Vatican & World News

-   Pope Leo XIV will have lunch with 200 vulnerable people on Saturday -   The Catholic Church continues to help those affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela -   A month after the murder of a Mozambican prelate, the country’s bishops call for hope to prevail  

- AI experts gathered in Geneva receive encouragement and words of wisdom from the Pope and from Holy See representatives - 1,600 people are killed, and one and a half million are displaced in Haiti over the past 3 months - In the aftermath of Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes, the Little Sisters of the Poor establish a field hospital for the injured in La Guaira  

-   An Archbishop in Cameroon sounds the alarm on forced disappearances, arbitrary detention, and inhumane prison conditions in the country. -   The Panamanian bishops issue a wide-ranging appeal calling for national reconciliation, respect for human dignity, and reforms to the country's justice system. -   Two First Nation students from the Dharug people in Australia...

-   The Pope released his monthly “Pray with the Pope” video for July dedicated "for respect for human life." -   The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issues a decree excommunicating members of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X after the illicit episcopal ordinations on July 1. -   The Director of the IOM Coordination Office for the Mediterranea...

-   The Holy See describes UNRWA as an essential lifeline for Palestinian refugees -   The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem decries the situation in Gaza and launches an appeal not to abandon the Holy Land -   The Archbishop of New York, who has just received his pallium in Rome, reflects on the challenges and strengths of his diocese

-   Pope Leo XIV welcomes representatives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and reiterates that all Christians are called to be credible witnesses in this time of war and polarisation -   In a letter, he issues a final appeal to the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X not to undertake a schismatic act and consecrate four bishops without pontifical mandate - &nb...

-   Archbishop Moth of Westminster shares his experience of receiving the pallium from Pope Leo -   An Italian Red Cross worker explains how they support migrants as soon as they land in Lampedusa -   The search continues in Venezuela for 50 thousand missing people after last week’s earthquakes

-   The third session of the Extraordinary Consistory has the Cardinals reflecting on the Church’s mission to foster goodness and build up society. -   The President of Caritas in Venezuela urges the international community not to lose sight of the consequences of last Wednesday's devastating earthquakes. -   One priest from Florida recalls his experience on a retreat...

-   Pope Leo XIV opens the Extraordinary Consistory with an address to his brother Cardinals -   A Ukrainian Cardinal speaks about giving the Pope a cross and a flag that belonged to a soldier -   Death toll in Venezuela rises to almost 600, as search operations continue

-   The Pope meets with writers from around the world to mark the 100th anniversary of the Vatican Publishing House. -   Cardinal Michael Czerny writes a message for Sea Sunday on July 12, refocusing attention on the people behind the scenes of maritime commerce. -   The Catholic bishops of Kenya call for a renewed commitment to the dignity of human life, justice, and...

- Pope Leo XIV makes a pilgrimage to northern Italy to pray at the tomb of St Augustine and to pay tribute to St Frances Cabrini - The bishops of Macau and Hong Kong, on their ad limina visit to the Vatican, share their experience of synodality - In a video message to young people participating in a summer camp in the U.S., the Pope says believers are called to be instruments of His peace  

-   Pope Leo XIV condemns the instability caused by war which forces Christians to flee their native lands -   European bishops express concern for tough new EU migration policy -   The UN Children’s Fund in Lebanon appeals for a real cessation of hostilities as families and children bear the brunt of continued Israeli attacks

-   Pope Leo sends a video message for the Tenth Austrian World Summit - an annual climate conference held in Vienna. -   The 'Borgo Dialogues', a new international forum for dialogue on environmental topics, are set to be inaugurated in the papal gardens of Castel Gandolfo. -   A joint declaration signed in Geneva is calling for an end to the use of artificial intell...