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Religious leaders gathered in Rome: War is 'a failure of humanity'
Posted on 10/28/2025 10:46 AM ()
Representatives of different faiths gather with Pope Leo XIV at the Colosseum or the closing of the Community of St. Egidio's International Meeting 'Dare Peace' and launch joint appeal urging that no one remain indifferent before the suffering of 'millions of children, elderly people, women and men” who endure conflict and violence.'
Pope Leo XIV: ‘Peace is holy, not war’
Posted on 10/28/2025 10:34 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV joins religious leaders at Rome’s Colosseum for the Community of Sant'Egidio's annual Meeting for Peace, calling for an end to war and a renewed commitment to reconciliation and prayer.
Cardinal Parolin: Vatican Children's Hospital welcomes war-zone patients
Posted on 10/28/2025 09:02 AM ()
The Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin speaks about the importance of combining research and care and praises the Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital for its work during a conference at the facility on Tuesday, October 28.
Ghana’s Cape Coast Archdiocese celebrates Jubilee Year and Diamond Anniversary
Posted on 10/28/2025 07:52 AM ()
The Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast held celebrations over the weekend to mark both the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year and the Diamond Jubilee of the elevation of the Cape Coast Church to an Archdiocese.
A newborn, a husband at the front, and volunteer work: being a woman in Ukraine today
Posted on 10/28/2025 07:44 AM ()
Olena Mosendz, a young Ukrainian mother whose husband is fighting at the front, tells Vatican News what life is like for the many women trying to balance work and helping the war effort with caring for their families.
Holy See: Space-based weaponry poses ‘genuine and grave’ threat
Posted on 10/28/2025 07:35 AM ()
Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, stresses that space is a ‘common good’ to be protected for the benefit of future generations.
Pope: Educate to promote dignity, justice, and trust in a war-torn world
Posted on 10/28/2025 05:00 AM ()
The Apostolic Letter "Drawing New Maps of Hope", released on 28 October, marks the sixtieth anniversary of the conciliar declaration "Gravissimum Educationis". In it, Pope Leo XIV reaffirms and expands that document’s vision, applying it to the challenges of the present time.
The Handmaids of the Holy Spirit in the Philippines: sharing faith and bread with the famished children of Compostela
Posted on 10/28/2025 04:40 AM ()
In the Province of Davao De Oro, a remote part of the Asian country, which can only be accessed by local motorcycle taxis known as habal-habal, two women religious have kindled a hearth of hope for poor families, children who have no food and young people experiencing the impositions of poverty.
Cardinal Parolin: everyone’s contribution is needed for peace in Ukraine
Posted on 10/28/2025 04:31 AM ()
Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin made an appeal to the international community to put an end to conflicts on the sidelines of an event at the Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital in Rome.
Pope signs Apostolic Letter marking sixtieth anniversary of Gravissimum Educationis
Posted on 10/27/2025 11:15 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV signs an Apostolic Letter to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of Gravissimum Educationis before presiding over Holy Mass for the Jubilee of the World of Education.