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Pope: Gaza 'requires another solution' as people flee city
Speaking to journalists as he leaves Castel Gandolfo on Tuesday evening to return to the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV laments the exodus from Gaza City, calling for efforts to find a different solution.
Trump arrives in UK for state visit
President Donald Trump arrives in Britain on Tuesday for an unprecedented second state visit by a U.S. leader that will include plenty of pomp and pageantry and protests by critics of Trump.
U.N. report accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza
United Nations investigators conclude Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza strip.
Kenya: Faithful gather to honour Cardinal Otunga on his 22nd Anniversary
Hundreds of the Catholic faithful recently converged, at the Resurrection Garden in Karen to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the death of Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga, Kenya’s first Cardinal.
Pope Leo holds first audience for Armenian Catholicos Karekin II
Pope Leo XIV receives Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, in an audience on Tuesday at Castel Gandolfo.
Carmelite missionaries mourn death of Superior General, three sisters in Tanzania
The Church in Tanzania and the Carmelite Missionary Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus are mourning the tragic loss of four religious sisters, including the congregation’s Superior General, and their driver, who died in a road accident on September 15.
Pope assures Gaza parish of his closeness and prayers
Pope Leo XIV speaks by phone with Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, and assures all those who turn to the parish of his concern, closeness, and prayers.
Pope Leo recalls late Duchess of Kent's 'legacy of Christian goodness'
Pope Leo XIV sends his condolences for the death of Britain's Duchess Katharine of Kent, recalling her "legacy of Christian goodness" and entrusting "her noble soul to the mercy of our Heavenly Father."
Pope prays for Charlie Kirk and bereaved family
Pope Leo XIV expresses concern about political violence and is praying for the late American activist Charlie Kirk, his wife, and two children, according to the Holy See Press Office.
India: Manipur Catholic community acts as bridge of peace in ethnic conflict
Amid ethnic violence in the Indian state of Manipur, Archbishop Linus Neli of Imphal explains peace can only be achieved through dialogue, healing, and political will.
Servants of Light of Christ assist visually impaired people in Benin
Since 1993, the Ancelles de la lumière du Christ (SLC—Servants of the Light of Christ) have been running the Siloé Centre, a place that welcomes and accompanies visually impaired children, adolescents and young people, and offers them both education and professional training.
Cardinal Advincula warns corruption destroys dignity, urges faithful to act
Cardinal Jose Advincula, Archbishop of Manila, has called on Filipinos to exercise their "rightful obligation to supress the proliferation of evil in our midst."
Pope at Jubilee: Consolation is found in ‘firm and stable’ faith
Pope Leo XIV presides at a prayer vigil for the Jubilee of Consolation, and invites everyone who has experienced hardship or loss to embrace faith in Christ, so that pain may not lead to violence but forgiving love.
Nigerian bishops call for peaceful change to avoid violent upheaval
The President of the Nigerian Bishops’ Conference says the country, “haunted by insecurity”, is in need of a constitutional amendment to protect the Electoral Commission from political manipulation in the next elections and restore confidence in development, justice and democracy.
Arab, Islamic states meet in Qatar after Israeli strike
Arab and Islamic nations convene an emergency meeting in Qatar following Israel’s airstrike last week targeting Hamas leaders in Doha.
Rising to the challenge: Zimbabwe’s young religious called to be Pilgrims of Hope
Young temporarily professed religious sisters, brothers, and priests have been called to experience and embody hope through the charism of their congregations. These sentiments were expressed by organisers of a recent national workshop for young male and female religious persons held over the weekend, in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe. The gathering encouraged participants to live lives marked by transparency, accountability, and moral integrity.
Religious sisters work for an indigenous Church with an Amazonia
In the heart of the jungle in Cuzco, Peru, Sr. Giovanna Llerena Alfaro, a Dominican Missionary of the Rosary, walks alongside the Indigenous communities of Bajo Urubamba, promoting an Indigenous Church and a form of evangelization that arises from contemplation.
Pope Leo XIV appoints new Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and Andorra
Archbishop Piero Pioppo is appointed the new Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and the Principality of Andorra.
Calls for reform after Catholic on pilgrimage killed in Pakistan
With sorrow and shock over the recent murder of a 42-year-old man shot dead while on pilgrimage in the Archdiocese of Lahore, leading experts in Pakistan are calling for serious and effective social reforms, especially in education, to combat the phenomenon.
Pope to Augustinians: Keep love at the centre of religious life
Pope Leo XIV meets with Augustinians at the conclusion of their General Chapter and invites them to place love at the centre of their religious life.
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