Our Editorial Director reflects on Pope Leo XIV's message for the World Day of Peace, in which he appeals for humanity to overcome the temptation to see peace as distant and impossible, moving beyond the “aggressive and confrontational logic” that claims peace can be achieved through an arms race.

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Pope Leo XIV accepts the resignation of Cardinal Vincent Nichols and appoints Richard Moth as the new Archbishop of Westminster, in Great Britain.

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Students at the Assumption Antipolo Catholic school in the Philippines launch the PASAHero commuter-safety movement, after their submission won funding at the MISSION POSSIBLE Philippines Hackathon, an initiative inspired by the Synod on Synodality.

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Pope Leo XIV writes an introduction to “The Practice of the Presence of God,” a book by Carmelite Brother Lawrence, in a new edition released by the Vatican Publishing House (LEV). Written by a humble French religious in the 1600s, the book marked the spiritual life of Fr. Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo.

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Pope Leo XIV authorises the promulgation of decrees relating to the upcoming beatification of nine seminarians, a priest, and a layman, martyrs during the Spanish Civil War; as well as an Argentine family man, Enrique Ernesto Shaw, an entrepreneur involved in various ecclesial works. As of today, Fra Berardo Atonna and Sister Domenica Caterina dello Spirito Santo, both Italian, and Joseph Panjikaran, an Indian priest, are recognized as venerable.

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Kenya’s Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood in Kakamega Diocese recently led 30 children on a Pilgrimage of Hope and Solidarity to the Diocese of Lodwar. The children, accompanied by their priest and other religious, brought along food, some clothing items, prayer materials, their joy, and smiles.

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Pope Leo XIV meets with the Italian Order of Employment Consultants, and invites them to be close to those who are in need, as they continue promoting safety in the workplace.

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As Pope Leo XIV accepts the resignation of Cardinal Timothy Dolan and appoints Archbishop Ronald Hicks to shepherd the Archdiocese of New York, Archbishop Hicks tells Vatican News that the Church must bring God’s peace and healing into the world, while walking alongside survivors of clerical sexual abuse.

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In his Message for the 2026 World Day of Peace, Pope Leo XIV addresses the escalation of war, rearmament and fear in international relations, and reiterates the Church’s opposition to deterrence based on military force. He calls for disarmament, dialogue and the conversion of hearts as necessary conditions for a lasting and unarmed peace.

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In the aftermath of the Bondi Beach terror attack, Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher describes how the local community gathered together in front of the Catholic Cathedral to remember the victims at a special Christmas light show.

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