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- Caritas Jerusalem: Places of worship, civilian lives must be respectedon Friday, July 18, 2025 at 10:38 am
Following the attack on Holy Family Catholic parish in Gaza, the Caritas confederation releases statements of solidarity and calls for “respect for the sacredness of life and the spaces that protect it.” Read all
- Pope calls Patriarch Pizzaballa to express closeness after Gaza parish attackon Friday, July 18, 2025 at 9:38 am
Pope Leo XIV has called Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa as the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem enters Gaza to visit the Holy Family Catholic Church after the Israeli strike that killed 3 people and injured several others taking refuge there. Read all
- Netanyahu‘s warson Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 4:44 pm
As the Israeli PM orders military actions that appear to be aimed at asserting his own political strength amid domestic and international pressure, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is catastrophic and regional instability continues to escalate. Read all
- Pope renews call for ceasefire in Gaza after attack on Catholic parishon Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 12:38 pm
Pope Leo XIV sends a telegram of closeness to the people of the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Gaza after an attack by Israeli troops in which two people were killed and several others seriously injured. Read all
- Shopping center fire leaves more than 60 dead in Iraqon Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 11:53 am
A fire at a new shopping mall in the Iraqi city of Kut killed more than 60 people, including women and children. According to a statement from Iraq’s Interior Ministry, most victims died from suffocation, and 14 bodies remain unidentified. Read all
- Holy See: Debt relief for developing nations a ‘moral responsibility’on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 11:09 am
The Holy See’s diplomatic mission to the United Nations affirms the Church’s commitment to eradicating poverty and calls on developed nations to assist developing countries with debt relief to aid their growth. Read all
- Bishops of Myanmar’s war-torn regions: ‘Let us not lose faith’on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 10:21 am
Three Bishops of war-torn Myanmar’s hardest hit regions offer words of comfort and faith to their people, despite death, unrest and suffering. Read all
- Israeli forces strike Catholic Parish in Gazaon Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 10:02 am
The Holy Family Church, the only Catholic Church in Gaza, was struck by a raid this morning, resulting in three deaths and several injuries, including the Parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli. In a statement, the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem appeals to leaders “to raise their voices and to do all that is necessary in order to stop this tragedy which is humanly and morally unjustified.” Read all
- Pope Leo XIV: Seek grace to pursue path of unity and fraternal charityon Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 8:53 am
At Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV received Greek Orthodox, Byzantine Catholic, and Latin Catholic pilgrims from the United States who are taking part in an ecumenical pilgrimage to Rome, Constantinople, and Nicea. Read all
- Pope to Italian trade unions: Promote peaceful societies that serve humanityon Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 7:25 am
Pope Leo XIV sends a message to the 20th National Congress of the Italian Confederation of Workers’ Trade Unions, and invites them to “promote peaceful societies in the service of human development.” Read all
- Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Lifeon Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 3:45 pm
The competence of the Dicastery is to promote, encourage and regulate the practice of the evangelical counsels, how they are lived out in the approved forms of consecrated life and all matters concerning the life and activity of Societies of Apostolic Life throughout the Latin Church. Read all
- Sudan: 35 children killed in recent attacks in North Kordofanon Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 1:55 pm
More than 450 civilians, including 35 children and two pregnant women, were killed in attacks on communities near Bara in Sudan’s North Kordofan State over the weekend. Dozens have been injured and many are still missing. Read all
- Tanzanian Bishops launch 5-year-strategic plan for Catholic laityon Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 1:49 pm
The Bishops of Tanzania have released a five-year strategic plan for the country’s Catholic Laity Council, and express their appreciation for the involvement of lay people in the life of the Church. Read all
- Venezuelan Bishops: Church called to build up the nationon Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 1:36 pm
The Bishops of Venezuela release a pastoral letter following their plenary assembly, and urge civil authorities to protect and respect citizens’ fundamental rights. Read all
- Pope Leo XIV sends food to families in Ukraine’s Kharkivon Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:42 pm
Donations from Pope Leo XIV, sent through the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, have been delivered to the residents of the bomb-stricken Ukrainian town of Staryi Saltiv and city of Shevchenkove. The Holy Father has also asked that concrete aid be sent to those suffering from Typhoon Danas in Taiwan. Read all
- Attackers demand ransom for kidnapped Nigerian seminarianson Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:25 am
Armed criminals who attacked a seminary in Nigeria have contacted the Diocese of Auchi to demand ransom for three seminarians kidnapped during the raid. Read all
- Holy See: Policies must support families, motherhood, equalityon Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 8:24 am
The Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, calls for nations to implement policies that support and protect families, motherhood, and maternity, along with the promotion of equality between women and men. Read all
- Pope: Humanity can always come together, even in times of divisionon Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 9:00 pm
Pope Leo XIV sends a video message to participants in an Italian charity event, and insists on the importance of promoting dialogue and peace in a world plagued by divisions. Read all
- DRC: Thanksgiving Eucharistic celebration for Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui held in Gomaon Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 8:28 pm
The first Eucharistic celebration in memory of Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui, now commemorated every 8 July, was recently celebrated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s city of Goma—the hometown of Blessed Floribert. The principal celebrant in Goma was Archbishop Fulgence Muteba, the President of the Episcopal Conference of Congo and Archbishop of Lubumbashi. Read all
- The Church prepares its first Jubilee for Catholic influencerson Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 4:23 pm
Rome prepares to host thousands of digital missionaries for a landmark gathering of prayer, formation, and fraternity on July 28–29. Read all
- Church leaders condemn settler violence in West Bankon Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 3:13 pm
The Latin and Greek Orthodox patriarchs of Jerusalem, together with foreign diplomats, pay a visit to the last Christian village on the West Bank, which in recent weeks has come under frequent attack from settlers. Read all
- South Sudan’s Bishops call for peace, justice, and reconciliationon Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 2:38 pm
Amid rising violence and political instability, Church leaders demand action and accountability from South Sudan’s government. Read all
- Doctors Without Borders releases report on killings of aid workerson Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 2:35 pm
The medical charity investigates the deaths of three of its aid workers in 2021 during the height of the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia. Read all
- Dicastery for the Clergyon Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 1:32 pm
The Dicastery for the Clergy deals with all matters relating to priests and deacons of the diocesan clergy, with regard to their persons and pastoral ministry, and everything needed for the fruitful exercise of the latter. Read all
- Women religious in Haiti alleviating the suffering of their peopleon Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 11:19 am
Women religious in Haiti are dedicating their lives to providing healthcare, education and psychological support to the nation’s suffering population. Sr Maria Marthe Placius lives her consecration in the trust that, even though her help is small, God can multiply it and transform suffering into hope and miracles. Read all