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Reflecting on Our Lady's Assumption, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon, Myanmar, praises the Blessed Mother's total trust in the Lord, which he insists, should not only empower us, but is a "rallying cry to transform the world."

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York will celebrate Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Armagh, Ireland, to commemorate 150 years of its dedication, as the Archdiocese prepares for various celebrations and activities to remember the historic moment later this week.

Thanking God for ever-greater ecumenism, Pope Francis encourages Christians to work together, in a telegram to a synod gathering of Waldensians and Methodists, taking place this week in northern Italy.

In his address to a delegation of attorneys from Council of Europe member countries, Pope Francis encourages lawyers to uphold the rule of law and to recall that every person has both rights and duties in relation to society.

The Director of the Holy See Press Office says the second part of the Laudato si' encyclical letter which Pope Francis mentioned on Monday will focus on the recent climate crises.

During his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis insists that Jesus cannot resist us when we insistently turn to Him in prayer, and calls for us to become concrete in our faith by cherishing our personal relationship with Christ.

Pope Francis writes the preface to the Italian edition of Dorothy Day's autobiography, entitled, “I found God through His poor. From atheism to faith: my inner journey" (Libreria Editrice Vaticana-LEV). Dorothy Day (1897-1980), founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, journalist, writer, pacifist...

The Catholic Church in Burundi recently gathered on Assumption Day, 15 August 202, in the diocese of Gitega, to conclude the celebrations of the 125 years of Evangelisation.

Fr. Marek Pisarek, OMI, Parish Priest in Yellowknife, Canada, tells Vatican News of the struggles to evacuate some 20,000 people for a 1,500 km single lane drive, with one gas station, amid the blazing wildfires threatening their city in the nation's Northwest Territories. 

On World Humanitarian Aid Day, Pope Francis reiterates his call for reducing military spending to provide for growing humanitarian needs, thus converting “ the tools of death into tools of life” for the most vulnerable in war and disaster-stricken areas.

The Holy Father "cried with me" and "consoled me as if he were my father," says the mother of 24-year-old Luca, who died of a virus days after attending the WYD in Lisbon

Father Arturo de Sosa, SJ, the Superior General of the Society of Jesus, expresses solidarity with the Jesuit Central American Province after the forced closure of the Central American University (UCA) in Managua by the Nicaraguan government.

Pope Francis establishes the "Pan-American Committee of Judges for Social Rights and Franciscan Doctrine (COPAJU)" as a Private Association of the Faithful with an international character, and creates the "Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Institute of Legal Research" as a dependent organization under it.

Pope Francis encourages participants in the 44th Meeting of Friendship Among Peoples to approach others like Jesus and help them encounter God, especially in the midst of trying times.

Archbishop Hubertus van Megen, the Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and South Sudan, offers his thoughts on Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin's recent visit to the country, and says Christians need to incarnate our faith and stand with our sisters and brothers who are suffering.

Students of the Catholic School of Health Sciences in Shisong, Cameroon, receive awareness and practical training on ecological conversion from various Laudato si’ facilitators.

Fr. Mirosław Kalinowski, rector of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, says over 80 percent of prisoners who obtain a university degree while in prison do not reoffend, highlighting his institution's unique status as one of the few universities in the world that conducts regular courses in prison.

Pope Francis sends greetings to the 20,000 faithful from France and all over the world who were gathered in Lourdes on 15 August 2023 for the 150th pilgrimage for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin celebrates Mass in the South Sudanese city of Rumbek, and invites everyone to walk along the paths of peace and reconciliation for the good of the country.

Pope Francis meets with the President of Madagascar, Mr. Andry Nirina Rajoelina, and recalls his 2019 Apostolic Journey to the nation.

Ahead of the October Synod on Synodality session this October, African participants to the Synod have gathered in Nairobi for a two-day meeting aimed at their knowing each other and familiarizing themselves with the continental document and the Synod’s working document, Intrumentum Laboris. The meeting ends Thursday.

As the Church in Poland celebrates the 300th anniversary of the coronation of the image of Our Lady of Kodeń, Queen of Podlasie – Mother of Unity, Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz laments the ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine and appeals for an end to the bloodshed.

Pope Francis renews appeals for peace in Ukraine and around the world, encouraging us to continue to hope and pray for peace.

At the Angelus on the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Francis reflects on the “secret” that characterized the lives of Jesus and Mary: service and praise.

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin celebrates Mass in the South Sudanese city of Malakal, and urges everyone to set aside thoughts of revenge and embrace humble service on behalf of peace.

A documentary film entitled 'With This Light' premieres in US theatres this weekend and focuses on the life and legacy of Sister Maria Rosa Leggol, sometimes called the 'Mother Teresa of Honduras,' who helped nearly 90,000 Honduran children escape from poverty and abuse.

Five Japanese and U.S. bishops pledge to work together towards a “world without nuclear weapons”and urge for "concrete progress" in this effort by August 2025, the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.

Pope Francis sends a message to a meeting of the Christian Workers’ Movement in the Spanish city of Segovia, and urges the Church to accompany people struggling on the margins of the economy.

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin begins a 4-day visit to South Sudan to show the Church’s solidarity with the disaster-struck region of Malakal and to reaffirm the nation’s efforts toward peace.

Australian Bishops have made a pastoral visit to war-torn Ukraine's cities of Lviv, Kyiv, Irpin and Bucha, to bring their closeness to the nation's suffering people, meet with Church leaders, families, soldiers and civic leaders, and see first-hand where humanitarian support is most needed.