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‘How Kids Roll’: The children of Gaza and their message of peace
Posted on 05/14/2026 05:03 AM ()
An exhibition in Rome tells the story of the war on Gaza through the eyes of children with a selection of photographs, poetry and video installations. An immersive journey that reflects on past and present amid fragility, memory and the longing for a future.
Pope Leo: Literature must be a 'school of fraternity and peace'
Posted on 05/14/2026 04:10 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV sends a message to the Turin International Book Fair, taking place this week in the northern Italian city, reiterating that literature must promote human dignity, peace and fraternity, and stressing that children, especially amid 'the horror of war' and 'chill of indifference,' offer the world hope.
Pope to ecumenical movement: We can give life to a new world of peace
Posted on 05/14/2026 04:10 AM ()
On the first day of the ecumenical, global prayer movement, “Thy Kingdom Come”, Pope Leo sends a video message to participants, encouraging them in their mission of sharing the Gospel as it “is not something about which we can keep silent.”
Pope Leo to Rome's Sapienza University: ‘Be artisans of true peace’
Posted on 05/14/2026 04:04 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV makes a special visit to Sapienza University of Rome, urging young people to reject resignation, become “artisans of true peace,” and warning against rising military spending and the dangers of artificial intelligence in war.
Pope Leo XIV: Truth finds its identity in the person of Jesus Christ
Posted on 05/14/2026 00:00 AM ()
In a letter commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Bolivian Catholic University “San Pablo,” Pope Leo reminds the academic institution that truth finds its identity in the person of Jesus Christ, and reiterates that 'Veritas in Caritate' continues to serve as a criterion for academic and pastoral discernment.
Holy See launches daily programming on giant digital screens
Posted on 05/13/2026 09:45 AM ()
In collaboration with the “Selfiestreet” digital platform, the Dicastery for Communication is set to broadcast official Vatican images and multimedia content on giant digital screens in prominent locations across Rome and Milan.
Honours awarded to 13 Ambassadors to the Holy See
Posted on 05/13/2026 08:57 AM ()
Following two years of service as representatives to the Holy See, a group of ambassadors receives one of the Vatican's highest diplomatic honours.
Nigeria: Kidnapped priest released after 3 months in captivity
Posted on 05/13/2026 08:31 AM ()
The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan in Nigeria announces the release of Fr Nathaniel Asuwaye, who was abducted on 7 February 2026 from his parish residence in Kaduna State.
Haitian Bishop appeals for world leaders to help the suffering people
Posted on 05/13/2026 07:51 AM ()
Amid gang violence, widespread poverty, and an unprecedented institutional and political crisis, Bishop Pierre-André Dumas of the Diocese of Anse-à-Veau-Miragoâne and vice president of the nation's Episcopal Conference, is calling on the international community to help the suffering people of the Caribbean nation.
The Pope’s Almoner: The poor are our compass for walking in the Church
Posted on 05/13/2026 07:05 AM ()
Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín speaks to Vatican News about his first two months as Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity.