Posted on 10/12/2026 23:41 PM ()
As Pope Leo XIV prepares for surgery on Tuesday, Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of Rome, will lead a Rosary at Gemelli Hospital and the Pope’s Augustinian confreres gather in prayer at a Marian shrine near Rome.
Posted on 10/12/2026 23:05 PM ()
Organizers of World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul have launched an official pilgrim app to help young Catholics prepare for travel to South Korea and take part in the gathering.
Posted on 10/12/2026 22:05 PM ()
In an interview with Vatican News, former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates speaks about the potential dangers associated with the growth of artificial intelligence, and explains that it is a sector incapable of self-regulation that must therefore be guided by governments, noting that action must be taken to harness the opportunities AI offers in healthcare, education, and agriculture.
Posted on 10/12/2026 05:29 AM ()
Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec, speaks to Vatican News about the need for the Church to be present for families and couples on the sidelines of the Vatican's latest press briefing on the ecclesial encounter ‘Ten Years after ‘Amoris laetitia’: proclaiming the Gospel with families today.’
Posted on 10/12/2026 05:06 AM ()
On the 400th anniversary of the consecration of St. Peter’s Basilica, the documentary Pétros ení — featuring Chris Pratt and with the special participation of Pope Leo XIV — takes viewers on a journey to discover the burial place of the first of the Apostles. Directed by Paula Ortiz and written by Andrea Tornielli, it will be screened in a special preview on October 16 at the Rome Film Festival.
Posted on 10/12/2026 04:23 AM ()
Following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on October 9, the bishops of Panama issue a letter to the nation encouraging them in the aftermath, stressing that where possible, the “parishes become true homes with open doors, where people find welcome, a listening ear, companionship, and whatever assistance we can provide.”
Posted on 10/12/2026 04:00 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday morning where he will undergo surgery to remove a “small, localized lung nodule,” requiring changes to his scheduled events, according to the Director of the Holy See Press Office.
Posted on 10/12/2026 03:20 AM ()
On the fifth day of the ‘Amoris laetitia’ meeting, theologian Julie Hanlon Rubio calls for a reinvigoration of a “vision of marriage as intimate partnership oriented to love and justice," while Filipino Cardinal Pablo Virgilio Siongco David says the Church must ask "how close the Church is willing to come to families in their actual struggles."
Posted on 10/12/2026 01:39 AM ()
Celebrating Mass in Geneva for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher stresses the importance of recognizing the dignity of displaced children and offering them a sense of belonging.
Posted on 10/12/2026 01:36 AM ()
A migrant boat attempting to cross the Bab al-Mandeb Strait between Djibouti, in the Horn of Africa, and Yemen, on the Arabian Peninsula, leaves more than 130 dead and over 80 people still missing,
