International

The Bishops of India hold a media training for 40 deacons to learn ways to use of media as an evangelisation tool.

Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of September, and invites everyone to pray and assist people who live on the margins of society.

The Director of the Holy See Press Office clarifies Pope Francis' remarks on Russia made on 25 August during a video link-up with participants at the Russian Youth Day in St Petersburg, saying the Pope "intended to encourage young people to preserve and promote what is positive in Russia's great cultural and spiritual heritage."

As Pope Francis prepares for his 43rd Apostolic Journey abroad, which takes him to Mongolia on 31 August to 4 September, we offer an overview of the Catholic Church in the Asian nation.

The Holy See Press Office releases the official calendar of Pope Francis' Liturgical Celebrations for September through October 2023, which includes Masses during the Apostolic Journey to Marseille, France; the Consistory; and for the opening and closing of the Synod in October.

In a message addressed to France's business leaders, Pope Francis urges entrepreneurs to act on behalf of the common good and praises the value of work as an important element of human dignity.

Cheshire Disability Trust India collaborates with CHRIST (Deemed to be University) to train physically challenged members of society to increase employability in various sectors.

The Cottolengo Residential Special School caters to the needs of specially abled children from all over India. Situated in Bangalore, the Garden City of India, a day in the life of the residents gives one a glimpse into a world of hope and peace.

Pope Francis sends a message to participants in the 60th International Congress of Forensic Toxicologists in Rome, and raises the alarm over the increase in drug use among young people, which highlights situations of fragility in our societies centered on performance and productiveness.

The issue of online safety has come to the fore, as young individuals are exposed to potential risks and dangers on these platforms, even though there are positive impacts as well.

A quote from St Paul VI helps us to understand the reasons for Pope Francis’ upcoming journey to Mongolia.

The Jesuit publication "La Civiltà Cattolica" publishes a transcript of the dialogue between Pope Francis and the Jesuits of Portugal during the Pontiff's visit to Lisbon for WYD 2023. In the conversation, the Holy Father addresses a range of topics, sharing insights on the Church's challenges and his vision for inclusivity, doctrinal development, and the Synod.

A rescript of Pope Francis published on 28 August outlines provisions to guide relations between the Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainian Catholic faithful of the Byzantine Rite residing in Italy and the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI).

In a telegram Pope Francis sends his condolences on the death of Cardinal Majella Agnelo on 26 August in Brazil, recalling his service to the Church, "always guided by apostolic zeal".

During Sunday's Angelus, Pope Francis comments on his upcoming Apostolic Journey "in the heart of Asia," which will begin next Thursday, 31 August.

Pope Francis leads the recitation of the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square and invites Christians to renew their trust in the Lord, cultivating His presence through the Word and the Sacraments.

As the Church marks the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jonathan Montaldo offers his thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings under the theme: “TODOS! – A lighthouse beams from the Church’s Rocks”.

Thousands of pilgrims from across Poland and other countries gathered at the Jasna Góra Shrine to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Częstochowa. The celebrations conclude the summer pilgrimage season as more than 85,000 people arrive at the shrine by foot, bicycle, motorbike,...

The Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar comments on the importance of the Holy Father’s Apostolic Journey in bringing a sense of “belonging to the universal flock of the Catholic Church” to the local community.

Speaking by video link on Friday, August 25, at the Russian Youth Day that opened three days ago in St. Petersburg, the Holy Father urged the participants gathered in St. Catherine's Basilica to be "sowers of seeds of reconciliation, small seeds that, for the moment,...

Pope Francis is chosen as the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Italian “E’ Giornalismo” award established in 1995 by well-known journalists. In his acceptance speech, he asks media professionals to help communicate the upcoming Synod on Synodality.

Addressing a delegation of the International Catholic Legislators Network (ICLN), Pope Francis warns against the “technocratic tyranny” dehumanizing our societies.

Pope Francis received participants in a pilgrimage promoted by the Sisters Disciples of Jesus in the Eucharist, and encouraged them to let their love of the Eucharistic Lord inspire care for “the poorest, the most despised, and the most marginalized members of the Body of Christ.”

European youths of the Italian-based Sant’Egidio Community meet in Padua and Venice this week-end to reaffirm their aspiration to peace as the war in Ukraine and other conflicts in the world rage on.

The war in Ukraine, family and Christian values, and religious freedom and persecution, were at the center of Pope Francis' most recent encounter with the President of the Republic of Hungary, Ms. Katalin Novák, in the Vatican on Friday.

Speaking at the FAO headquarters for Latin America in Santiago, Chile, the President of the Pontifical Academy for Life highlights the necessity to move beyond market logics to implement concrete actions against hunger as a "fraternal human family."

Grupo VIDA was created in April in the wake of the release earlier this year of the Independent Commission’s report on sexual abuse in the Portuguese Church.

During his General Audience, the Holy Father once again makes an impassioned appeal for the suffering Ukrainian people so greatly tried by the ongoing war.

Pope Francis thanked mothers and grandmothers who hand on the faith to their children and grandchildren, saying the faith is passed on in one’s mother tongue.

"I renew my appeal to stop using religions to incite hatred, violence, extremism, and blind fanaticism and to refrain from using the name of God to justify acts of murder, exile, terrorism, and oppression" is the Pope's tweet on the occasion of the UN International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief observed on August 22.