10:59 AM ()
Vatican officials, charity workers, and internationally-recognised economists come together to discuss debt reform in an online town hall organised by Caritas Internationalis.
Posted on 05/28/2025 09:47 AM ()
The bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean gather for the 40th Ordinary General Assembly of CELAM, marking 70 years since the first General Conference of the Episcopate was held in Rio de Janeiro in 1955.
Posted on 05/28/2025 08:36 AM ()
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.
Posted on 05/28/2025 07:20 AM ()
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.
Posted on 05/28/2025 06:44 AM ()
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.”
