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Cardinal Parolin: everyone’s contribution is needed for peace in Ukraine

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin made an appeal to the international community to put an end to conflicts on the sidelines of an event at the Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital in Rome.

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Pope signs Apostolic Letter marking sixtieth anniversary of Gravissimum Educationis

Pope Leo XIV signs an Apostolic Letter to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of Gravissimum Educationis before presiding over Holy Mass for the Jubilee of the World of Education.

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Israel to lift emergency status in south

Israel will lift its “special situation” designation in the country’s south on Tuesday morning, ending a state of emergency that has been in place since Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

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The International Youth Advisory Body to meet in the Vatican

From October 28 to 31, 2025, the International Youth Advisory Body will meet at the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life and reflect on topics that affect young people in the Church.

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Antilles Bishops call for prayer and solidarity in the wake of Hurricane Melissa

The Antilles Episcopal Conference calls for prayers and solidarity with the populations affected by Hurricane Melissa.

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Pope Leo meets with the Prime Minister of Hungary

Pope Leo XIV meets with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary, Mr. Viktor Orbán, in the Vatican on Monday.

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The logo and mottos for Pope Leo XIV’s trips to Türkiye and Lebanon

The Holy See Press Office released on Monday, October 27, the logos and mottos for Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Journeys to Türkiye and Lebanon, from November 27 to December 2.

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From Nicea to the Port of Beirut: Pope Leo's schedule for Türkiye and Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV prepares to visit Türkiye and Lebanon next month, 27 November – 2 December 2025, which will be the first Apostolic Journey outside of the Italy of his pontificate.

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Pope: ‘Synodality presents itself as a promising path forward’

Pope Leo addresses the Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East and the Members of the Joint Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East. In his discourse, he praises the progress the two Churches have made on their path of dialogue.

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Pope to the new nuncio in Iraq: Foster hope and peace

On 26 October in Saint Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV presided over the Mass with the episcopal ordination of Monsignor Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski, the new papal representative to Iraq. In his homily, the Pope urges him to foster “peaceful coexistence” and to collaborate “constructively” with other religions, in a land “marked by suffering and by the desire for rebirth.”

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