International

Pope Francis sends a message to the II International Meeting "Science for Peace"organized by the Diocese of Teramo-Atri, in collaboration with the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and remarks that the search for truth in charity is the foundation for the construction of a peaceful society.

Jaka Bizilj, founder of an international organisation that promotes values and change in the world through film, presents Pope Francis with the "Cinema for Peace" Award for his efforts over the past year and a half to support the people of Ukraine.

At the Angelus prayer on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, Pope Francis reflects on the example of the Apostle Peter, saying he points a path to Christ in his generosity and weakness.

At Mass to celebrate the feast of Sts Peter and Paul, Pope Francis blesses the pallia for new Metropolitan Archbishops, and reflects on how the people of God are called to follow Jesus and proclaim the Gospel.

Burkina Faso is approaching World Youth Day 2023, to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, as an opportunity to deepen the faith of the country’s young persons.

Our Editorial Director reflects on the 80th anniversary of the publication of Pope Pius XII's encyclical “Mystici Corporis”, which describes the Catholic Church as the Mystical Body of Christ.

The Vatican Dicasteries for Culture and Education and for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life issue a joint letter encouraging all Church actors involved in the mission of education to address the new daunting challenges faced by Catholic schools worldwide with creativeness and joining their forces.

Pope Francis receives members of the International Commission for Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Disciples of Christ. Christian unity, he notes, is achieved by walking and praying together and with works of charity.

At the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis reflects on the apostolic zeal of St. Mary MacKillop, praising her desire to bring Christ and good education to the aboriginal peoples of rural Australia.

Pope Francis holds a two-day meeting with the Council of Cardinals to reflect on the diocesan implementation of ‘Praedicate evangelium’, the upcoming Synod General Assembly, measures to safeguard minors, and the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Pope Francis' audiences will be suspended in July for the summer break and are set to resume in August, with the final Wednesday General Audience taking place on 28 June.

The Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments specifies the Biblical readings for use at Mass celebrated for the intention "ad postulandam continentiam”, or to pray for self-restraint.

Pope Francis pens a letter of thanks addressed to the President of the Foundation that runs the Gemelli Hospital where he recently underwent abdominal surgery for an abdominal hernia.

During his Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis instructs the faithful to dedicate the right attention and care to what really counts in life, and not to that which stifles or overwhelms.

As the Church marks the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jonathan Montaldo offers his thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings under the theme: “Confessing Jesus: Exercises in Christian Transparency”.

Addressing the Servants of the Paraclete in the Vatican, Pope Francis evokes the tragedy of abuse by clergy, and encourages the Congregation which accompanies and supports priests with personal difficulties, to address the current crisis by deepening the “spirituality of reparation” and helping priests rediscover the primacy of spiritual life.

Pope Francis calls on journalists to embrace their vocation to responsibly and ethically educate future generations and build a better civilization, as he receives a delegation from the Biagio Agnes International Journalism Prize.

Marking the annual International Day of Women in Diplomacy, Chiara Porro, Australian Ambassador to the Holy See, speaks of the challenges and rewards of the job and of the crucial perspective women bring to international relations.

Pope Francis sends a message to participants in a meeting between Latin American ecclesial aid institutions and organisations reminding them never to take the “essence of Christianity” for granted.

The Jews who once fled persecution in Rome found shelter in a convent in the peripheries. Today, its doors are open to welcome "the oppressed" of all wars.

Teresa Devlin, a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, stresses the importance of a newly announced global consultation on the body's Universal Guidelines.

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors launches a global consultation on updated Guidelines to prevent sexual abuse in the Church.

Pope Francis sends a touching video message to a 17-year-old Portuguese girl suffering from a serious illness. The girl had written him a letter expressing her affection and also her sadness at not being able to attend the next World Youth Day in Lisbon.

Pope Francis reminds world-renowned artists in the Sistine Chapel that true beauty inspires the desire for God, and renders glory to Him, as he receives them for the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the Vatican Museums’ Collection of Modern Art by Pope St. Paul VI.

The Vatican celebrates 50 years of the Vatican Museums' Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art since its 23 June 1973 inauguration by Pope St. Paul VI.

Fourty days before the upcoming World Youth Day in Portugal, Pope Francis sends video message to young people who will participate or follow the WYD in Lisbon, saying: "The doctor told me I can go, I can't wait."

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski is taking yet another cargo of humanitarian aid to war-struck Ukraine on behalf of the Pope.

Pope Francis approves decrees recognizing the heroic virtues of five Servants of God, including Sr Lucia de Juesus Rosa dos Santos, one of the visionaries of Fatima; along with the martyrdom of twenty martyrs of the Spanish Civil War.

Pope Francis meets with Assumptionists in the Vatican and highlights key aspects of their apostolate, from pilgrimages to their commitment to the media and their work in the Middle East.

Pope Francis expresses gratitude for the proactive solidarity and generosity of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches, the Holy See's humanitarian of Eastern Churches, for its work to alleviate the suffering in war-torn Ukraine, Turkey and Syria, Holy Land, and across the world.