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IOM Director General: Church brings moral authority to uphold migrants’ rights
Posted on 10/2/2025 05:15 AM ()
After her audience with Pope Leo XIV, Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration, speaks to Vatican News about the Catholic Church’s moral authority and practical outreach to advance the rights of migrants.
Church in Ghana: creating awareness and restoring the environment
Posted on 10/2/2025 04:49 AM ()
Church authorities in Ghana are at the forefront in helping communities realise their sacred role of preserving the environment, which is our common heritage.
Pope: AI can never replace the human touch of the doctor
Posted on 10/2/2025 04:11 AM ()
Addressing members of the Latin Ibero-American and Caribbean Medical Confederation Pope Leo XIV highlights the healing power of personal contact and says artificial intelligence can assist but never replace the human presence of doctors.
Pope to Pauline Sisters: Don't let burdens deter your precious work
Posted on 10/2/2025 01:53 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV tells Daughters of St. Paul their work is precious to the Church and to the world, and invites them to look to the zeal of Saint Paul, "to his tireless joy in proclaiming Christ."
News from the Orient – Oct 1, 2025
Posted on 10/2/2025 01:34 AM ()
In this week's news from the Eastern Churches: A funeral is held for a once-persecuted Romanian Cardinal, Ethiopians celebrate the Cross, and the 1700th anniversary of Nicaea is marked in Iraq.
Archbishop Tatamai speaks about heritage of his relative, Blessed Peter To Rot
Posted on 10/2/2025 00:50 AM ()
Archbishop Rochus Tatamai, the great-nephew of Blessed Peter To Rot, shares the family history of the Papua New Guinean Catholic martyr, saying faith was "part of our daily life through prayer, Mass, and helping our neighbors."
Pope: God will ask us if we have cared for our common home
Posted on 10/1/2025 07:45 AM ()
Pope Leo addresses participants in an international conference on climate justice and reflects on Pope Francis' landmark ecological encyclical Laudato Si, noting that when the time comes, God will ask us if we cared for our common home.
Cardinal Cupich responds to debate over Keep Hope Alive Award
Posted on 10/1/2025 05:40 AM ()
Following debate regarding the Keep Hope Alive Award, Cardinal Blase Cupich releases a statement asking for tolerance, leniency and a recognition of the work done by others to promote social justice.
Pope Leo calls for end to violence in Madagascar
Posted on 10/1/2025 02:50 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV prays for the victims of violent clashes in Madagascar and calls for efforts to "promote social harmony" by advancing justice and the common good.
Deadly tremor in central Philippines prompts church inspections
Posted on 10/1/2025 02:32 AM ()
The newly-installed Archbishop of Cebu has ordered all churches to conduct structural assessments following the deadly 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippines on September 30.