Posted on 06/18/2026 23:38 PM ()
Pope Leo XIV urges participants in the first 'Borgo Laudato si’ Dialogues' to foster a new model of moral leadership and to help build a 'civilisation of love' in the face of growing dehumanisation.
Posted on 06/18/2026 22:03 PM ()
Cardinal George Koovakad, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, met with President Ilham Aliyev and religious leaders in Baku during his 15–19 June visit, underlining the importance of tolerance, multiculturalism, and continued cooperation between the Holy See and Azerbaijan to strengthen peaceful coexistence among different faith communities.
Posted on 06/18/2026 07:48 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV presides over the funeral Mass for Cardinal Ruini, a key figure in the Italian Church for decades, who passed away last Tuesday at the age of 95.
Posted on 06/18/2026 04:06 AM ()
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran aimed at ending the conflict.
Posted on 06/18/2026 03:20 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Peru, Mr. José María Balcázar Zelada, in the Vatican on Thursday.
Posted on 06/18/2026 02:20 AM ()
The President of the South African Council of Churches (SACC), Archbishop Sithembele Sipuka, has called for urgent action to address violence against African foreign nationals while urging South Africans to reject hatred and embrace the values of human dignity and solidarity.
Posted on 06/18/2026 01:46 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV encourages Eastern rite Catholics to enrich the Church with its spiritual riches, and condemns the instability caused by war that forces Christians to flee their native lands.
Posted on 06/18/2026 01:36 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV approves the beatification of 20 priests martyred in hatred of the faith during the Spanish Civil War and recognises the heroic virtues of five Servants of God whose lives were marked by missionary zeal, charity, prayer, and faithful service to the Church.
Posted on 06/18/2026 00:15 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV meets with representatives of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and encourages them to be beacons of hope, peace, and unity in a world marked by violence and division.
Posted on 06/17/2026 07:45 AM ()
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi says negotiations on a final agreement with the United States will begin on Friday.