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The Deputy Country Director of Jesuit Refugee Service Serbia reflects on the horrors unfolding before our eyes in Gaza and recalls the fear and feelings of betrayal he personally experienced during his own childhood in Bosnia, lacerated by war in the 1990s. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/jrs-serbia-holocaust-bosnia-rwanda-gaza.html

Pope Leo will preside at numerous liturgical celebrations in the coming months, as the Church looks ahead to Christmas and the New Year. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-s-liturgical-celebrations-for-november-through-january.html

Newly-elected Augustinian Prior General Fr Joseph Farrell reflects on the General Chapter, the charism and priorities of the Order and the challenges it faces, and what it means to have an Augustinian Pope. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/new-prior-general-on-leo-xiv-a-pope-who-is-also-our-brother.html

Pope Leo XIV receives the Working Group on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue, an initiative of European Parliament, insisting that 'European institutions need people who know how to live 'a healthy secularism,' and reaffirming that 'being men and women of dialogue means remaining deeply rooted in the Gospel and in the values that flow from it...' Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-meets-intercultural-interreligious-dialogue-working-group.html

“Preserving human voices and faces” is the theme for the 60th World Day of Social Communication, which will be celebrated on 17 May 2026, the Sunday before Pentecost. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-vatican-theme-world-day-communications-human-voices-faces.html

Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Mr Umaro Sissoco Embaló, in the Vatican on Monday, and during their discussions, the contribution of the Catholic Church to the country's common good was noted. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-xiv-receives-the-president-of-guinea-bissau.html

Pope Leo XIV meets with the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, on Monday in the Vatican. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-xiv-meets-with-prime-minister-of-bahrain.html

Over the weekend, about 200 catechists, priests, religious and other lay faithful gathered at St Anthony Catholic Church, Shagamu for the celebration of the Jubilee of Catechists in the Jubilee Year of Hope. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/africa/news/2025-09/nigeria-lagos-ecclesiastical-province-celebrates-jubilee-of-cat.html

The Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) has issued a directive prohibiting Catholic priests, religious sisters, Brothers, and seminarians from participating in partisan politics or campaigns. The directive also discourages clergy and seminarians from wearing political party campaign regalia. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/africa/news/2025-09/tanzania-bishops-caution-priests-against-partisan-politics-and.html

At Mass for the Jubilee of Catechists, Pope Leo XIV praises those who seek to accompany others in the faith, and invites all Christians to help one another learn to believe, hope, and then love. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-xiv-mass-jubilee-catechists-journey-faith.html

Clinics, classrooms, and churches in Gaza persevere despite the ongoing bombing and threats of destruction, with the help of Catholic aid agencies and the Near East Council of Churches. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/gaza-cnewa-humantarian-aid-thread-humanity-mothers-children.html

Pope Leo XIV tells a young Roman medical student concerned about conflict worldwide that ‘we are living in difficult times’ but ‘must not lose hope for a better world.’ Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-live-well-good-times-piazza-san-pietro-letter.html

As the Church marks the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Abbot Marion Nguyen reflects on the theme, “The Cure for Indifference: A Spiritual Prescription” Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/lord-s-day-reflection-the-cure-for-indifference.html

The Secretary General of the United Nations warns that one is approaching a 'point of no return' in Gaza as the violence continues unabated. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-09/un-cycles-of-violence-risk-reaching-point-of-no-return.html

In a time of crisis in the Middle East and conflicts around the world, the film “How Kids Roll” – screened at the Vatican Film Library on Thursday – seeks to bring a message of hope and of a fraternity that, in the eyes of the young, is still possible. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-09/gaza-children-can-teach-adults-an-alternative-to-hatred.html

Blessed Ignatius Maloyan, Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenian Catholics, is about to be proclaimed a Saint—an event marking a significant moment for the Armenian community and for the Catholic Church as a whole. The canonization Mass will take place in the Vatican on 19 October 2025. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/ignatius-maloyan-armenia-martyr-canonization.html

Pope Leo XIV invites the Jesuit review La Civiltà Cattolica's writers and collaborators to embrace their mission of "perceiving the gaze of Christ upon the world, cultivating it, communicating it, and bearing witness to it." Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-xiv-college-writers-collaborators-la-civilta-cattolica.html

The Bishops of the United States renew their solidarity with the Bishops and faithful of the African continent, praying that government officials and all people may work together to bring peace, justice, and security. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/usccb-bishops-solidarity-christians-africa.html

In this week's news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient, Syrian children are baptized as a sign of hope amid violence, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem cancels families’ school tuition debts, and Iraq gets a new Apostolic Nuncio. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/orient-news-iraq-nuncio-syria-baptisms-jerusalem-tuition-debts.html

Bethlehem’s mayor greets Pope Leo XIV after the General Audience on Wednesday, and appeals for support to stop the war and preserve the Christian presence in the Holy Land. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-09/bethlehem-mayor-canawati-general-audience-pope-appeal-solidarity.html

At the General Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflects on Jesus’ descent into the underworld on Holy Saturday to bring light to the darkness of human existence. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-jesus-redeems-the-darkest-places-of-human-existence.html

The Grand Hospitaller of the Order of Malta concludes a 4-day visit to war-struck Ukraine, where the Order runs many different humanitarian projects, showing closeness to the people and promising to continue to strengthen humanitarian cooperation to ensure effective and coordinated support. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/ukraine-order-of-malta-grand-hospitaller-interview-bloz.html

The closeness of the Pope and of the Church to the war-struck people of Sudan was at the heart of the Apostolic Nuncio‘s mission as he travelled to the suffering country to meet with the Catholic community there and engage with political authorities. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2025-09/apostolic-nuncio-archbishop-horgan-sudan-war-pope-closeness-pray.html

A prayer vigil called “Peace for Gaza,” was organized in Rome by the Community of Sant’Egidio on Monday evening at the Church of Santa Maria in Trastevere, supported by a vast network of Catholic associations, drew hundreds together in prayer and featured the voices for peace and against war of Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti and Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/sant-egidio-prayer-vigil-peace-gaza-pizzaballa-bassetti.html

As the Church celebrates the Marian month of October, the Congregation of the Holy Cross is inviting families to pray together for peace, especially on October 22, feast of Pope St. John Paul II. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/holy-cross-missionaries-october-global-rosary-peace.html

In an address to consecrated women taking part in their General Chapters and a group of Carmelite nuns from the Holy Land, Pope Leo XIV praises religious women who respond to God’s call, and highlights the witness of Discalced Carmelites in the Holy Land, with their constant prayers for peace. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-to-women-religious-the-world-needs-generous-women.html

On September 22, in the new chambers of the Vatican Tribunal, the second chapter of the high-profile case over the London property deal begins. The first trial ended in December 2023 with ten convictions. Now comes the appeal phase, starting with five hearings this week. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2025-09/vatican-appeal-trial-opens-over-management-of-holy-see-finances.html

At the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV reflects on the parable of the unjust steward, inviting the faithful to ask themselves how they manage the gifts they have received from God. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-use-god-s-gifts-to-create-a-more-just-and-equitable-world.html

At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo thanks Catholic associations committed to solidarity with the people of the Gaza Strip, and renews his heartfelt plea for peace. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-there-is-no-future-based-on-violence.html

During his Mass at the Vatican's parish of Sant'Anna, Pope Leo XIV calls the faithful to an inner revolution of the heart, where one resists the inclination to serve 'two masters,' and prays rulers of nations may be free from the temptation to use wealth against humanity. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-at-santanna-21-september-2025-vatican-homily.html

In a videomessage for this year's ALS ‘Walk for Life’, Pope Leo says that “the quality of human life is not dependent on achievement", but "on love". Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-als-chicago-quality-of-our-lives-dependent-on-love.html

As the Church marks the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr Edmund Power reflects on the parable of the unjust steward. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/lord-s-day-reflection-what-is-the-lord-telling-us.html

Pope Leo XIV reflects on justice and its function in society at the Jubilee of Justice, inviting participants “to always express to the fullest the exercise of justice in the service of the people, with eyes fixed on God". Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-jubilee-of-justice.html

As the bloodshed continues in Myanmar as the civil war crippling the country continues, Bishop Peter Tin Wai of Pyay in the Rakhine state decries the tragic effects for innocent civilians, who are 'just trying to survive,' including for young people, who, being forced to enlist and fight, are determined to flee. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/myanmar-bishop-civilians-are-suffering-rakhine.html

Msgr. Daniel Pacho, Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs at the Secretariat of State, addresses the 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency, saying the rise in military expenditures represents an “affront to all humanity.” Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2025-09/holy-see-iaea-69th-conference-nuclear-proliferation.html

Founded to help people in need, the Little Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary are staying beside the people of Ukraine during the war, listening, comforting, and feeding those affected by the violence. “It does not matter to me whether I die in Poland or Ukraine, because my sisters and my community are there,” said Mother Judyta Kowalska, Superior General. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/sisters-project-144-ukraine-sisters-blessed-honorat-war.html

As violence continues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the director of the “Missionary Families without Borders” association shares the pain of local residents as near-daily massacres take place in the eastern part of the country. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-09/eastern-drcongo-massacre-nturi-family-association.html

A new biography of Pope Leo, “Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the 21st Century,” contains the full text of the interview granted by the Holy Father to Elise Ann Allen, covering a wide range of topics, including the tragedy of Gaza, the Church’s policy on China, the role of women, the Church’s welcome of those who identify as LGBTQ+, the clerical abuse crisis, the financial situation of the Holy See, artificial intelligence, and fake news. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-sees-role-as-building-bridges-avoiding-polarization.html

Pope Leo XIV appoints Miroslaw Wachowski as new apostolic nuncio to Iraq and elevates him to the rank of Titular Archbishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari. The Polish diplomat has served in the Diplomatic Service of the Holy See since 2004 as Undersecretary for Relations with States. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/miroslav-wachowski-nuncio-iraq-papal-appointment.html

Pope Leo XIV tells members of four different religious institutes, gathered on the occasion of their Chapters and Assemblies, to continue to read the signs of the times with the gaze of their founders. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-xiv-audience-religious-men-women-signs-of-times.html

The Holy See’s representative at the United Nations urges societies to value and care for elderly people, calling for healthy intergenerational solidarity and support for the family. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2025-09/holy-see-united-nations-human-rights-older-persons.html

At the conclusion of his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV expresses his “deepest” sympathy for the people of Gaza. He renews his appeal for a ceasefire, the release of hostages, a diplomatic solution to the crisis, and full respect for international humanitarian law. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-renews-appeal-for-gaza-ceasefire.html

During his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflects on Holy Saturday, and calls on faithful to always trust in God's power to operate in their lives, even when the wait may feel long and hope may seem lost. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-xiv-at-audience-17-september-2025-wednesday-catechesis.html

President Donald Trump arrives in Britain on Tuesday for an unprecedented second state visit by a U.S. leader that will include plenty of pomp and pageantry and protests by critics of Trump. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-09/trump-arrives-in-uk-for-state-visit.html

Pope Leo XIV expresses concern about political violence and is praying for the late American activist Charlie Kirk, his wife, and two children, according to the Holy See Press Office. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-xiv-prayers-usa-charlie-kirk-family.html

Amid ethnic violence in the Indian state of Manipur, Archbishop Linus Neli of Imphal explains peace can only be achieved through dialogue, healing, and political will. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/catholic-community-in-indian-state-acts-as-bridge-of-peace-in-et.html

Since 1993, the Ancelles de la lumière du Christ (SLC—Servants of the Light of Christ) have been running the Siloé Centre, a place that welcomes and accompanies visually impaired children, adolescents and young people, and offers them both education and professional training. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/sisters-project-143-benin-servants-light-christ-blind.html

Cardinal Jose Advincula, Archbishop of Manila, has called on Filipinos to exercise their "rightful obligation to supress the proliferation of evil in our midst." Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/philippines-cardinal-advincula-pastoral-letter-corruption.html

With sorrow and shock over the recent murder of a 42-year-old man shot dead while on pilgrimage in the Archdiocese of Lahore, leading experts in Pakistan are calling for serious and effective social reforms, especially in education, to combat the phenomenon. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-09/voices-insist-on-reform-after-catholic-killed-in-pakistan.html

In the heart of the jungle in Cuzco, Peru, Sr. Giovanna Llerena Alfaro, a Dominican Missionary of the Rosary, walks alongside the Indigenous communities of Bajo Urubamba, promoting an Indigenous Church and a form of evangelization that arises from contemplation. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/sisters-project-140-amazon-indigenous-church-peru.html

Following a recent attack by jihadists, the Bishop of N'Dali, Benin, Martin Adjou Moumouni, explains that the community is concerned about further violence as the militants "have also made it clear that they want to prevent the Church from continuing its pastoral activities.” Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/bishop-in-benin-jihadist-attacks-want-to-prevent-church-activit.html

Israeli warplanes have destroyed a multi-story building in western Gaza City, the latest in a series of strikes targeting urban areas amid the ongoing conflict. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-09/israel-gaza-death-toll-strikes-evacuation-war.html

Excerpts from the interview granted by Pope Leo XIV to journalist Elise Ann Allen for the book “Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the 21st Century”, to be released on 18 September, have been published by Crux and El Comercio. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/the-pope-let-us-overcome-hatred-and-violence.html

At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo XIV reflects on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, saying the “immense love of God” transformed “an instrument of death into a means of life”. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-at-angelus-god-transforms-the-cross-into-a-means-of-life.html

The universal Church and men and women of goodwill across the globe rejoice as Pope Leo XIV celebrates his birthday. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-birthday-wishes-catholic-organizations-world-leaders.html

A Holy See Press Office statement says a meeting of the Viet Nam - Holy See Joint Working Group in the Vatican to promote bilateral relations took place on Friday in an atmosphere of friendship, trust and mutual respect. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2025-09/holy-see-vietnam-joint-working-group-diplomacy.html

Addressing participants in an International Seminar promoted by the Pontifical Academy of Theology, Pope Leo highlights the “missionary and dialogical impetus of theological endeavour for the future.” Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/popeleo-reflects-on-nature-of-theology-in-address-to-theologians.html

Despite wars and calamities in the Nuba Mountains, the Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood continue to remain faithful to their service, providing critical services in education and healthcare, working in communities of need, and even contributing to a regional women's centre. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/missionary-sisters-precious-blood-sudan-nuba-mountains.html

Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors XIV, Archbishop Thibault Verny of Chambéry, France, along with Commission Secretary, Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera. During the encounter, the Commission President presented the Second Annual Report on Policies and Procedures for Protection in the Church to the Pope. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/protecting-minors-commission-president-meets-pope-leo-xiv.html

Pope Leo XIV takes questions from new bishops on Thursday, inviting them to renewed contact with the world, calling them to take prompt action in regard to inappropriate conduct by clergy, and warning them of the danger of misinformation on social media. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-calls-on-new-bishops-to-be-builders-of-bridges.html

The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, speaking on the sidelines of a Vatican conference, expresses his concern over recent news of growing wars, stressing, 'If there isn’t a moment of reconsideration, there is a risk of the outbreak of a wider war.' Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2025-09/parolin-from-europe-to-middle-east-risk-of-endless-escalation.html

Bishops from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean write to UN leaders calling for urgent action on the climate crisis ahead of COP30 that will be held in Brazil from 10 to 21 November 2025. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/bishops-churches-global-south-appeal-un-climate-action-justice.html

In a message signed by the Vatican Secretary of State, Pope Leo encourages everyone following the 12th Latin American Congress on Science and Religion to look for paths that enable humanity to "to rise above all things that can be measured". Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-hear-gods-message-of-hope-in-good-times-and-bad.html

Pope Leo XIV invites Bishops ordained in the past year to be servants of their people’s faith, since the Church sends them as caring, attentive shepherds to share their journey. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-xiv-new-bishops-formation-course-conclusion.html

In this week's news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient, Christians celebrate the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, the Missionaries of Charity recall St. Teresa of Calcutta, and Eastern rite bishops meet in Vienna. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/orient-news-mother-teresa-nativity-virgin-mary-eastern-bishops.html

Qatari officials are examining whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can be held accountable under international law following an Israeli airstrike on the capital that killed five Hamas members. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-09/qatar-israel-strike-hamas-negotiators-war-israel-palestine-eu.html

In a joint statement ahead of COP30, Pax Christi International, Caritas Internationalis, and CIDSE urge the need for immediate action to care for creation because “there can be no true peace without climate justice”. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/catholic-leaders-stress-climate-action-is-vital-to-global-peace.html

Reflecting at the weekly General Audience on the crucifixion, Pope Leo XIV stresses that Jesus’ cry from the cross reveals “the final stage of a love that is given up to the very end,” and encourages everyone to avoid seeing crying as a weakness but rather as an act of extreme prayer. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-jesus-shows-us-crying-out-is-not-weakness-but-act-of-hope.html

Ethiopia officially inaugurates Africa’s largest hydroelectric project. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-09/ethiopia-inaugurates-africa-s-largest-hydroelectric-dam.html

As the presidential election scheduled for 25 October 2025 draws near, the Ivory Coast National Justice, Peace, and Environment Commission, with the Church at its helm, has recently launched a series of public conferences at the Episcopal Conference offices under the theme: 'Ivory Coast, Land of Peace and Hope.' The goal of the discussions is to discourage electoral violence especially since the national political scene seems tense, raising fears of a polarised electoral climate. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/africa/news/2025-09/cote-d-ivoire-church-spearheads-initiatives-for-a-peaceful-elec.html

Pope Leo XIV reaffirms the Catholic Church’s commitment to walk the path of peace with other religions, in a message to an interreligious conference in Bangladesh. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-xiv-bangladesh-interreligious-conference-peace.html

Pope Leo XIV returns to the Barberini Palace at Castel Gandolfo on Monday evening for an overnight stay, according to the Holy See Press Office. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-returns-to-castel-gandolfo-for-brief-visit.html

Pope Leo will join with representatives of other Churches and Ecclesial Communities on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross for an ecumenical ceremony commemorating 21st century martyrs and witnesses of the faith. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-to-preside-at-ecumenical-commemoration-of-modern-martyrs.html

At least 50 Palestinians were killed Sunday in Israeli military operations across the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian official news agency WAFA. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-09/israrel-gaza-strikes-50-deaths.html

Hekima University College in Nairobi, in collaboration with Watawa Wa Taa, hosts the second African Women Theologians Conference, a groundbreaking gathering aimed at amplifying the voices of women in theological scholarship and church leadership. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/africa-women-theologians-conference-kenya-synodal-path.html

In the latest wave of violence in Nigeria, Boko Haram militants kill 60 people in the country's northeast, in an area home to residents who had recently returned from a camp for internally displaced persons. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-09/boko-haram-kills-dozens-in-nigeria-attack.html

Between Saturday September 6 and Sunday September 7, Russia launched the largest attack against Ukraine since the beginning of the war with a “record number” of drones—over 800—and 13 missiles. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-09/ukraine-experiences-worst-attack-since-start-of-the-war.html

Before leading the recitation of the Angelus prayer with the faithful in Saint Peter's Square, Pope Leo XIV asks everyone to pray constantly for peace in the Holy Land, Ukraine, and all lands plagued by war, emphasizing that "God wants peace!" Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-appeals-for-peace-in-holy-land-ukraine-in-world.html

Addressing the tens of thousands of faithful filling Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday for the Mass with the canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis, Pope Leo XIV says the examples of these two young Saints invite all of us, especially young people, to direct our lives upwards to God and make them masterpieces of holiness, service, and joy. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-saints-call-us-to-god-make-masterpieces-of-our-lives.html

Pope Leo concludes the 26th International Mariological Marian Congress with a speech in the Paul Audience VI Hall, stressing that the Virgin Mary continues to open doors, build bridges, tear down walls, and help humanity live in harmony amid diversity. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/pope-seeing-with-marys-eyes-helps-peoples-and-cultures-walk.html

Until September 14, the Borghese Gallery hosts the exhibition "Black Soil Poems" by Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu—an opportunity to explore the shared roots of humanity through contemporary art. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-09/from-the-black-earth-roots-of-the-world-according-to-wangechi.html

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The Cardinal Secretary of State speaks on the sidelines of an event at Rome's Bambino Gesù Hospital. The Holy See continues to raise its voice in the hope that solutions leading to an end to the conflicts can be found. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2025-09/parolin-tragic-situation-in-gaza-stop-the-carnage-in-ukraine.html

After meeting with Pope Leo XIV, Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speaks to Vatican News about the urgency of slowing the rush toward nuclear rearmament and proliferation. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-09/iaea-director-general-rafael-grossi-pope-leo-audience-interview.html

Ahead of the beatification of Archbishop Eduard Profittlich in Estonia, Bishop Philippe Jourdan and the diocesan postulator share the joy of the Catholic community in the Baltic nation, saying his life bears witness to God’s invitation to faith and peace. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/estonia-beatification-eduard-profittlich-martyr-bishop-jourdan.html

During a private audience, Pope Leo XIV and Isaac Herzog discuss the need for an urgent ceasefire and unimpeded aid access for Gaza, as well as the liberation of all remaining hostages and a two-state solution as the only path to peace. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-xiv-audience-israeli-president-herzog-gaza-ceasefire-ai.html

Pope Leo XIV expresses his closeness to the victims of the accident that took place in Lisbon on Wednesday, which left at least 17 people dead and others injured. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-xiv-telegram-lisbon-streetcar-accident.html

During a visit to Italy, Franciscan friar Ibrahim Faltas illustrates the terrible situation the people of the Holy Land region are living in, and warns that if things continue as they are, “there will truly be no Christians left.” Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/fr-faltas-on-gaza-truly-inhumane-where-are-human-rights.html

In this week's news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient, Christians refuse to leave Gaza City, the Armenian Catholicos recalls fallen heroes, and nuns from the Middle East take a break in France. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/orient-news-karekin-armenians-gaza-christians-nuns-france.html

The meeting will take place 11-12 September at the Casina Pio IV at the Vatican and will be opened by Cardinal Pietro Parolin. The event is organized by the Council of Higher Studies of the Pontifical Academy of Theology, with the participation of ecclesial, business, social, and cultural experts worldwide. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2025-09/vatican-seminar-creation-nature-environment-for-world-peace.html

Pope Leo XIV launches an appeal to the international community to provide humanitarian aid for the suffering people in war-ravaged Sudan, and asks for prayers for those affected by devastating mudslides in the country’s Darfur region. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-xiv-sudan-appeal-tarasin-humanitarian-emergency.html

A meeting with Holy See officials was on the agenda at the tail-end of a humanitarian and diplomatic tour to several European nations for the Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs this week. During her days in Rome, she made time to visit Palestinian children receiving treatment in Italian and Vatican Hospitals. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-09/palestinian-foreign-minister-aghabekian-interview-peace-humanita.html

At the weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflects on Jesus’ final words on the Cross, and recalls that human fragility “is a bridge towards heaven.” Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-audience-catechesis-jesus-i-thirst-silent-cry-love.html

Our Editorial Director criticizes plans to forcibly displace Palestinians from their land, calling for respect for the obligation to protect civilians. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2025-09/editorial-andrea-tornielli-middle-east-plans-palestinian-people.html

Pope Leo XIV has expressed his condolences for the over 1,000 people who have been killed in Sudan’s western Darfur region after heavy rains caused a landslide that destroyed an entire village. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-09/sudan-flood-darfur-tarsin-village-destroyed-1000-killed.html

In the midst of political challenges in the Philippines, Catholic organizations, communities, and institutions are launching initiatives based on fasting and prayer to bring about change "for the common good of the country." Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2025-09/catholic-communities-initiatives-of-prayer-fasting-for-political.html

In an exclusive interview with Vatican Media, Malala Yousafzai, 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, speaks about her commitment to girls’ education through the Malala Fund and reflects on the right to go to school for children in war-torn countries. She also emphasizes the importance of interreligious dialogue in promoting the global right to education. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-09/malala-yousafzai-women-rights-education-interview.html

In his message, Pope Leo offers prayers for all the victims, injured, and missing and expresses his solidarity with those who have lost loved ones, while invoking divine blessings on the entire Afghan people. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-telegram-prayers-victims-of-earthquake-in-afghanistan.html

Pope Leo XIV meets members of Opera San Francesco per i Poveri, urging them to live charity as assistance, welcome, and promotion of human dignity, and to witness to God’s love in society. Read all   source https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-09/pope-leo-xiv-audience-opera-san-francesco-poor-charity.html