Posted on 07/11/2026 02:30 AM ()
At the UN High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, the Holy See highlights progress made in combating the disease while urging greater efforts to ensure access to treatment for all, especially children and vulnerable communities.
Posted on 07/11/2026 01:32 AM ()
In a letter to Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, his Special Envoy to the celebrations marking the 35th anniversary of the restoration of the Latin Rite Church's structures in Ukraine, Pope Leo XIV recalls the Church's twentieth-century persecution and urges prayers for peace, for families, and for all those suffering because of the war.
Posted on 07/10/2026 21:00 PM ()
As the Church celebrates the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Luke Gregory, OFM, offers his thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings under the theme: “Building the Kingdom.”
Posted on 07/10/2026 07:02 AM ()
Thirteen refugees supported by the JRS’s “Centro Astalli” in Rome will join Pope Leo XIV for lunch at Castel Gandolfo, for a day dedicated to welcome, fraternity, and human dignity.
Posted on 07/10/2026 06:19 AM ()
The economic aftershocks following Venezuela’s devastating double earthquakes are creating a knock-on humanitarian crisis.
Posted on 07/10/2026 06:08 AM ()
The funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has taken place in Iran as mediators struggle to restart U.S.-Iran talks.
Posted on 07/10/2026 05:50 AM ()
The Catholic and Church of Ireland Archbishops of Armagh denounce the placement of a replica mosque atop a bonfire, urging respect for religious freedom, compassion, and solidarity with the Muslim community.
Posted on 07/10/2026 04:01 AM ()
Following a meeting with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, Mozambique's bishops say the murder of Bishop Osório Afonso must become a path towards truth, reconciliation, and renewal for both the Church and the country.
Posted on 07/10/2026 02:57 AM ()
Following the devastating earthquake that struck the country on 24 June, Father Antonio Rella, parish priest of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, describes a landscape marked by grief, uncertainty and solidarity. As his parish has become a hub for relief efforts serving the hardest-hit communities, he says that both material and spiritual reconstruction will require time, perseverance and prayer.
Posted on 07/10/2026 01:07 AM ()
A press release issued by the Laudato Si' Movement says more than 170 Christian organisations from across Europe are urging Ireland to use its Presidency of the Council of the European Union to advance ambitious climate policies, calling for a permanent tax on fossil fuel profits and a faster transition away from coal, oil and gas.
