Vatican News

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.” Read all  

President Donald Trump on Sunday co-signed a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia, alongside leaders from Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia, during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Kuala Lumpur. Read all  

At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo meditates on the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, inviting the faithful to cultivate humility and sincerity of heart in their relationship with God. Read all  

During his Sunday Angelus greeting, the Pope offers prayers for those affected by the flooding in Mexico and encourages everyone to join in praying for all the men, women, and children suffering violence every day. Read all  

UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban recounts his visit to Sudan in the midst of the devastating conflict and warns of the millions of children suffering from acute malnutrition, lack of safety, and enduring harassment. Read all  

Speaking to members of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies, Pope Leo urges everyone to humble themselves like the tax collector in the Gospel parable and to find unity amid tensions within the Church. Read all  

At the conclusion of the General Audience on October 22, the Pope greeted and thanked the members of “The Friends of the Holy Father”, an association founded in 1979 in response to the appeal of Saint John Paul II. Read all  

In L’Osservatore Romano, the renowned American writer William Vollmann – whose career has been dedicated to the wretched of the earth: the poor, the homeless, prostitutes – reflects on Pope Leo’s apostolic exhortation ‘Dilexi te’. Read all  

At the First Committee of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly, Archbishop Garbriele Caccia calls for eliminating the use of conventional weapons as “their unchecked spread breeds mistrust, fuels violence, and undermines dialogue between States.” Read all  

Prior to Friday’s encounter with Pope Leo, participants in the Jubilee for Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies engage in a dialogue in the Paul VI Hall, with leaders discussing hopes for the future, ongoing tensions, and the place of synodality in the Church and the world. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV receives Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri at an audience on Saturday morning. The Lebanese leaders later met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and other members of the Secretariat of State Read all  

At the Jubilee Audience on Saturday, Pope Leo XIV holds up the example of Nicholas of Cusa, “a great thinker and a servant of unity”, who helps us understand that we can continue to hope even when we do not have all the answers. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV meets and dialogues with members of Synodal teams and participatory bodies here for their Jubilee pilgrimage from 24 to 26 October 2025. Read all  

A European news summit organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Italian broadcaster RAI highlighted Vatican Radio’s contribution to coverage of the papal transition by providing authoritative and timely information during the period from the death of Francis to the election of Pope Leo XIV. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV addresses the Major Superiors of the Society of Jesus, urging them to remain faithful to their missionary tradition of discernment and service at the frontiers of culture, faith, and human need. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV approves the upcoming beatification of nine Polish priests martyred at Dachau and Auschwitz; and two diocesan priests killed out of “hatred of the faith” by the Communist regime that ruled Czechoslovakia in the 1950s. The Holy Father also promulgates decrees concerning four new Venerables: a Spanish Cistercian nun, a Spanish Dominican priest, an Italian diocesan priest, and an Italian Carmelite friar. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV welcomes faculty and students from the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, underscoring that “everywhere and always, we are called to sustain, defend, and promote the family.” Read all  

The first national safeguarding conference in the Philippines, gathering experts and leaders from across Southeast Asia, highlights the Church’s shared mission to protect minors and vulnerable persons. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV reminds pilgrims from Estonia in Rome for the Jubilee that their ecumenical witness is the “very antithesis of the hatred that was so tragically visible during the Soviet regime’s persecution of the Church” and urges them “to pray fervently for peace” while “we still see the logic of war being perpetrated in Europe.” Read all  

Queen Camilla meets with a group of Catholic Sisters representing the International Union of Superiors General (UISG), which enables leaders of religious congregations to be a prophetic voice and witness in the Church and the world. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV meets with participants in the Fifth World Meeting of Popular Movements, and criticizes inhuman social structures that sow death and extreme disparity. Read all  

The Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, in the United States, underscores the need to respect the history surrounding the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre when hundreds of native Lakota people were killed by soldiers at the time, as the US Secretary of Defense announced his intention to retain the Medals of Honor awarded to the soldiers participating in the massacre. Read all  

Father Martin Browne, an official of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, speaks to Vatican News about some of the main elements of Pope Leo XIV and King Charles III’s historic day, marked with meetings and ecumenical prayers. Read all  

As the Church marks the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Abbot Marion Nguyen reflects on the theme, “Virtue without charity: a mirror for vanity” Read all  

The British monarch is accorded the title “Royal Confrater” at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, taking a seat on a stall bearing the Gospel inscription, “That they may be one”. This wish is echoed by Cardinal Harvey, who, together with Abbot Ogliari, accompanies the Royals through the Holy Door before the ecumenical celebration. Read all