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Five water supply systems, built in partnership with the authorities of the Basketo, Semen Ari, and Geze Gofa districts, are now bringing clean water to local villages, together with support from the Comunità Volontari per il Mondo (CVM) - an Italian NGO that has been working in the country since 1980.
Pope Leo XIV expresses his solidarity and calls for prayers for the people of Venezuela, as the death toll from two earthquakes rises sharply.
At the Angelus prayer, Pope Leo XIV says that true love requires us to be detached, accept loss, and provide hospitality to those in need.
As the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Fr. Marion Nguyen, OSB, offers his thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings under the theme: “The Silent Collapse and conversion of the Ego."
Pope Leo XIV delivers his closing address for the Extraordinary Synod of Cardinals, focusing on hope, synodality, and the Church’s responsibility in a world marked by war and a crisis in human relationships.
Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod, delivers the introductory address for the fourth session of the Consistory, inviting participants to view the implementation phase as a process of integrating insights into the life of communities.
The Vatican’s Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence holds its first meeting in Rome.
During the fourth session, the cardinals reflect on the need to offer the clergy an image of the priesthood that is “beautiful, creative, evangelical, and at the same time not clerical.” They also discuss the risk that the complexity of consultation processes could weigh down the Church precisely at a time when it is called to bear witness to the world.
During the third session of the Extraordinary Consistory, the Cardinals reflected on the Church’s mission to foster goodness and build up society.
Opening the third session of the Extraordinary Consistory, Cardinal Stephen Brislin reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica humanitas, saying the Church is called to engage the struggles of history with a synodal approach rooted in faith, charity, and hope.
Faced with the devastation caused by two earthquakes, Archbishop José Luis Azuaje Ayala is calling for an unrelenting search for the thousands of people still missing, urging civil society, private companies, and government agencies to "work together so that everyone can help address this difficult situation."
Father Michele Sega, 29, a parochial vicar at a parish in the United States, recalls several highlights from a retreat organized by the Neocatechumenal Way with around 800 priests from North, Central, and South America. Among these highlights are their participation in the Pope’s general audience and a four-day mission in Italy, traveling in pairs and without money.