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Catholic University in Erbil looks ahead to 10-year anniversary
Posted on 07/10/2025 02:23 AM ()
The Catholic University in Erbil, in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, was founded to provide an education to minority groups fleeing ISIS. Now, it aims to promote peace by teaching about Mesopotamia’s religious history.
First Nations Australian students in Rome enriched by cultural exchange
Posted on 07/10/2025 02:09 AM ()
Two First Nations students in Rome as winners of the 2025 Francis Xavier Conaci Scholarship, speak with Vatican News about their experience and share their stories at an event at the Australian Embassy to the Holy See.
South Sudan Bishop urges his people to embrace peace in daily lives
Posted on 07/9/2025 08:12 AM ()
As South Sudan marks the 14th anniversary of its independence, the Bishop of Bentiu calls on the people to live out peace not merely as an abstract idea, but through concrete, everyday actions rooted in Gospel values.
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
Posted on 07/9/2025 08:05 AM ()
The mission of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is “to help the Roman Pontiff and the Bishops to proclaim the Gospel throughout the world by promoting and safeguarding the integrity of Catholic teaching on faith and morals” by drawing on the deposit of faith.
Pope Leo responds to a mother’s reminder that peace is a fundamental right
Posted on 07/9/2025 07:14 AM ()
In a letter published in Italian magazine Piazza San Pietro, a young mother appeals to the Pope for her children’s future, and Pope Leo replies with a message of hope.
West Bank: Jewish settlers attack Taibeh residents
Posted on 07/9/2025 06:55 AM ()
The three parish priests of the Latin, Greek Orthodox, and Melkite churches denounce repeated violence against Christian residents and their property in the West Bank. The priests call on the international and ecclesial community to send field missions to document the damage and the worsening situation.
Pope encourages catechists to renew their desire to evangelise
Posted on 07/9/2025 06:41 AM ()
Pope Leo offers encouragement to Latin American catechists gathering in Asuncion, Paraguay, for study days focused on the synodal path.
Pope meets with Ukrainian President
Posted on 07/9/2025 06:07 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV and President Volodymyr Zelensky discuss the war in Ukraine, the return of forcibly deported Ukrainian children, and the Holy See’s continued support for dialogue and peace.
Pope at Mass for Care of Creation: Ecological crisis requires contemplative gaze
Posted on 07/9/2025 02:50 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV celebrates the first Mass for the Care of Creation at the Laudato Si’ Village in Castel Gandolfo, and urges Christians to embrace our mission to bring peace and reconciliation to our world and all creation.
Vatican grants ‘Nihil obstat’ for Marian devotion on Mount Zvir in Slovakia
Posted on 07/8/2025 23:06 PM ()
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has sent a letter to the Archbishop of Prešov for Byzantine Rite Catholics, confirming the many spiritual fruits connected to Mount Zvir, in Slovakia, where apparitions of Mary allegedly occurred between 1990 and 1995 near the small village of Litmanová.