Posted on 05/10/2026 01:38 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV launches an appeal for sustained efforts to promote peace and development throughout Africa’s Sahel region.
Posted on 05/10/2026 01:15 AM ()
During his Regina Caeli address in the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV reminds the faithful that Jesus loves us forever and unconditionally, and that His love for us moves us to love others.
Posted on 05/9/2026 04:21 AM ()
US President Donald Trump says a ceasefire is still in place with Iran, despite a clash between Iran and US naval destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz, for which both sides blamed the other. Meanwhile, international trade is continuing to suffer from the massive disruption caused by the closure of the Strait.
Posted on 05/9/2026 03:58 AM ()
Human rights activist Ihab Hassan speaks to Vatican News about the “impunity” with which Israeli settlers are able to carry out attacks on Palestinians, and introduces the new ‘Save West Bank Christians’ initiative.
Posted on 05/9/2026 02:31 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV receives the Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, in the Vatican on Saturday.
Posted on 05/9/2026 02:00 AM ()
Addressing representatives of Muslim communities of Senegal, Pope Leo XIV called for religions to work together toward peace and warned against instrumentalizing God for military, economic, or political gain.
Posted on 05/9/2026 01:35 AM ()
The Holy See inaugurates the second venue of its Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, inspired by Saint Hildegard of Bingen and centred on contemplation, silence and listening as pathways to spiritual and human renewal.
Posted on 05/9/2026 01:00 AM ()
Addressing members of the Italian Association for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (AISLA), Pope Leo XIV thanks patients, families and caregivers for their witness of courage and hope, praising their closeness to those who suffer and reminding them that “pain and suffering cannot stop love.”
Posted on 05/9/2026 01:00 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV meets with the Board of the John Paul II Foundation for the Sahel, encouraging renewed commitment to peace, solidarity and integral human development amid the region’s ongoing humanitarian and climate challenges.
Posted on 05/8/2026 23:58 PM ()
Greeting pilgrims from the Edith Haberland-Wagner Foundation and Augustiner-Bräu, Pope Leo reflects on the Augustinian tradition of service and recalls Pope Francis’ call to responsible stewardship of creation, encouraging those present to use the gifts of creation wisely and justly, for the sake of peace and the common good.
