Posted on 12/4/2025 05:43 AM ()
Search and rescue operations are underway in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand following last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides. In Indonesia, the Franciscan community has mobilised to help rescuers and provide shelter to the most vulnerable.
Posted on 12/4/2025 05:23 AM ()
In addition to meeting with Pope Leo, the President also meets with the Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. These talks focused on cultural collaboration and the Church's contribution to the country, particularly in the fields of healthcare and education.
Posted on 12/4/2025 05:03 AM ()
The U.N. human rights chief has warned of another wave of atrocities in Sudan as fighting intensifies across the Kordofan region.
Posted on 12/4/2025 04:58 AM ()
As a result of consultations with the Council for the Economy and other experts, Pope Leo XIV issues a chirograph suppressing the Commission for Donations to the Holy See, which had been established by Francis on 11 February 2025.
Posted on 12/4/2025 04:56 AM ()
The Vatican will inaugurate the 8th edition of the exhibition featuring nativity scenes from around the world as part of the cultural event series “Jubilee is Culture”.
Posted on 12/4/2025 03:51 AM ()
The Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM) has said that Cardinal Pietro Parolin will visit Mozambique this week. The visit is being seen as a gesture of reassurance and closeness by the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, given the ongoing insurgency in the restive Cabo Delgado Province. Attacks by Islamist militants have displaced thousands and caused the deaths of many innocent civilians. CEM’s plenary assembly will also take place during this period. Cardinal Parolin is expected to be in Mozambique
Posted on 12/4/2025 02:47 AM ()
Africa’s economic crisis expected to continue after creditors’negative response to appeals for debt relief.
Posted on 12/4/2025 02:40 AM ()
The Pope Francis Migrant’s Centre & Short Stay Home will offer pastoral care, counselling services, legal aid, skill development programmes, and emergency support.
Posted on 12/4/2025 02:00 AM ()
A report presenting the results of the Commission’s work has been released. It rules out admitting women to the diaconate understood as a degree of the sacrament of Holy Orders, but says that it is not currently possible “to formulate a definitive judgment, as in the case of priestly ordination.”
Posted on 12/3/2025 07:01 AM ()
In the wake of Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Visit to Türkiye and Lebanon, the Patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church reflects on the journey's legacy.
