Tolkien's hymn to humility and mercy
The director of L’Osservatore Romano reflects on The Lord of the Rings, a precious source of inspiration for politics today.
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The director of L’Osservatore Romano reflects on The Lord of the Rings, a precious source of inspiration for politics today.
The late American Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified at a Mass presided over by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle on September 24, 2026, in St. Louis, Missouri, according to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.
The new Apostolic Nuncio to Syria, Archbishop Luigi Roberto Cona, talks to Vatican News about his hopes and expectations for his new mission and recalls his past experience in Jordan.
Pope Leo XIV names Archbishop Anthony Randazzo as Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts, a post previously held by Archbishop Filippo Iannone, whom the Pope named as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops.
Alex Vines, Director of the Africa Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), speaks to Vatican News about cuts to bilateral funding for African countries and the risk that this will negatively impact schools, hospitals, and healthcare. "Withdrawing that support," he says, "risks leaving vulnerable populations without basic provision."
Pope Leo XIV releases his message for the upcoming World Day of Prayer for Vocations, observed this year on Sunday, April 26, and reiterates that "every vocation is an immeasurable gift for the Church and for those who receive it with joy."
After a decade, more than 1,200 catechumens and candidates prepare to enter the Church, as the Archdiocese of Singapore highlights growing interest in the faith.
Following his recent audience with Pope Leo XIV, Brother Matthew, prior of the Taizé Community, reflects on the challenges facing young people in a world filled with indifference and war.
On the occasion of Poland's Day for the Sanctity of Life coinciding with the Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord, Pope Leo XIV underscores that in a time marked by the madness of war, life must be defended from conception to its natural end.
At the weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continues his catechesis on the Second Vatican Council document ‘Lumen gentium,’ and reflects on the essential nature of the Church’s hierarchical structure in her mission to preach the Gospel.
Pope Leo XIV praises the work of the Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa to foster fraternity between Christians and Muslims, saying that their common witness shows how religions can work together to promote peace and the common good.
Pope Leo XIV sends a message to the French Bishops’ Conference for its Spring Plenary Assembly in Lourdes, encouraging the Bishops to defend Catholic education, remain steadfast in confronting abuse, and reflect on ways to welcome communities attached to the Vetus Ordo.