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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.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will make a State visit to the Vatican on 23 October 2025.
Pope Leo XIV appoints Josef Grünwidl as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Vienna, Austria.
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.
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.
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.
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.