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From The Gambia to the Canary Islands: Ousman’s journey
Posted on 06/16/2026 10:15 AM ()
During his visit to the Canary Islands, Pope Leo met with hundreds of migrants in the port of Arguineguín. Among them was Ousman, a 38-year-old father from The Gambia. This is his story.
Cardinal Napier: The Church must stand with “the widow, the orphan and the stranger” amid South Africa’s migration tensions
Posted on 06/16/2026 09:25 AM ()
Speaking to Vatican News after a social cohesion dialogue in Durban, Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier OFM calls on the Church to defend migrants and refugees, promote dialogue, and pray for peace as anti-migrant tensions escalate across South Africa.
Rome Safeguarding Dialogues advance efforts to protect minors and end abuse
Posted on 06/16/2026 08:16 AM ()
Rome Safeguarding Dialogues open a new chapter in collaboration for the protection of minors and vulnerable persons with the commitment to continued collaboration and concrete measures to strengthen protection across the Church.
Joint declaration signed in Geneva against use of AI in warfare
Posted on 06/16/2026 06:55 AM ()
The World Council of Churches is among the 226 signatories of a document calling on technology companies and governments to “cease supplying” artificial intelligence systems for use in the “military kill chain” and to “take all necessary measures” to prevent violations of international humanitarian law and human rights.
'Borgo Dialogues' launched in Castel Gandolfo
Posted on 06/16/2026 06:41 AM ()
The 'Borgo Dialogues', a new international forum for dialogue on care for our common home, are set to be inaugurated in the papal gardens of Castel Gandolfo.
Giving Ukrainian children hope that strengthens hearts in times of war
Posted on 06/16/2026 06:05 AM ()
The Secretary of the Youth Commission of the Kyiv-Zhytomyr Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine speaks to Vatican News about faith formation during wartime, large-scale diocesan gatherings, children’s letters to the front line, and personal sources of spiritual resilience.
St. John Francis Regis: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Posted on 06/16/2026 06:00 AM (Catholic Online > Saint of the Day)
Pope Leo to visit UN World Food Programme in Rome
Posted on 06/16/2026 04:20 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV will visit the headquarters of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) on June 22, according to the Prefecture of the Papal Household.
Pope: The environmental crisis is a facet of the socio-economic crisis
Posted on 06/16/2026 03:34 AM ()
In a video message for the Tenth Austrian World Summit, Pope Leo XIV highlights faith, hope and love as themes that can help reflect on the climate crisis, which goes beyond simple environmental matters, but touches on social, ethical and economic issues.
Kenya: Sisters of Mercy transform lives in Turkana East, changing status quo
Posted on 06/16/2026 01:07 AM ()
In the arid and remote landscape of Lokori, in the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar, the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy is transforming communities and restoring dignity among some of Kenya’s most vulnerable populations, many of whom are semi-nomadic.