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Marking one year from the Hamas attacks on Israel that plunged the Holy Land into all-out war, Pope Francis addresses a letter to the Catholics of the region decrying the “shameful inability of the international community and powerful countries to put an end to the war” and expressing his closeness to those who "suffer the devastation which the powerful impose on others."
Cardinal-elect Isao Kikuchi, Archbishop of Tokyo, Japan, shares his thoughts on his personal blog about how he heard the news on Sunday that Pope Francis will create him a Cardinal on December 8.
As people of goodwill pray and fast on October 7 to implore God's gift of peace for the world, our Editorial Director reflects on the first anniversary of Hamas' brutal attack on Israel and the military escalation that has followed throughout the Middle East.
Israeli and Hebrew-speaking Catholics have joined Pope Francis and the universal Church in prayer, fasting, and penance for peace on October, according to the Patriarchal Vicar of St. James.
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The feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated annually on 7 October. This year, Catholics worldwide are encouraged to take to heart Pope Francis’ call to pray the Rosary for peace in our troubled world and for wars to end
Pope Francis leads the recitation of a Rosary for peace at the Basilica of St. Mary Major, and prays that violence and hatred may be extinguished from human hearts.
As the Church prepares to join Pope Francis in praying for world peace, large explosions have again shaken the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Pope Francis announces a consistory for the creation of 21 new Cardinals from around the world to be held in the Vatican on 8 December 2024.
At the conclusion of his midday Angelus prayer, Pope Francis appeals for a ceasefire in the Middle East, a release of hostages, and facilitating humanitarian aid to those in need.
During his Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis encourages Christian couples to persevere in love, marriage, and welcoming the beautiful gift of life, which he acknowledges is demanding, but well worth it.
In a video message to participants in the "Madrid Live Meeting 2024," Pope Francis urges young people to let the Lord fill them with joy and to always welcome the wisdom of the elderly.
Pope Francis presides at Mass on the feast of St. Michael the Archangel, the patron saint of the Vatican Gendarmerie Corps, and invites the Vatican police force to always demonstrate God's tenderness even as they perform their duties.
Ahead of the day of prayer and fasting for peace called by Pope Francis, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, shares his reflections with Vatican News on these 12 months of war, suffering, and fear in the Middle East, which began on that tragic day of October 7, 2023.
On Saturday, October 5, several participants in the Synod on Synodality brief journalists on the reports presented in the small working groups and express their hopes that the Synod second session can provide an opportunity to seek peace and respect for human rights.
At the Synod press briefing on October 5, Lebanese Bishop Mounir Khairallah shares his personal experience of tragedy, as his parents were brutally murdered when he was 5 years old, saying he forgave his parents’ murderer and urging others to embrace reconciliation even amid conflict.
The Vatican Permanent Observer to the United Nations calls for more inclusive social development efforts that focus on the dignity of individuals, the eradication of poverty, and the strengthening of families, grounded in the principles of solidarity and subsidiarity.
Pope Francis sends his condolences and prayers to the families of victims of a bus crash near Bangkok Thailand.
Pope Francis encourages an association of family businesses to let their faith guide them in all they do, to remember 'the Church is God's family,' and to live their service with a 'universal heart.'
As the Church marks the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jenny Kraska offers her thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings under the theme: “Communion with God".
In a move aimed at fostering greater ecclesial communion, Pope Francis issues a Motu Proprio' titled 'La vera bellezza' (True Beauty), restructuring the Diocese of Rome by merging the five central prefectures with the surrounding peripheral areas, to make Rome 'one large home for all.'
On the feast of St. Francis, 4 October, the second general congregation of the General Assembly of the Synod heard reports from the five Language Tables, and held an open discussion with more than thirty speakers addressing topics such as charisms and ministries, liturgy, and dialogue with cultures and religions.
The new EU ambassador to the Holy See speaks to Vatican Media touching on issues such as the value of history in teaching us that the real solution to problems arises from a shared vision and the need to seek a "just peace."
Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox discuss primacy and synodality at a round table organized at Saint-Louis-des-Français Cultural Center in Rome on the occasion of the publication of the French version of the document "The Bishop of Rome" of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.
“Tanga” which means “sail” in Swahili, is the name of the house run by Polish missionaries to provide a safe home for Albino children in Tanzania, offering them love and a place where they can 'sail' across the difficulties of life.
Luntha TV, founded and managed by the Montfort Missionaries in Malawi, has grown to become one of a handful of leading Catholic television stations in Africa. Father David Niwagaba, the current Director, shared with Vatican News the ups and downs of running a Catholic TV station in Africa
In this week's news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient, Christians in Lebanon suffer bombardment, the Cathedral of Etchmiadzin is re-consecrated in Armenia, and a new Chaldean parish opens in France.
European Bishops rally around Pope Francis’ and Cardinal Pizzaballa’s appeal to observe a day of prayer, penance and fasting for world peace on October 7, marking one year since Hamas' terrorist attacks on Israel that sparked the ongoing conflict.
As Israeli forces continue to pound Beirut after the deadliest West Bank strike in decades, UNICEF is raising the alarm about the number of children killed and injured in Lebanon since the start of this latest phase of Israel‘s campaign to decapitate Hezbollah, and it relaunches its appeal for a ceasefire and support in delivering humanitarian aid.
The Claretians in the Philippines are set to hold this year’s Word Conference with a focus on prayer, drawing inspiration from Pope Francis’ declaration of 2024 as a Year of Prayer.
The Indonesian Catholic Lecturers Association (iKDKI) Jakarta Region has held its Regional Management inauguration for the 2024-2029 term at Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia.
Pope Francis writes the preface for the new book, “Like a Pilgrimage - My Days in the Holy Land” (Ts Edizioni), written by the Custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, together with Italian journalist Roberto Cetera from L’Osservatore Romano. It was presented during the Franciscan Festival in Bologna on Sunday, September 29.
Regenerative farming is changing the lives of rural communities across the globe. India’s Andhra Pradesh Community-based Natural Farming initiative empowers already 1 million farmers to restore soil health and productivity naturally, demonstrating the global potential of sustainable agriculture to nourish people and regenerate the planet.
The floods that have hit Cameroon in recent months have caused loss of life and enormous material damage. Those mostly affected by the deadly floods are in Mayo-Danay, a Far North Province of Cameroon. As Caritas Cameroon cannot respond to all requests for help, the Cameroon National Episcopal Conference has invited all parishes to organise a collection this Sunday, 6 October.
At the first General Congregation of the Synodal Assembly on October 2, members of the ten groups established by the Pope in February to explore theological and canonical aspects of various themes, along with representatives of three other Commissions, explained the work accomplished up to this point and the outlook for the future.
The Dominican Republic announces it`s starting mass deportations of Haitians who are illegally in its country. Authorities say this could involve as many as ten thousand expulsions per week.
The newly-renovated Holy See Press Office hosts a press conference to shed light on the opening of the Second Session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality.
Pope Francis will visit the Basilica of St. John Lateran on October 25 to attend the conclusion of a long-running conference on the theme, “The Responsibility of Christians in Response to the Expectations of Charity and Justice in the City of Rome,” a journey that began 50 years ago.
As Israeli bombs continue to strike schools in the Gaza Strip, the General Director of the Latin Patriarchate Schools in Palestine and General Secretary of Christian Schools in the region, speaks of the effect of the ongoing war on students and of his commitment to teach peacemaking and conflict resolution through dialogue.
Amid the recent escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, Maronite Catholic Bishops discuss how the violence has led to thousands of people being forced to leave their homes.
The Diocese of Salford, led by Bishop John Arnold, is driving the decarbonization of Church buildings through the "Guardians of Creation" initiative, aligning with Pope Francis' call for urgent environmental stewardship.
In a post on X, UNICEF calls for an end to escalating Israeli air strikes on schools in the Gaza Strip. The most recent strikes devastated a school for orphans and another sheltering families.
Pope Francis pens the preface to the book, “As Jesus Taught Us: The Prayer of Pilgrims of Hope” (Edizioni San Paolo), which will be released on Wednesday, October 9. The text is a collection of the Pope's reflections on prayer, some unpublished.
The Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Nepal has appealed for global aid and solidarity in the wake of devastating floods that have led to one of the country’s worst natural disasters in recent decades.
Catholic schools have expressed sorrow and offered condolences to the families of the students and teachers who lost their lives in a tragic bus fire on Tuesday in Thailand.
On October 3rd, 2013, off the coast of Lampedusa—a Sicilian island closer to Africa than mainland Italy—368 migrants lost their lives. Today, just as he did back then, Pope Francis calls for a more welcoming, compassionate, and united world.
Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, Delegate President of the Synod of Bishops, delivers his opening address at the First General Congregation of the second session of the Synod General Assembly.
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, General Relator of the Synod of Bishops, delivers his opening address at the First General Congregation of the second session of the Synod General Assembly.
Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, offers his thoughts on Pope Francis' words in Singapore about interreligious dialogue and his affirmation that "all religions are paths to God."
