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President Trump calls Iran reply to U.S. peace plan unacceptable
Posted on 05/11/2026 06:47 AM ()
President Donald Trump has said Iran's response to US proposals to end the war was unacceptable.
Pope to Vatican Observatory: Church embraces science to find God in Creation
Posted on 05/11/2026 04:57 AM ()
As he meets with the Vatican Observatory Foundation, Pope Leo XIV upholds the Catholic Church’s desire to seek God in His Creation through rigorous, honest science.
IOR 2025 Annual Report reveals 10-year-record net income
Posted on 05/11/2026 04:57 AM ()
The Institute for the Works of Religions releases its 2025 Annual Report, and reveals a 51 million euro net income and a dividend to the Pope of 24.3 million euro.
Pope: Christians and Muslims must work together to ‘revive humanity'
Posted on 05/11/2026 04:36 AM ()
In a meeting with participants in an interfaith colloquium, Pope Leo calls on Christians and Muslims to “revive humanity where it has grown cold” and "transform indifference into solidarity”.
'Intensive Week' of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
Posted on 05/11/2026 04:00 AM ()
Employees, collaborators, volunteers, and interns of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, including those working abroad, meet in Rome for a week of sharing and proposing initiatives, with Cardinal Prefect Michael Czerny saying the goal is "to support the mission of the Pope and the Bishops throughout the world."
Vatican's Vesak message calls on Buddhists and Christians to become “artisans of peace”
Posted on 05/11/2026 03:59 AM ()
In its message for Vesak 2026, the Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue invites Buddhists and Christians to work together for an “unarmed and disarming peace” rooted in compassion, dialogue, and inner transformation.
Pope Leo receives Prime Minister of the Republic of Sudan
Posted on 05/11/2026 03:50 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV receives the Prime Minister of the Republic of Sudan, Mr. Kamil El-Tayeb Idris Abdelhafiz, in the Vatican on Monday.
From a refugee camp to the World Taekwondo Grand Prix
Posted on 05/11/2026 03:44 AM ()
The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation is giving 8 young athletes the opportunity to participate in the 2026 World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Rome this June, as well as the chance to meet Pope Leo XIV.
Uganda: Bishop Odoki calls on Christians to be peace ambassadors
Posted on 05/11/2026 02:19 AM ()
The Bishop of Arua Diocese in North Western Uganda, Sabino Ochan Odoki, has called on Christians to reject modern-day idols and embrace God as the foundation for lasting peace in society. Bishop Odoki made the appeal during the closing Eucharistic celebration of the Gulu Ecclesiastical Province's “Prayer and Peace Week,” held this week at Lango College in Uganda’s Lira Diocese.
Ukrainian mother: 'My son was taken away by war. Now I am everyone's 'mother''
Posted on 05/11/2026 01:55 AM ()
Lyubov lost her son Oleksandr on February 28, 2024, a 29-year-old Ukrainian soldier who died at the front. She could not find peace—until she met other women in the same situation through the project “The Mothers of Padre Pio’s House.” Since then, Lyubov has met the Pope, helps soldiers in whom she sees her sons, and offers a message of hope to those who are grieving.