Queen Camilla meets with a group of Catholic Sisters representing the International Union of Superiors General (UISG), which enables leaders of religious congregations to be a prophetic voice and witness in the Church and the world.
Pope Leo XIV meets with participants in the Fifth World Meeting of Popular Movements, and criticizes inhuman social structures that sow death and extreme disparity.
The Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, in the United States, underscores the need to respect the history surrounding the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre when hundreds of native Lakota people were killed by soldiers at the time, as the US Secretary of Defense announced his intention to retain the Medals of Honor awarded to the soldiers participating in the massacre.
Father Martin Browne, an official of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, speaks to Vatican News about some of the main elements of Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III’s historic day, marked with meetings and ecumenical prayers.
As the Church marks the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Abbot Marion Nguyen reflects on the theme, “Virtue without charity: a mirror for vanity”
The British monarch is accorded the title "Royal Confrater" at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, taking a seat on a stall bearing the Gospel inscription, “That they may be one”. This wish is echoed by Cardinal Harvey, who, together with Abbot Ogliari, accompanies the Royals through the Holy Door before the ecumenical celebration.
Perspectives on the visit of the British Royal Family to the Vatican by Archbishop Pace, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, and Bishop Ball, director of the Anglican Centre in Rome. The warmth and gestures that accompanied it “nurture our confidence in the path of dialogue and engagement with one another to which our churches remain wholeheartedly committed. We continue to hope, as Pope Leo has expressed it, for ‘the re-establishment of full and visible communion.’”
In this week’s news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient: Cardinal Lavigerie is remembered, Syria's Archbishop Jacques Mourad receives a prize, and an ancient Armenian church is reconsecrated.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla join Pope Leo XIV in the Sistine Chapel for Midday Prayer as part of their official state visit to the Vatican – marking a historic moment in Anglican-Catholic relations.
Bishop Inacio Lucas Mwita of Gurué Diocese in Mozambique recently spoke at a thanksgiving Graduation Mass for 121 students of the Catholic University of Mozambique, in the district of Gurué. During the homily, the Bishop reminded students of the essential message and practice in a Jubilee Year.
The universal Church rejoiced together on October 19 as Pope Leo XIV canonized seven new saints on World Mission Sunday, with pilgrims who attended the Mass calling it a deep personal reminder of faith and resilience as Catholics.
Pope Leo XIV meets with the Knights and Dames of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, gathered in Rome for the Jubilee Year of Hope, and thanks them for their mission.
"I renew my appeal that there can be no tolerance for any form of abuse in the Church," Pope Leo XIV underscores in his message to the National Safeguarding Conference in the Philippines.
Egypt and the European Union are meeting for their first-ever summit in Brussels, with talks focused on migration, trade, and regional security.
Monsignor Daniel Pacho, Under-Secretary for Multilateral Affairs at the Vatican Secretariat of State, speaks about the importance of confronting the development crisis at a Ministerial Conference of the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the Fraternity of Monsignor Courtney, dedicated to preserving the memory of the Apostolic Nuncio who was killed in Burundi in 2003.
The Vitae Fest 2025 is set to take place in Rome on October 25 to join music, art, and reconciliation under the theme: “Don’t burn bridges, become one.”
Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations, urges the international community to work towards preventing the spread of nuclear weapons, while speaking at the UN’s General Assembly.
During his General Audience, Pope Leo highlights how the hope of Jesus’ Resurrection “radically changes our perspective” and “instills hope that fills the void of sadness.”
Pope Leo XIV sends a telegram, offering prayers for Cardinal Edoardo Menichelli, Archbishop emeritus of Ancona-Osimo, Italy, upon learning of his passing on 20 October.