Posted on 07/16/2026 05:14 AM ()
On the sidelines of the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly in Castel Gandolfo that culminated in the signing of the “Rome Declaration for an Unarmed and Disarming Peace,” Oleksandra Matviichuk, a Ukrainian human rights defender, speaks to Vatican News about the need to reform intergovernmental organizations and to place human beings before technology in order to promote peace and slow down the arms race.
Posted on 07/16/2026 04:57 AM ()
In South Africa, where almost half of young people aged 15 to 34 are unemployed, learning a practical skill can mean the difference between dependency and dignity, despair and hope.
Posted on 07/16/2026 04:52 AM ()
The French National Assembly gave final approval on Wednesday evening, 15 July, to legislation establishing a legal right to assisted dying. Throughout the four years of debate leading up to the vote, the Catholic Church opposed the measure, maintaining that one human being should not intentionally cause the death of another.
Posted on 07/16/2026 02:20 AM ()
The Diocese of Albano offers a concert for Pope Leo XIV at Castel Gandolfo, featuring works by Paganini and Bellini, that will take place, with Pope Leo in attendance, on 18 July at the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo.
Posted on 07/16/2026 01:03 AM ()
Nobel laureates, international experts and scientists, religious leaders, and former heads of state and government gather at Rome's Capitoline Hill to sign the "Rome Declaration for an Unarmed and Disarming Peace" in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Weapons. The joint appeal, in the face of immense challenges posed by nuclear weapons and AI, calls for renewed international cooperation.
Posted on 07/15/2026 06:10 AM ()
On 11 July, the Laudato Si’ Green Festival took place at the Holy Cross Lake View Senior Secondary School, Wanyange, Jinja -a city located on the shore of Lake Victoria. Fr. Peter Caxton Mayanja, the East Africa Provincial of the religious Congregation of Holy Cross missionaries, celebrated the Laudato Si’ Green Festival Mass.
Posted on 07/15/2026 04:17 AM ()
Speaking at the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly in Castel Gandolfo, ICAN Executive Director Melissa Parke warns that artificial intelligence is increasing the risks posed by nuclear weapons and calls for a renewed commitment to dialogue, disarmament, and international law.
Posted on 07/15/2026 04:02 AM ()
The IOR announces the appointment of Giovanni Boscia as its next Director General, with the new leader set to take office in October as Gian Franco Mammì concludes his mandate.
Posted on 07/15/2026 03:42 AM ()
On the third day of his mission to war-torn Ukraine, the President of the Italian Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, joined celebrations in Kyiv for Ukrainian Statehood Day, which coincides with the commemoration of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus'.
Posted on 07/15/2026 03:21 AM ()
The Apostolic Nuncio to Syria, Archbishop Luigi Roberto Cona, visits three historic Christian villages in the country's Idlib province, offering encouragement to communities marked by years of war, displacement and earthquake damage.