1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (972+ words) On September 11, 2001, the United States had just been struck by four suicide attacks that claimed nearly 3,000 lives in different parts of the country. Pope John Paul II was at Castel Gandolfo when he received a telephone call from the Director…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (491+ words) Pope Leo XIV met on Thursday with the Bishops taking part in a formation course, entitled “Bishops, servants of communion in the Church and in today’s world.” In his address, the Pope told newly ordained Bishops that they enjoy a…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (218+ words) Participants in the Congress, an initiative of Scholas Occurrentes, included Monsignor Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage, Secretary of the Holy See’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, whose presence complemented that of Alaa Murabit, an activist and founder of “The Voice of Libyan…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (396+ words) Pope Leo XIV met on Wednesday with Bishops associated with the Focolare Movement, formally known as the Work of Mary, founded in Italy in 1942 by Chiara Lubich. In his address, the Pope said the Bishops’ encounter expresses their collegial affection…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (617+ words) The General Secretariat of the Synod on Tuesday released the Final Report of Study Group No. 6 on the review, from a synodal and missionary perspective, of the documents on relations between bishops, consecrated life, and ecclesial associations. It also released…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (995+ words) “Let us allow peace to grow within us,” the Pope said during his homily as he presided over Mass at the Augustinian shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Good Counsel, “It will blossom in the world.” Returning to the sanctuary…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (565+ words) From a window in the Apostolic Palace, Pope Leo XIV proclaimed his Sunday Angelus greeting, reflecting on “fundamental criteria for thought and action” found in the day’s liturgy. St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans sums up every commandment into one:…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (394+ words) Pope Leo XIV met with hundreds of Vatican employees and their families on Friday evening, 5 September, during the annual Family Feast held in the Vatican Gardens. Greeting parents and children gathered in the Governorate courtyard, the Pope recalled a phrase…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (532+ words) By Roberto Paglialonga and Linda Bordoni As the war between the United States and Iran enters a new phase, concern is growing across the Gulf, where attacks have targeted several countries that host US military bases. On Saturday, Tehran accused…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (440+ words) The following transcript has been lightly edited for style and brevity. Vatican News: Tell me a little bit about the Latin, or Roman Catholic, Church in Egypt. Bishop Claudio Lurati: The Latin community in Egypt has been there, in different…...