In a letter to Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, his Special Envoy to the celebrations marking the 35th anniversary of the restoration of the Latin Rite Church's structures in Ukraine, Pope Leo XIV recalls the Church's twentieth-century persecution and urges prayers for peace, for families, and for all those suffering because of the war.

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As the Church celebrates the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Luke Gregory, OFM, offers his thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings under the theme: “Building the Kingdom.”

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Thirteen refugees supported by the JRS’s “Centro Astalli” in Rome will join Pope Leo XIV for lunch at Castel Gandolfo, for a day dedicated to welcome, fraternity, and human dignity.

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The economic aftershocks following Venezuela’s devastating double earthquakes are creating a knock-on humanitarian crisis.

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The funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has taken place in Iran as mediators struggle to restart U.S.-Iran talks.

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The Catholic and Church of Ireland Archbishops of Armagh denounce the placement of a replica mosque atop a bonfire, urging respect for religious freedom, compassion, and solidarity with the Muslim community.

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Following a meeting with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, Mozambique's bishops say the murder of Bishop Osório Afonso must become a path towards truth, reconciliation, and renewal for both the Church and the country.

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Martyr with eleven companions in Lebanon. A Spanish Franciscan, Emmanuel and the others were caught up in the rising of the Druses in Lebanon. The Franciscan community, eight in number, and three Maronite laymen were slain by the Islamic rebels. He was beatified in 1926.

Following the devastating earthquake that struck the country on 24 June, Father Antonio Rella, parish priest of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, describes a landscape marked by grief, uncertainty and solidarity. As his parish has become a hub for relief efforts serving the hardest-hit communities, he says that both material and spiritual reconstruction will require time, perseverance and prayer.

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A press release issued by the Laudato Si' Movement says more than 170 Christian organisations from across Europe are urging Ireland to use its Presidency of the Council of the European Union to advance ambitious climate policies, calling for a permanent tax on fossil fuel profits and a faster transition away from coal, oil and gas.

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