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Filipinos celebrate 40th anniversary of People Power in Rome
Posted on 02/25/2026 05:34 AM ()
Filipino clergy, religious, and lay faithful residing in Rome gather to remember EDSA People Power as a moment of courage, unity, and moral clarity.
Ratzinger and the Church that welcomes people while leaving them free
Posted on 02/25/2026 05:00 AM ()
In the book “The Faith of the Future”, a homily by the then Cardinal presents Saint Monica and her attitude toward her son Saint Augustine as the personification of the ecclesial community: a space of life, of welcome, of freedom, where each person’s freedom is respected and faith is never imposed.
Pope nominates four auxiliary bishops for Diocese of Rome
Posted on 02/25/2026 04:21 AM ()
Pope Leo names four new auxiliary bishops for his diocese, all of whom were already active as parish priests in Rome.
Cardinal Zuppi on Ukraine: Church calls for weapons to fall silent
Posted on 02/25/2026 04:20 AM ()
Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, presides at a prayer vigil in Rome organized by the Community of St. Egidio to mark the fourth anniversary of the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
Pope Leo XIV to make Apostolic Journeys to Africa, Spain and Monaco
Posted on 02/25/2026 04:01 AM ()
The Holy See Press Office announces Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming Apostolic Journeys: ten days in Africa, between Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea, in April; one day in the Principality of Monaco at the end of March; and six days in Spain, between Madrid, Barcelona, and the Canary Islands archipelago, in June.
Mozambique women demand real action over empty gestures
Posted on 02/25/2026 03:32 AM ()
As healthcare and other essential services continue to deteriorate in Mozambique, a group of local women reject plans to distribute traditional dresses on Women’s Day, calling instead for urgent fixes to crumbling health systems.
Lenten Retreat: Bishop Varden on 'the fall of thousands'
Posted on 02/25/2026 01:50 AM ()
Bishop Erik Varden delivers his sixth reflection at the Spiritual Exercises in the Vatican for Pope Leo XIV, Cardinals residing in Rome, and heads of Dicasteries, focusing on the theme: “The Fall of Thousands.” The following is a summary of his reflection.
Pope Leo XIV: Guadalupe and the inculturation of the Gospel
Posted on 02/24/2026 10:47 AM ()
In a message to the Theological-Pastoral Congress on the Guadalupan Event, held in Mexico City from 24 to 26 February 2026, Pope Leo XIV presents Our Lady of Guadalupe as a model of authentic inculturation and a lasting criterion for the Church’s evangelising mission.
Lenten Retreat: Bishop Varden reflects on the splendour of truth
Posted on 02/24/2026 10:28 AM ()
Bishop Erik Varden delivers his fifth reflection at the Spiritual Exercises in the Vatican for Pope Leo XIV, Cardinals residing in Rome, and heads of Dicasteries, focusing on the theme: “ The Splendour of Truth”. The following is a summary of his reflection.
Pope sends medicine and heaters to Ukraine
Posted on 02/24/2026 07:58 AM ()
As Ukraine endures its fourth brutal winter of war, Pope Leo XIV has stepped in to answer a desperate plea from local bishops, sending a truckload of critical medical supplies and electric heaters to those most in need.