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Though perpetrators try to keep it hidden, human trafficking violates human dignity and cuts across borders, cultures, the vulnerable, poverty-stricken communities, and the desperate. Yet, it is much closer than we think, inhabiting our phones and social media as a promise of opportunity popping on screen. Religious sisters with Talitha Kum Kenya are tenaciously building a network with both local presence and global impact.
Pope Leo XIV calls on communities to look to the Holy Family of Nazareth to rediscover their calling to welcome others and learn to walk the path of service, as he addressed participants in the "Cathedra of Hospitality."
Cardinal Zuppi celebrates Mass at the Basilica of Saint Francis for peace in Ukraine and the world. Organized by the Ukrainian Embassy to the Holy See, the celebration coincides with the exhibition of the relics of Saint Francis and the fourth anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion.
Since the full-scale war resumed on 2 March, around 600 people have been killed, and more than 700,000 have fled their homes and communities in Lebanon.
An exhibition in Paris curated by the Vatican Publishing House and the Oasis Foundation traces the story of the nineteen religious men and women killed during the Algerian civil war.
The Church in Ghana has set up the St. Martin Deaf Ministry in Accra to offer inclusivity and communion and avoid isolation from the Church's liturgical life.
The Pontifical Academy for Life launches an international appeal to all scientists, researchers, and academics to enact concrete actions to promote peace across the world.
Pope Leo XIV mourns the late Lebanese priest, Fr. Pierre El-Rahi, who was killed amid the conflict in the Middle East, expressing his closeness to the Lebanese people and inviting Christians to pray for the many innocent victims of war.
As southern Lebanon faces renewed conflict and upheaval, the country's Foreign Minister requests assistance from the Holy See to “preserve the Christian presence” near the border with Israel.
At least 45 people have died and tens of thousands displaced as torrential rains hit various parts of Kenya, especially the capital, Nairobi.
During his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continues his reflection on the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, 'Lumen gentium', and emphasizes the mission of the Church, as it is made up of the people of God united in Christ.
Speaking at the Cathedra of Hospitality in the town of Sacrofano near Rome, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, highlighted the risks faced by youth, including war, extremism, migration challenges, and low birth rates, and stressed the need to offer them real prospects.