The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops say they “remain committed to walking in solidarity” with Indigenous Peoples as Canada marks two years since Pope Francis’ historic “penitential pilgrimage” of healing and reconciliation.
Half a million people evacuated, dozens of deaths confirmed, and a capsized tanker in Manilla threatening a major oil spill, are part of the havoc caused by Typhoon Gaemi in the Philippines, Taiwan and now in China’s southeastern Fujian…
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care releases a report showcasing systemic and pervasive abuse in religious and state care institutions between 1950 and 2019, and demands apologies and compensation from government and…
From the Oval Office, US President Joe Biden addresses the American people for the first time since his announcement to bow out of the presidential election in November.
In this interview with Vatican Radio, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle reflects on his experience at the Tenth National Eucharistic Congress in the United States, and shares the message Pope Francis had for participants.
Pope Francis has appointed Dr. Concetta Brescia Morra, economics expert, as a Council member of the Vatican’s Supervisory and Financial Information Authority's (ASIF), replacing Dr. Antonella Sciarrone Alibrandi, who has been appointed as…
The Holy Rosary Sisters in Sierra Leone express concern for the future of the country, given the devastating consequences of the synthetic drug known as Kush ruining the country's youth.
Christian and Muslim African religious leaders address a joint statement to the G20, G7, United Nations, IMF and World Bank calling for debt relief for Africa in view of the 2025 Jubilee of Hope.
Maronite Bishop Munir Khairallah of the Diocese of Batroun, Lebanon, describes the situation there as tensions grow between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militiamen in the south, while the local church prays for peace and helps some 100,000…
Spirituality and Full Consciousness: Paths to Well-Being” was one of the panels at the international conference on ‘Positive Mental Health’, organised by the Cabo Verde Ministry of Health. The meeting took place over the weekend in Cabo…
The Vatican Secretary of State is received in Kyiv by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, to whom he conveyed the Pope's solidarity and the Holy See's commitment to help find "a just and lasting peace".
Father Claudy Duclervil, Director of Radio Télé Soleil in Port-au-Prince, speaks to Vatican News about the current law and order situation in Haiti and Haitians’ hopes, following the recent installation of the transitional government and…
Residents of two southern Ethiopian villages have reportedly been using bare hands to dig through dirt in search of landslide survivors in a remote, mountainous area southwest of the capital Addis Ababa.
Pope Francis sends a message of condolences and prayers for the death of the former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Nguyễn Phú Trọng, the General Secretary of the Communist Party.
Wrapping up their annual Synod in Baghdad, the Iraqi bishops express their deep concern over the impact of the war in Gaza on the entire region, and reaffirm two-state solution as the only way for a lasting peace.
During his visit to Ukraine, the Holy See's Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, brings Pope Francis' message of closeness and affirms that even when we may lose hope, nothing is impossible for God.
US President Joe Biden withdraws his candidacy for the November elections in the United States, leaving the country's Democrats to decide who will be the party's nominee for the presidential race.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Secretary of State, presides at a Mass at the Marian Shrine of Berdychiv in Ukraine. Sent by Pope Francis to visit the country, he encouraged the faithful "not to lose faith even if it seems that…
Pope Francis expresses his wish that the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games provide an opportunity to establish a truce in ongoing wars and that athletes be messengers of peace.
At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis says that to be more caring and compassionate, we need to slow down from the rush and worries of daily life by spending time in contemplation and prayer to recharge our physical and spiritual energies.
In the wake of the attempted assassination of former US president Donald Trump, Archbishop Borys Gudziak – Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia and Chair of the USCCB’s Committee on Domestic Justice and Human…
Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin speaks to Vatican News about his six-day visit to Ukraine for the final celebration of the pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine of Berdychiv and about the Holy See’s unwavering hopes for a rapid end of…
The Holy See’s Secretary of State visits the Ukrainian city of Odessa, and says that the Pope is following the situation there "with so much attention, with so much worry and so much pain.”
At least 40 migrants die and dozens are injured after their boat catches fire off the coast of Haiti, highlighting the perilous journeys Haitians undertake to escape violence and instability in their country.
Refugee children, including unaccompanied minors and children who have been separated from their families, constitute a considerable proportion of the 78,531 refugees in Addis Ababa. Amidst persistent challenges, the Jesuit Refugee Service…