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A live taster of the latest headlines from the Vatican.

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  • Kenyan Bishops mourn former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga
    on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11:28 am

    As Kenya mourns the death of former Prime Minister, Raila Amolo Odinga, the country’s Catholic Bishops have expressed their condolence at his passing describing him as an ‘illustrious statesman’ whose life was marked by courage, resilience and dedication to the common good of all in the country. Read all  

  • Pope at Jubilee of Roma, Sinti, Travellers: Peace is possible, not only a dream
    on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11:14 am

    Pope Leo XIV attends the Jubilee of Roma, Sinti and Travelling Peoples, and affirms the Church’s pastoral care for itinerant peoples, while inviting them to embrace the dignity of the family, work, and prayer. Read all  

  • Pope: Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin a model for couples in today’s ‘confused times’
    on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11:13 am

    To mark the 10th anniversary of the canonization of Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin, St. Therese of Lisieux’s parents, Pope Leo XIV sends a message to Bishop Bruno Feillet of the Diocese of Séez (France), and highlights the couple as an example for Christian families. Read all  

  • Pope to Catholic Men’s Conferences in North America: be close to the poor and most vulnerable
    on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 10:07 am

    In a telegram signed by Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, Pope Leo XIV sends his good wishes to those participating in Catholic Men’s Conference Day, which took place on October 17. Read all  

  • Pope Leo: Usury ‘corrupts the human heart’ and enslaves the poor
    on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 9:49 am

    Pope Leo XIV condemns usury as a grave sin that enslaves the poor and corrupts the human heart, he calls for a renewed commitment to justice and mercy and praises the Church’s anti-usury efforts as a sign of hope in the Jubilee Year. Read all  

  • Holy See: Global race to rearmament endangers humanity
    on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 9:27 am

    The Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, warns that the accelerating global race to rearmament is endangering peace and undermining the very foundations of international cooperation. Read all  

  • Lord’s Day Reflection: Pray and do not lose heart
    on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 7:00 am

    As the Church marks the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr Edmund Power reflects on the gift of prayer as brought to us by the evangelist Luke. Read all  

  • Pope boards Bel Espoir youth ship: ‘You represent hope in a divided world’
    on Friday, October 17, 2025 at 6:08 pm

    Pope Leo XIV greets a group of young people aboard the “Med 25 Bel Espoir” moored in the Port of Ostia, praising their efforts to promote dialogue and understanding across cultures, religions, and nationalities and thanking them for being witnesses of hope. Read all  

  • International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Stop the stigma
    on Friday, October 17, 2025 at 2:52 pm

    17 October marks the International Day dedicated to the eradication of poverty. This year, the UN is focusing on ending “social and institutional maltreatment by ensuring respect and effective support for families”. Read all  

  • Digital Rerum Novarum: AI at the service of justice and peace
    on Friday, October 17, 2025 at 12:40 pm

    A Conference at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences brings together experts from across the world to share Artificial Intelligence knowledge and experience at the service of peace, social justice and integral human development. Read all  

  • Pope to receive King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Vatican
    on Friday, October 17, 2025 at 12:29 pm

    King Charles III and Queen Camilla will make a State visit to the Vatican on 23 October 2025. Read all  

  • Pope Leo appoints Josef Grünwidl as new Archbishop of Vienna
    on Friday, October 17, 2025 at 12:07 pm

    Pope Leo XIV appoints Josef Grünwidl as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Vienna, Austria. Read all  

  • Pope to Russian pilgrims: Each of us is a living stone in the building of the Church
    on Friday, October 17, 2025 at 11:30 am

    Pope Leo XIV receives in audience a group of pilgrims from Russia and encourages them to continue in their Christian journey after the conclusion of the pilgrimage. Read all  

  • Patriarch Sako: Iraq’s Christians ‘have a vocation in this country’
    on Friday, October 17, 2025 at 9:34 am

    The head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church speaks to Vatican News about the reconsecration of the historic Al-Tahira church in Mosul’s Old City. Read all  

  • Zambia: PMS-Solwezi Diocese promotes ‘A Million Children Praying the Rosary’
    on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 3:52 pm

    The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in the Catholic Diocese of Solwezi recently launched ‘A Million Children Praying the Rosary for Peace and Unity in the World’ campaign 2025. This initiative aimed to encourage school children to participate in a global prayer movement that recognises the Rosary as a powerful spiritual tool to foster peace and unity worldwide. Read all  

  • Holy See: Structural causes must be identified to eradicate poverty
    on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 3:48 pm

    Addressing a United Nations Committee in New York, the Holy See Permanent Observer to the UN marks World Food Day, noting that structural causes need to be identified and addressed in order to eradicate poverty and hunger. Read all  

  • President of Tutela Minorum: Protecting minors is inseparable from listening to victims
    on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 3:08 pm

    As the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors publishes on Thursday its second Annual Report on Church Policies and Procedures for Safeguarding, its President, Archbishop Thibault Verny, speaks to Vatican News about the body’s work, listening to the victims and walking with local Churches to promote safeguarding measures. Read all  

  • 673 Million people experienced hunger in 2024
    on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 1:21 pm

    Some 8.2 percent of the global population, that is to say some 673 Million people, experienced hunger in 2024, reports UN agencies. Read all  

  • Pope Leo XIV: ‘Defeating hunger is the path to peace’
    on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 1:18 pm

    Pope Leo XIV visits the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome to mark World Food Day and the 80th anniversary of the organization’s founding. In his address he reaffirms the Holy See’s closeness to the institution and calls for a shared global commitment to end hunger and malnutrition. Read all  

  • 673 Million people experienced hunger in 2024
    on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 1:03 pm

    Some 8.2 percent of the global population, that is to say some 673 Million people, experienced hunger in 2024, reports UN agencies. Read all  

  • Pope: Spread the joy of the encounter with Jesus
    on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:52 am

    In a message to the Networks of Indigenous Peoples and the Network of Indian Theology Theologians, Pope Leo XIV encourages a rediscovery of the Jubilee Year as a time of grace, forgiveness, and shared hope. Read all  

  • Protection of Minors: ‘What victims want is to be listened to’
    on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:30 am

    In an interview with Vatican News, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, a jurist in charge of the Second Annual Report on Church Policies and Procedures for Safeguarding of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, highlights the main elements that emerged from the document released on Thursday. Read all  

  • Protection of Minors: Second Report proposes restorative measures against abuse
    on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:30 am

    The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors publishes its second annual Report, which presents guidelines for “informed listening” and for economic, psychological, and spiritual support to victims, while highlighting the need for more transparent communication, public acceptance of responsibility by the Church, and streamlined reporting mechanisms. Read all  

  • A saint to be for a nation: Peter To Rot’s witness shapes Papua New Guinea
    on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 9:04 am

    Pope St. John Paul II declared Peter To Rot Blessed, in 1995, as the first Martyr of Papua New Guinea, as a new figure of holiness is a layman a husband, father, teacher, and catechist. Pope Francis approved his canonization on March 31, 2025, and he will be canonized on 19 October 2025 by Pope Leo XIV and be formally recognized as the first saint from Papua New Guinea, and six other Blesseds from other countries. Read all  

  • 8 years after ISIS, two historic churches in Mosul reopen their doors
    on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 11:31 pm

    In the heart of Mosul’s Old City, politicians, clergymen and members of the faithful gather to reinaugurate the Mar Toma and Al-Tahira churches, which had been vandalised and destroyed by so-called Islamic State. Read all