Fides study shows 13 missionaries killed in 2024

An annual Fides study reports the deaths of 13 Catholic missionaries in 2024, highlighting the dangers faced by those working in regions plagued by violence, poverty, and corruption. Read all… Read More

Toshiyuki Mimaki: Let’s save humanity from nuclear weapons

An interview with Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor and co-president of the Japanese foundation Nihon Hidankyo, recipient of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. Mimaki reflects on his meeting with Pope Francis… Read More

Gaza hospitals are ‘battlegrounds,’ says WHO chief

The Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warns of severe threats to Gaza’s healthcare system noting that hospitals have “once again” turned into battlegrounds. Read all Read More

Pope Francis offers condolences on death of Jimmy Carter

Pope Francis recalls Jimmy Carter’s “firm commitment, motivated by deep Christian faith, to the cause of reconciliation and peace between peoples, the defense of human rights and the welfare of… Read More

Holy Land Co-ordination to visit Jerusalem in January

A delegation of the Holy the Land Co-ordination is to travel to Jerusalem from 18-23 January for the annual pilgrimage of solidarity to the Christian communities in the Holy Land… Read More

Newborn babies die of cold in Gaza

As freezing weather grips the Mediterranean, health authorities in Gaza report the deaths of at least four newborns from hypothermia. Read all Read More

Lumen Television Zambia receives Solar System donation

Lumen TV-Z, the official Catholic television station in Zambia, has received a significant boost with the installation of an 11 KVA solar power system worth 270,000 Kwacha which is approximately… Read More

Regent of Apostolic Penitentiary: The confessional, a Holy Door to the soul

Bishop Krzysztof Józef Nykiel, Regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary reflects on the time of spiritual renewal, conversion, and reconciliation offered by the Jubilee. He points out that the Holy Doors… Read More

Pope prays for all families afflicted by conflict and grief

Pope Francis asks for prayers for the victims and survivors of a plane crash in South Korea and expresses closeness to families worldwide suffering the consequences of war. Read all… Read More

Pope at Angelus: Families, sit around the table and talk

On the Feast of the Holy Family, Pope Francis invites families to spend quality time regularly together, and suggests something as simple as sitting together at the dinner table and… Read More

Cardinal Vicar of Rome opens Holy Door of Saint John Lateran Basilica

On the Feast of the Holy Family the Cardinal Vicar for the Diocese of Rome invites us to pray especially for those families facing difficulties and suffering. God is the… Read More

Mexico detains almost half a million migrants attempting to reach US

Mexico announces that it is stemming the tide of attempted illegal migration into the United States, after detaining almost half a million people during the past two months. Read all… Read More

Azerbaijan suggests Russian missile downed plane

Azerbaijani government sources and survivors say a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 of the 67 people on board. The United… Read More

2024 ‘one of the worst years in history’ for children

The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issues a new review documenting how 2024 is, by every measure, ‘one of the worst years for children’ worldwide on record and how their human… Read More

Israel accused of destroying Gaza hospital

Palestinian medical officials have accused the Israeli army of setting fire to the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza. Read all Read More

Venerando Marano appointed new President of the Vatican Tribunal

Professor Venerando Marano has been appointed the new President of the Vatican Tribunal, an appointment which will take effect on 1 January 2025, following the resignation earlier this month of… Read More

Pope Francis: Hope and kindness make the world more beautiful

In an audio message broadcast today by the BBC as the “Thought for the Day,” Pope Francis urges us not to look at the future “with pessimism and resignation,” but… Read More

Pope to Taizé young people: God gives us meaning and hope

Pope Francis sends a message to the young people taking part in the annual Taizé encounter, and encourages them to always draw closer to the Christ Child as a source… Read More

Jubilee Films for Pilgrims of Hope: ‘Fallen Leaves’

Finnish film director, Aki Kaurismäki’s 20th full-length film, “Fallen Leaves”, released in 2023, is part of the works chosen by the Dicastery of Evangelization to accompany pilgrims of hope on… Read More

No let up in Gaza carnage

One of northern Gaza’s last working hospitals has been forcibly evacuated by the Israeli army. Read all Read More

The voice of laymen at FABC General Conference

Among those participating in the FABC General Conference in Bangkok are laymen who have been invited as guests. They too come from all over Asia. Their presence makes the People… Read More

Pope to Pontifical Institute ‘JP II’: family is not ideology

Addressing the Pontifical Theological Institute “John Paul II” for Marriage and the Family Sciences, Pope Francis highlights the need for the Church as well as the State “to listen and… Read More

Church prays for end to drought, hunger and insecurity in Kenya.

Kenya’s Catholic Bishops over the weekend led prayers for an end to drought, hunger, and insecurity facing parts of the country. This was at the ordination of the new Bishop… Read More

Pope meets French President Emmanuel Macron

Pope Francis meets with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, for their third private audience in the Vatican, and discusses the desire to promote peace in a world overtaken by… Read More

Calls for renewed hope and conviction on UN Day

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, reiterates a call for renewed hope and conviction in what humanity can achieve through solidarity, as the United Nations marks the 77th anniversary since its foundation… Read More

The heroic sacrifice of the Discalced Carmelites of Compiègne

In November 1792, a small group of Discalced Carmelite nuns of Compiègne began reciting a prayer every day, offering themselves for the salvation of France. Their prayer was answered. Read… Read More

US records sharp uptick in migration inflows

The United States says record numbers of migrants have sought to cross the border in the year to September, as economic conditions in Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba push would-be migrants… Read More

Humanitarian crisis spreads in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray state

Violence continues in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray state, where aid agencies say around a million people face famine. Read all Read More

G7 condemns Russia’s kidnapping of nuclear plant leadership

The Group of Seven (G7) of the world’s leading economies has condemned Russia’s alleged kidnapping of the leadership of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Their concern comes as Ukraine suffers… Read More

Pope calls for prayers for Ukraine, recalls World Mission Day

Speaking after the Angelus, Pope Francis recalls that today is World Mission Day, and he encourages us to support missionaries with prayer and concrete solidarity. He also invites us to… Read More

Pope prays for peace in Ethiopia, victims of flooding in Africa

At the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis appeals to political leaders to find solutions for lasting peace in Tigray, and prays for victims of floods affecting various countries in Africa.… Read More

Pope Francis registers for the next World Youth Day in Lisbon

Assisted by young Portuguese university students presenting a tablet for him, Pope Francis at the Angleus on Sunday registers for the forthcoming World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugual, August 2023.… Read More

Pope at Angelus: Be humble so that God may raise you up

In his reflections on the Sunday Gospel, Pope Francis underscores the importance of seeing and acknowledging our own weaknesses and the need to develop a humility of heart so that… Read More

Russian authorities order civilians to flee Ukraine region

Russian occupation authorities in a key Ukrainian city have ordered civilians to leave immediately as Ukraine’s counter-offensive against the Russian invasion of the country intensifies. The order came as Ukrainian… Read More

UN demands end to violence in Haiti

The UN Security Council is calling for an immediate end to violence in Haiti and is inflicting punitive sanctions against a notorious street gang leader. Read all Read More

Benedict XVI: Vatican II was both meaningful and necessary

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI sends a letter to an international symposium on “The Ecclesiology of Joseph Ratzinger” held at the US Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, and upholds the importance… Read More

Caritas and Holy See at UNESCO to hold conference on women in leadership

Caritas Internationalis, in partnership with the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to UNESCO, will hold a conference from 27-28 October on “The Full Face of Humanity: Women in… Read More

Pope: Bear witness on peripheries like Fr. Puglisi and St. Francis

Pope Francis meets with 250 members of Italy’s “Frontier Community”, and underscores the importance of living the Gospel and focusing on the Risen Christ in their outreach to disadvantaged youth,… Read More

Pope urges religious sisters to put relationship with Christ first

Pope Francis encourages Bridgettine and Comboni religious sisters to put Jesus first, to turn to Him constantly in Eucharistic Adoration, and to learn from the beautiful personal prayer of Pope… Read More

Parolin: ‘An Agreement on aspects essential to daily life of Church in China’

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin grants an interview to discuss the two-year renewal of the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China. Read all… Read More