U.S. President Trump’s executive order halting congressionally appropriated foreign assistance effectively shut down the work of the U.S. Agency for International Development. The archbishop of Chicago reflects on this decision and on how it will jeopardize essential service for hundreds of millions of people.
The Holy See Press Office in its update on Wednesday evening reports that Pope Francis' clinical condition is stationary, while today he was able to meet with his closest collaborators and receive a visit from Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
During the first session of the national priests gathering of the three dioceses of the Catholic Church of Liberia, the clergy addressed safeguarding and policy guidelines for handling sexual abuse cases.
Italy’s Prime Minister visits Pope Francis as he undergoes treatment in hospital and conveys wishes for a speedy recovery on behalf of the Italian Government and the Nation.
The John Paul II Foundation for the Sahel meets in Dakar, Senegal, to discuss its ongoing development projects in the troubled African region in light of Pope Francis’ recent reform of the Roman Curia.
As violence surges in the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than one and a half million children are out of school in the eastern part of the country, with UNICEF warning the situation is “desperate”.
The UN Children's Agency Representative in Haiti calls on the international community to take action against the growing attacks on children, calling them “an attack on humanity itself.”
The Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross has announced a “missionary year” for the religious order, calling on Holy Cross priests and brothers to step forward in faith to bring “Hope Beyond Borders” to the people of God.
Pope Francis releases the catechesis prepared for his Wednesday General Audience, as he remains in the hospital to receive treatment for double pneumonia, and reflects on the visit of the Three Kings to the Child Jesus.
The Catholic Bishops of Kenya have reminded Christians that building a just, peaceful, and united nation is a shared responsibility, calling everyone to work to transform the nation so that every citizen plays their part.
"The Pope spent a restful night, woke up and had breakfast," the Holy See Press Office shared in a note to journalists on Wednesday morning, following the Press Office's statement Tuesday evening that the Pope has double pneumonia.
In a Tuesday evening press release, the Holy See Press Office says that Pope Francis has double pneumonia, but nevertheless “remains in good spirits”
Representatives of the ten Synod Study Groups set up by the Pope meet and present an update on their work.
Aid to the Church in Need calls for prayers after dozens of people were killed in terrorist attacks in western Burkina Faso, and two catechists were killed by bandits in the region.
In the context of the Jubilee of Artists and Culture, on Monday 17 February, the Vatican hosted “Artisans of Hope,” a meeting of representatives from Catholic cultural centers. Around forty delegates from around the world, representing universities, dioceses, and religious congregations, participated. The Dicastery for Culture and Education organized the meeting and Cardinal De Mendonça, the prefect, explained, "We value working in community."
The Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development speaks to Vatican News about his upcoming visit to Lebanon, where he will meet with Church groups, the Grand Mufti, and a group of Syrian refugees.
Pope Francis rested well overnight and appreciates the drawings he has received from other patients at the Gemelli Hospital, where he remains while recovering from a respiratory infection, according to the Holy See Press Office.
Pope Francis commemorates the twentieth anniversary of northern Italy's Theology Faculty of Triveneto by calling on educators and pupils to "spread the message of Christ in the world, faithful to the genuine tradition, but open to reading the signs of the times."
The Niwano Peace Foundation selects gender equality movement Musawah as the recipient of the 42nd Niwano Peace Prize in recognition of its commitment to empowering women, and its efforts in fostering interfaith dialogue and peaceful coexistence in the Muslim context
About fifty relatively new Catholic bishops from across Africa and its islands gathered for the inaugural SECAM seminar in Accra, Ghana, this week.