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Cardinal Neri at COP30: Halt distractions, phase out Fossil Fuels

Speaking on the sidelines of COP30 in Brazil, Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, President of the Federation of Asian Catholic Bishops reiterates the duty that the Global North has towards the Global South, and invites people to stop finding distractions and do what needs to be done to save the planet.

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Caritas Da Nang reaches isolated villages as deadly floods sweep central Vietnam

As the death toll from flooding in central Vietnam rises to 41, the Caritas outreach arm of the Diocese of Da Nang brings food and supplies to flood-hit communities.

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Transforming the US criminal legal system through hope

Catholic ministry leaders join people directly impacted by crime and incarceration for the 2025 National Catholic Conference on Restorative Justice, a Jubilee-inspired event dedicated to promoting healing approaches to transforming the US justice system.

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Africa’s cry for Climate Justice: Young Catholic delegate at COP30

Antonio Korkuvi from Ghana urges the world to honour the moral call of Laudato si’ and support the communities already living the consequences of a crisis they did not create, as the last few hours of negotiations unfold at COP30.

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COP30: The Holy See’s commitment to safeguarding people and creation

On the sidelines of COP30, Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro, Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil and Deputy Head of the Holy See’s Delegation to COP30, recounts the work of the delegation present in Belém.

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Cardinal Parolin: Outrage against God to leave Ukrainians in the cold

The Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin celebrated a Mass in Rome to commemorate the victims of the 1932-1933 Holodomor and emphasized the suffering of the Ukrainian population today living under war.

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Pope Leo XIV visits Augustinian Monastery in Montefalco

Highlighting Pope Leo XIV’s strong ties with the Augustinian community and with the legacy of Saint Clare, the Pope visits the Augustinian monastery of Santa Chiara in Montefalco, in central Italy, to celebrate Mass, pray and share a meal with the cloistered nuns there.

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News from the Orient - Nov. 20, 2025

In this week’s news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient: The new Romanian Greek Catholic Major Archbishop is installed, a report looks at church funding in Lebanon, and the world marks RedWeek2025.

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Caritas Lebanon: Pope’s visit will give voice to those who are suffering

Father Michel Abboud, President of Caritas Lebanon, speaks to Vatican News about how Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to the country will encourage them in their work and and give renewed confidence to all the Lebanese people.

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Caritas at COP30: Hope is a choice

Caritas representatives from over forty countries are in Brazil for COP30, urging world leaders to place human lives above political interests as the climate crisis deepens from the Philippines to the Sahel.

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