2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (234+ words) In a telegram to Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni of Rome, Pope Leo XIV his heartfelt best wishes on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot. “I hope that these celebrations may be an occasion of abundant blessings…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (197+ words) » Continue to this story on Vatican News (Spanish) CWN Editor's Note: Pope Leo XIV received the bishops of El Salvador on September 11, in what Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez described as a “very intense, very inspiring, very stimulating, and very cordial…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (267+ words) The prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue called upon leaders of other religions to work together to foster peace. “Let us continue walking together beyond traditions, cultures, religions, and continents, as bearers of peace and hope for our wounded…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (228+ words) Pope Leo XIV has declared a Guadalupan Jubilee Year to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the dedication on the new Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The jubilee year begins on October 12 and concludes exactly one year later....

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (238+ words) A Vatican diplomat emphasized that diminished cognitive capacity does not diminish personhood. “A person is not defined by his or her consciousness, intellect, or abilities,” Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer to the United Nations and other international…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (170+ words) Representatives of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the World Council of Churches gathered in Bossey, Switzerland, from September 1-3. According to a statement issued after the meeting, discussions touched on three themes: salvation and religious indifference, collective reconciliation, and…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (279+ words) At the conclusion of his September 9 general audience, Pope Leo XIV thanked members of the Steering Committee of the Interreligious Platform for Dialogue and Cooperation in the Arab World for “your cooperation with the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (370+ words) At the conclusion of his September 9 general audience, Pope Leo XIV offered his customary greetings to pilgrims who speak French, English, German, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, Arabic, and Polish—and then offered a rare greeting to Croatian pilgrims. “I joyfully greet…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (250+ words) The Holy See Press Office announced that Father Andrew Ding Yang, 44, was consecrated archbishop of Chongqing, China, on September 8. Typically, the Holy See Press Office announces a bishop’s appointment, rather than his consecration. In announcing the prelate’s consecration, the press…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (23+ words) Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, paid tribute to the diplomacy of the Serv...