International

Archbishop Wachowski, Under-Secretary for Relations with States, brought the Pope's prayer for a peaceful future in Ukraine to a conference in Lugano, calling for a commitment to the reconstruction of the war-torn country.

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Zayed Human Fraternity Award. The Award came to fruition following Pope Francis' landmark Apostolic Visit to the United Arab Emirates in 2019, where he signed a groundbreaking document on promoting human fraternity with the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb.

According to the Nicaraguan authorities the Missionarie of Mother Teresa of Calcutta operating in the Central American country have failed to comply with their obligations. The decision comes amidst ongoing tensions between the Sandinista government and the Catholic Church.

Sao Tome and Principe’s clergy, religious and laity Wednesday concluded a three-day seminar with government officials and civil society about migration and human trafficking.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the Group of Seven (G7) largest economies to help him end the war against Russia by the end of the year. He spoke after Russia fired missiles at the capital, Kyiv, and other cities, killing at least one person died and injuring several others.

After the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, Catholic leaders and laypeople are preparing to step up efforts to promote a culture of life, according to Peggy Hartshorn.

Hopes are that the US Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson will become the occasion for legislation protecting life, women's rights, and motherhood.

As the US Supreme Court overturns the so-called right to abortion, Elizabeth Kirk says the decision represents a vote of confidence in the American people to decide the issue democratically.

Friday afternoon sees a flurry of statements from senior US churchmen responding to the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade and returning authority to regulate abortion to the people and their elected representatives, including Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston and Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago.

The Bishops of the United States thank God for Friday’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v Wade, the 1973 ruling “which legalized and normalized the taking of innocent human life” through abortion. In a separate statement, the Pontifical Academy for Life urges governments to enact policies that promote life.

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ releases a statement on a Supreme Court ruling stating that the state of Maine cannot discriminate against religious schools because they teach religion.

The Vatican Secretary for Relations with States reiterates Pope Francis’ pressing call not to forget the suffering of the people in war-stricken Ukraine and of his repeated appeals to international leaders to find a negotiated solution to the crisis.

As the UN prepares for COP15 in autumn this year, the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECA) calls for urgent action to deliver an ambitious “Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework”.

Churches in South Sudan over the weekend came together for a joint ecumenical prayer gathering at the Anglican All Saints Cathedral grounds in Juba.

Increasing numbers of European citizens are turning to the EU institutions in Brussels, demanding they take on a leading role to end the conflict in Ukraine. Catholic journalist Marco Tarquinio tells Vatican News of a widespread expectation that Europe, which is built on values of respectful coexistence and fraternity,...

In a message read at the First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Pope Francis renews his call for an end to war and to the causes of conflict, and reaffirms that the use, and even possession, of nuclear weapons is immoral.

South Africa’s Archbishop of Johannesburg, Buti Tlhagale, O.M.I., urges countries that host refugees to domesticate international law and practices of welcoming refugees.

Pope Francis issues an appeal to not look away from the suffering of so many people in Myanmar who continue to be subjected to violence after the military coup in February 2021.

Pope Francis is suggesting to each and every one of us to ask ourselves how are we manifesting solidarity towards the suffering people of Ukraine, nearly four months from the beginning of the war.

Addressing the 12th Session of the Ministerial Conference (M12) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Vatican Permanent Observer to the UN Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva calls for a renewed cooperation and solidarity to overcome the global crises the world faces today.

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have wished Pope Francis a speedy recovery and said they would continue to wait for him to visit the country.

The Bosnia-Herzegovina War lasted from March 1992 to December 1995. Three decades later, the after-effects are still visible, and the conflict in Ukraine reawakens old demons.

UNICEF urges immediate action from the international community to avert an imminent hunger disaster in Somalia, triggered by several consecutive seasons of failed rains and disruptions to food supply chains due to the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine says it has recaptured part of the territory lost to Russian forces, as the Russian invasion, now going on for just over 100 days, seems far from over.

Athletica Vatican is an official member of World Taekwondo. The Federation's president, Chungwon Choue of Korea, met with the Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Bishop Paul Tighe, on Thursday.

It has been 100 days since Russia invaded Ukraine and we are still counting: days of death and destruction amid growing fears of a widening conflict. The possibility of nuclear war seems to be an option that is easily thrown around, but peoples need courageous gestures of peace.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth says she is inspired by the goodwill of the nation as celebrations for her Platinum Jubilee begin. The country is holding four days of celebrations in tribute to the 96-year-old British monarch who is the first-ever to have reigned for 70 years. 

In his statement to mark the 56th World Day of Social Communications, the SIGNIS Africa President challenges Africans to embrace and cherish the continent’s diversities for collective growth and development.

The Canales Sheran family doesn’t come from a long lineage of Catholics. But the family of five has wholeheartedly embraced Pope Francis’ message in Laudato si’ and they seek in everything to lead their community in Honduras to care and advocate for God’s creation.

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, will bless a new sculpture entitled “Life Monument” on Sunday in Rome. The bronze statue, by Canadian artist Timothy Paul Schmalz, depicts the Blessed Virgin Mary with the unborn Christ Child.