6+ hour, 57+ min ago  (950+ words) By Isabella H. de Carvalho "I thank the Lord for granting me the opportunity" to undertake an Apostolic Journey across four African countries and "to experience it as a message of peace at a time in history marked by wars and…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (284+ words) During an audience on Monday with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, Pope Leo XIV authorized the promulgation of several decrees concerning martyrdom, the offering of life, and the recognition of heroic virtues of…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (214+ words) Pope Leo expressed "profound gratitude" for the "history of dedication and service" celebrated by this joyful anniversary. It is an important history, made possible by priests from across the world who have contributed "with their humble efforts to building that…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (649+ words) Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon, President of the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC), has described the bishops" ad limina Apostolorum visit to Rome as a privileged moment of communion, encounter, and exchange between the local Churches of the Caribbean and the universal…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (784+ words) How should Christians live in the midst of the conflict currently afflicting the Holy Land? That is the question at the heart of a new pastoral letter from the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. Released today, Monday 27th April,…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (443+ words) In an interview with Vatican Media marking the 325th anniversary of the foundation of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the institution is called today to help chart "concrete paths of peace, made up of principles, rules, and structures…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (329+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Monday blessed the cornerstone of the new "Pope Francis Heart Centre" (Centro Cuore " Papa Francesco) that will soon be part of Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, encouraging medical staff and administrators to ensure that the hospital's growth…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (394+ words) Pope Leo XIV held an audience on Monday with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally, and prayed with her in the Urban VIII Chapel in the Apostolic Palace. In his greetings, the Pope…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (859+ words) Pope Leo XIV has now returned to Rome following a four-country, 11-day Apostolic Journey across Africa. The trip, he told journalists, was an opportunity to "encourage and accompany" African Catholics, urging them to deepen their faith whilst also appealing to…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (371+ words) The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for WYD Seoul 2027 announced the selection of five patron saints, saying they were chosen in light of the event's themes of truth, love, and peace. The list includes Pope St. John Paul II, founder of…...