In a message for the 40th World Youth Day Pope Leo XIV reminds young people that as Christians they have a responsibility to stand alongside those who suffer and become active artisans of peace.

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Pope to young people: Go beyond your comfort zones and build peace

In a message for the 40th World Youth Day Pope Leo XIV reminds young people that as Christians they have a responsibility to stand alongside those who suffer and become active artisans of peace.

The story of Blessed Peter To Rot cannot be told apart from the upheavals of World War II. When Japanese forces occupied Papua New Guinea, foreign missionaries were imprisoned, leaving catechists like To Rot to guide local communities in faith. Blessed Peter To Rot’s defiance of polygamy was his ultimate sacrifice. Archbishop Tatamai gives first… Read more

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Peter To Rot's witness of martyrdom and morality

The story of Blessed Peter To Rot cannot be told apart from the upheavals of World War II. When Japanese forces occupied Papua New Guinea, foreign missionaries were imprisoned, leaving catechists like To Rot to guide local communities in faith. … Continue reading

As the Church celebrates the Jubilee of Consecrated Life, Sr. Jane Wakahiu, LSOSF, shares the work of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to support religious sisters in their mission to accompany people facing hardship in all corners of the globe.

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Catholic sisters are ‘hands and presence’ of Christ in the world

As the Church celebrates the Jubilee of Consecrated Life, Sr. Jane Wakahiu, LSOSF, shares the work of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to support religious sisters in their mission to accompany people facing hardship in all corners of the globe.

The Holy See Press Office announces Pope’s first Apostolic Journeys abroad, which will take him to Türkiye from 27 to 30 November, and then to Lebanon until the 2 December 2025.

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Pope Leo to travel to Türkiye and Lebanon

The Holy See Press Office announces Pope’s first Apostolic Journeys abroad, which will take him to Türkiye from 27 to 30 November, and then to Lebanon until the 2 December 2025.

The Church in Ghana will host the first-ever West Africa Youth Day (Accra 2026) in September 2026, bringing together thousands of Catholic youth from across West Africa for a week of faith, fellowship, and cultural celebration.

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Ghana : Accra to host West Africa Youth Day in 2026

The Church in Ghana will host the first-ever West Africa Youth Day (Accra 2026) in September 2026, bringing together thousands of Catholic youth from across West Africa for a week of faith, fellowship, and cultural celebration.

Pope Leo celebrates Vespers at the Domus Australia, a spiritual home for Australian pilgrims in Rome.

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Pope: 'God will not save without us'

Pope Leo celebrates Vespers at the Domus Australia, a spiritual home for Australian pilgrims in Rome.

The Holy See Secretary of State speaks to Vatican Media on the second anniversary of Hamas’s “inhuman” attack on Israel, which unleashed the destruction of the Gaza Strip. He says that what is happening in Gaza is “inhuman”, and that he’s struck by the turnout at peace marches. He adds that antisemitism is a cancer that must be eradicated.

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Parolin on October 7, Gaza: Human beings are not collateral damage

The Holy See Secretary of State speaks to Vatican Media on the second anniversary of Hamas's “inhuman” attack on Israel, which unleashed the destruction of the Gaza Strip. He says that what is happening in Gaza is “inhuman”, and that … Continue reading

Representatives of Israel and Hamas are in Egypt for indirect talks on the peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump.

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Israel, Hamas begin indirect talks in Egypt

Representatives of Israel and Hamas are in Egypt for indirect talks on the peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump.

In the south of Bogotá, in what was once a middle-class Colombian neighborhood, lies the “Barrio San Bernardo.” Today, this area bears the marks of marginalization and despair, but within it, seeds of hope are being planted by a young parish priest, Fr. Juan Felipe Quevedo.

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Where despair meets mercy: Church’s mission in Colombian slum

In the south of Bogotá, in what was once a middle-class Colombian neighborhood, lies the “Barrio San Bernardo.” Today, this area bears the marks of marginalization and despair, but within it, seeds of hope are being planted by a young … Continue reading

In a new Apostlic Letter issued “motu proprio,” Pope Leo XIV provides new guidance on the financial investment activities of the Holy See.

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Pope Leo issues new motu proprio concerning Holy See investments

In a new Apostlic Letter issued “motu proprio,” Pope Leo XIV provides new guidance on the financial investment activities of the Holy See.