- UN Humanitarian officials say Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip are disrupting civilian life, damaging shelters and increasing displacement. Read all
- At the conclusion of Pope Leo XIV's Mass in the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Assisi, a young man named Francesco asks the Holy Father to pray that they might never lack the courage to follow Christ. In Him, "no one is a stranger, no one is excluded." Read all
- At Mass for the 2026 Franciscan Youth Meeting in Assisi, the Pope encourages young people to “overcome resignation and fear,” and “write new pages of history.” Read all
- The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is in Assisi city to inaugurate the Global House of Friendship and Hope, a new international project promoted by the Elijah Interfaith Institute. Speaking to Vatican Media, he discusses the Holy Land and expresses concern over the current situation of “neither war nor peace”. Read all
- The Provincial Minister of the Friars Minor of Umbria and Sardinia welcomes the Pope in Piazza Santa Maria degli Angeli. He describes Assisi as a "blessed land" where young people share "faith, hope, and fraternity," seeking ways to become actively involved rather than remain mere spectators. Read all
- At Santa Maria degli Angeli, the first stop on his pastoral visit, the Pope answers questions from young people and explains that Gospel radicalism is “the opposite of fundamentalism: it does not make us blind and violent, but sensitive and attentive,” and welcoming towards all. Read all
