The Vatican

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. Read all  

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

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

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. Read all  

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. Read all  

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 […]