Nigeria's Diocese of Kontagora has confirmed that 50 students kidnapped from St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, have escaped their captors and since returned to their families. vaticannews.va/en/africa/news…

What is it like to be a Habsburg? Eduard Habsburg has served as Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See for 10 years, navigating periods of both agreement and tension. Yet what has made him one of the Vatican’s most recognisable diplomats is also his name - Habsburg. Now, as he

Human beings are called to be co-workers in the work of creation, not merely passive consumers of content generated by artificial technology. Our dignity lies in our ability to reflect, choose freely, love unconditionally, and enter into authentic relationships with others.

John the Baptist, as he was preaching and baptizing, invited people to repent, in order to enter and take possession of the new “Promised Land”, that is, a heart reconciled with God and our brothers and sisters. #GospelOfTheDay (Mt 11:2-11)

We are beginning a new catechesis series dedicated to the Second Vatican Council and to a fresh reading of its Documents. The Council's Magisterium remains even today the North Star guiding the Church’s journey. #GeneralAudience vatican.va/archive/hist_c…

Let us #PrayTogether that praying with the Word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church. #PrayerIntention Click To Pray | The Pope Video youtu.be/s1CBCcEIkME?si…

Parish staff are often the first ministers people meet. This new blog offers a simple guide to the Laudato Si’ Action Platform designed for parish life, busy schedules, and faithful follow-through. Read more and begin (or continue) your journey bit.ly/3NoJknc

When we realize how vast and beautiful the creation is, we are learning about the Creator at the same time. Wisdom 13-5

"Real encounter is courageous, inclusive. So, responding to the sick puts the quality of our relationships to the test. The Holy Father gives us the great example of the Good Samaritan, not to be admired but to be imitated." Card Cardinal M. Czerny SJ presenting the #WorldSickDay message

✝ "#Lent is a time in which the Church invites us to place the mystery of God back in the center of our lives."☀ We invite you to read the Message of #PopeLeoXIV for Lent 2026 👇 humandevelopment.va/en/news/2026/c…

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin speaks to Vatican News about events in the Middle East, warning of a dangerous rise of multipolarism marked by the primacy of power. vaticannews.va/en/vatican-cit…

🇪🇸 In Spain, banners are up ahead of Women’s Day saying: Pray like Mary the Mother of God Fight like Joan of Arc Reign like Queen Isabel Serve like Mother Teresa Trust like St. Monica “This Women’s Day, strive for holiness” #WomensDay

Reports from #Iran and across the entire #MiddleEast continue to cause deep dismay and raise the fear that the conflict will expand, and that other countries in the region, including dear Lebanon, may once again sink into instability. Let us #PrayTogether for the roar of bombs to

🤝The Laudato si’ Center for Higher Education and the University of Notre Dame bring together academics and representatives from international organizations to pool knowledge and best practices to promote integral ecology and sustainability. vaticannews.va/en/vatican-cit… @caflaudatosi

Pope Leo XIV appoints Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín as the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, and names Cardinal Konrad Krajewski as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Łódź, in Poland. vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2…

The Holy See Press Office releases the logos and mottos for Pope Leo XIV's Apostolic Journey to Africa, on the same day as the official programme is released for his visits to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea. vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2…

I continue to follow the situation in the Middle East with dismay. Like other regions of the world, it is torn apart by war and violence. We cannot remain silent in the face of the suffering of so many defenseless victims of these conflicts. What wounds them wounds all of

With particular affection, in the light of the risen Lord, we remember today Pope Francis, who, on Easter Monday of last year, returned to the Lord.

To proclaim the Paschal mystery of Christ in both word and deed means to give a new voice to hope — a hope otherwise stifled by the hands of the violent. Wherever it is proclaimed, the Good News sheds light upon every shadow, in every age. #Easter

#Peace is everyone’s responsibility, beginning with civil authorities. To govern means to love one’s own country as well as neighboring countries. The commandment “love your neighbor as yourself” is equally applicable to international relations! #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon