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Pope Leo meets separately with the Prime Minister of Hungary and the President of Portugal, discussing topics such as global conflict, multilateralism, and the situation of Christian minorities around the world.
In an interview with Vatican Media ahead of Pope Leo’s Apostolic Journey to France, the Apostolic Nuncio to France, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, says that the Holy Father’s visit will further the rediscovery of Christianity and interest in Jesus Christ in the country, and will send a powerful message to a 'hesitant Europe.'
The Vatican Secretary of State looks ahead to the Pope’s visit to France and to UNESCO, highlighting the “diplomacy of encounter” and the “creative efforts” capable of freeing Europe from a logic of violence.
On the occasion of the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Pope Leo receives its members in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican and urges that scientific and technological progress be accompanied by “a corresponding growth in responsibility”, particularly in light of increasingly frequent climate shocks.
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference warn that the country may be facing a much wider drug-trafficking crisis. The Bishops are calling for stronger action at Ghana’s borders while urging churches, schools, families and communities to confront the growing impact of drug abuse, particularly among young people. They pointed this out after nearly four tonnes of cocaine shipped from Ghana to France was seized.
Amid the noise of our media-driven world, Bishop Louis Tylka of Peoria, Illinois, reflects on what Archbishop Fulton Sheen called “the most important conversation in a human life”—the one that takes place “in the depths of the heart.”
In the run-up to his beatification, the Executive Director of the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Foundation explores the life and legacy of this famous evangelizer.
UNESCO’s Deputy Director-General, Åsa Regnér, speaks to Vatican News about the importance of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the UN agency on September 25, during his Apostolic Journey to France, and emphasizes how multilateral institutions can continue to help build peace.
Saudi Arabia reportedly carries out 19 airstrikes across three Yemeni provinces over the last day, forcing thousands of Yemenis to flee their homes, and compounding what is already one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises.
Faith leaders in South Africa’s Gauteng province have condemned the killing of women in Ekurhuleni and called for a sustained effort to rebuild respect for human life, beginning in families and extending to religious communities, schools, government and wider society.
Pope Leo XIV appeals for the protection of migrant and refugee children, and for everyone to take responsibility for minors on the move. His appeal comes ahead of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.