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Pope Leo expresses sorrow over shooting at Catholic school in Minneapolis
Posted on 08/27/2025 09:11 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV expresses profound sorrow over the murder of two children and the injuring of 17 others at the Annunciation Catholic church and school complex in the US city of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
One last appeal to save a man's life
Posted on 08/27/2025 05:23 AM ()
In less than 24 hours, Curtis Windom is scheduled to be executed in the United States and, Kevin Jackson from the Community of Sant'Eigidio, makes one final appeal for clemency to be granted and Curtis' life to be spared.
Heavy monsoon rains lead to flooding in India, Pakistan
Posted on 08/27/2025 04:29 AM ()
Dozens of people are killed when a landslide caused by heavy rains strikes a pilgrim route near a Hindu shrine in India.
Fr. Romanelli: Gazan Christians remain with those who suffer
Posted on 08/27/2025 03:33 AM ()
As Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace in Gaza, Fr. Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest of the only Catholic parish in Gaza, tells Vatican News that Christians in the enclave are committed to serving those in need, asking people to pray for an end to the war.
Mary’s Meals reaches new milestone: meals for over three million children
Posted on 08/27/2025 00:56 AM ()
The official announcement of the milestone will be made on 8 September, the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Founder and CEO Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, speaking at the Rimini Meeting, tells Vatican Media: “We feel called to stand with those parts of the world where people have no voice.”
Pope Leo joins Jerusalem Patriarchs’ call for peace in Gaza
Posted on 08/27/2025 00:05 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV has united his voice to the Latin and Greek Orthodox Patriarchs’ joint appeal for an end to the war in Gaza and for humanitarian aid to flow freely into the enclave.
Pope at Audience: ‘Christian love is not evasion but decision’
Posted on 08/26/2025 23:20 PM ()
During his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo reflects on Jesus’ arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane, highlighting that in these moments of fear, injustice and loneliness, God is present.
Airstrikes destroy Myanmar church, but bishop says faith remains unbroken
Posted on 08/26/2025 23:17 PM ()
Bishop Lucius Hre Kung of Hakha says the faith of Catholics in Chin State, Myanmar, remains resilient after airstrikes by the Burmese army destroyed the Church of Christ the King in Falam earlier this year.
A West Bank mother’s testimonial
Posted on 08/26/2025 22:37 PM ()
Stay or go? Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem—and throughout the West Bank—face this dilemma. Shahinda Nassar shares the pain she feels when her 16-year-old daughter presses her to leave Bethlehem, as well as the obligation she feels to stay and maintain the Christian presence.
Colum McCann: 'Distance between two people is always only a story'
Posted on 08/26/2025 07:13 AM ()
At the Rimini Meeting, writers Colum McCann, Javier Cercas, and Dr. Paolo Ruffini share their thoughts on the power of stories to unite people and build communion where division seems to prevail.