Browsing News Entries

Pope abolishes Committee for World Children’s Day

Pope Leo XIV publishes a chirograph abolishing the Pontifical Committee for the World Children’s Day, established by Pope Francis in 2024.

Read all

 

“One Large Family”: First pastoral gathering in Siam Reap, Cambodia

About 600 participants from 10 pastoral centers come together in Siem Reap, Cambodia for the first pastoral gathering of clergy, religious, and lay leaders for “communion, mission and shared service”.

Read all

 

Archbishop of Baltimore calls for renewal of US political life

Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore releases a pastoral letter inviting Americans to thank God for their nation while working for political renewal.

Read all

 

UNRWA: UN worker killed in Gaza despite ceasefire

A United Nations aid worker has been killed in Gaza despite a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and the Israeli military.

Read all

 

Pope appoints Sr. Nina Krapić as new Deputy Director of Holy See Press Office

Pope Leo XIV appoints Sister Nina Benedikta Krapić, MVZ, an official of the Dicastery for Communication, as Deputy Director of the Holy See Press Office, taking the place of Cristiane Murray, who has stepped down from the position she has held since July 2019.

Read all

 

Pope Leo: We must rediscover the essential core of the Christian message

In a meeting with Italian law enforcement officers, Pope Leo XIV stresses the importance of performing duties with an “upright conscience”.

Read all

 

Pope’s Lenten message: Abstain from harsh words and rash judgement

Ahead of the start of Lent, Pope Leo XIV invites Catholics to open ourselves to listening, fasting, and community, urging us to abstain from words of hatred in order to make space for words of hope and peace.

Read all

 

Pope Leo receives leader of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church

Pope Leo XIV receives Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, in the Vatican on Thursday. During the meeting, His Beatitude Shevchuk presented the Holy Father with a list of prisoners and a sculpture dedicated to peace, and expressed gratitude for the solidarity and support shown by the Holy See in the mission to save human lives since the beginning of the war.

Read all

 

Kenya: Restoring families and healing hearts out of love

In a world where depression, addiction, and broken families are becoming increasingly common, Sr. Jacqueline Githiri, VDM, has made it her mission to be a beacon of hope and healing, quietly transforming lives through counselling, compassion, and spiritual restoration.

Read all

 

Catholic University in Cameroon expands cooperation with Europe

Catholic education as a tool for social change and community building is what the Catholic University of Central Africa in Cameroon (UCAC) hopes to draw upon by signing a cooperation agreement with one of Europe’s largest Catholic universities—the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL).

Read all