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Sr. Gabriele coordinates the family assistance centre

17/06/2025

Sacred Family of Nazareth Sisters in Žytomyr: Shelter, prayer, hope amid war

Three religious sisters from the Congregation of the Holy Family of Nazareth run a kindergarten and a family assistance centre in the Ukrainian city of Žytomyr, meeting the needs ...

Residents of Gauraka, in Nigeria's Niger state, protest against kidnappings and killings (From 2021)

15/06/2025

Pope prays for victims of ‘terrible massacre’ in Benue State, Nigeria

At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo prays for victims of conflicts in Nigeria, Sudan, Myanmar, Ukraine, and the Middle East.

Pope Leo greets young people from Kharkiv, Ukraine, at the General Audience on June 11, 2025

12/06/2025

With war ever present, young people from Kharkiv visit the Pope

Pope Leo XIV meets with a group of 32 young men and women from Ukraine, who presented the Pope with a framed photo of one of their classmates who was killed last year in a bombing. ...

12/06/2025

Pope Leo continues Vatican's solidarity with Ukraine

A truck loaded with humanitarian aid has arrived in Kharkiv, one of the Ukrainian cities most severely affected by recent Russian attacks. The Papal Almoner reaffirms the ...

A woman walks past St. Sophia's Cathedral after the Russian drone attack on June 10, 2025

11/06/2025

Kyiv’s historic Cathedral damaged in Russian air strikes

As Russian drones bomb the 11th-century Holy Wisdom Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archbishop Borys Gudziak says the cathedral holds "unique spiritual symbolism and ...

The Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Vivaldas Kulbokas, speaking with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican

09/06/2025

Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine: I shared with Pope Leo our hope and sorrow

The Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, speaks to Vatican News following his first audience with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, reflecting on "the very ...

A Ukrainian man stands on the rubble of a damaged building in Orikhiv in the Zaporizhia region

04/06/2025

Cardinal Parolin: ‘No war is inevitable, no peace is impossible’

In an interview with the Italian daily “La Stampa,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin reiterates the Holy See’s unwavering commitment to peace, warning against the normalization of war and ...

Ukrainian women hold photos of their missing relatives

03/06/2025

Ukraine: Shedding light on war crimes to restore hope

Valeriya Ygoshyna, a Ukrainian investigative journalist, has worked since the start of the war in Ukraine to gather proof of Russian violence against Ukrainian citizens, seeking to ...

Istanbul Peace Talks between Russia and Ukraine

02/06/2025

Ukrainian-Russian peace talks held despite fighting

Another round of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia has begun in Istanbul, Turkey, despite new reports of Russian attacks hitting Ukraine after Kyiv hit Russia with drones.

29/05/2025

Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine: As a Church and as humanity, we continue to pray

The Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, says that the recent Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange shows that “even if political issues remain unresolved, ...

A mourner reacts besides the bodies of members of the Al-Arabeed family killed in Israeli strikes, at Al Shifa hospital, in Gaza City

28/05/2025

Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and ceasefire in Gaza

Pope Leo XIV reiterates his appeal for peace in Ukraine and calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, along with the liberation of hostages and renewed efforts to protect children.

Palestinians walk amid the destruction of Gaza

27/05/2025

Cardinal Parolin: Enough bombs in Gaza; we call for truce in Ukraine

In an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin calls international humanitarian law to be respected in Gaza, urges Hamas to release all hostages, ...

In Kyiv, people walk past a multistory residential building damaged by Russian attacks

25/05/2025

Russia continues massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine

Authorities say Russia has continued its largest air raid in three years of the war against Ukraine in a second straight night of massive drone and ballistic missile strikes in ...

24/05/2025

Russia launches heaviest attack on Kyiv in years

Authorities in Ukraine say Russia has launched a large-scale drone and missile strike on Kyiv, injuring 15 people. It is seen as one of the biggest assaults on the Ukrainian ...

24/05/2025

Holy See opposes rearmament, calls for respect of humanitarian law

Our Editorial Director reflects on the Holy See’s intervention at the UN, drawing on the words of Pope Leo XIV, noting that concrete steps are urgently needed to protect civilians ...

Ukraine and Russia exchange hundreds of prisoners of war

23/05/2025

Large-scale Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap underway

Officials say Russia and Ukraine have begun one of the largest prisoner exchanges since the outbreak of the war, after their first direct talks in more than three years.

Pope Leo XIV blesses the image of Our Lady of Good Counsel at the end of Mass on Sunday, May 18

18/05/2025

Pope at Regina Caeli: ‘We cannot forget those suffering due to war’

Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace in war-torn parts of the world, praying for people suffering because of war, especially in Gaza, Myanmar, and Ukraine.

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15/05/2025

Pope Leo XIV meets with head of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

The Major Archbishop of Kyiv expresses his gratitude to Pope Leo while meeting with him in a private audience on Thursday morning. The Archbishop gives him a painting entitled ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Turkey

15/05/2025

Istanbul hosts first direct Ukraine-Russia peace talks

Hundreds of journalists gathered in Istanbul on Thursday afternoon as Ukraine and Russia were scheduled to hold their first direct talks there after more than 3 years of war. ...

14/05/2025

Cardinal Parolin: We hope talks in Istanbul open paths to peace

On the sidelines of an event on Ukraine at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin speaks about the direct negotiations starting Thursday in ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a press conference after meeting EU leaders in Kyiv

12/05/2025

Pope Leo XIV speaks by phone with Ukraine's President Zelensky

Pope Leo XIV and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have spoken by phone following the Pope's appeal "that every effort be made" for long and lasting peace in Ukraine and that ...

At least two people died and seven people were injured during an overnight Russian attack in Kyiv

11/05/2025

European leaders in Kyiv remember the fallen, call for peace

European leaders visited Kyiv on Saturday to discuss the road toward peace between Ukraine and Russia, and to remember the fallen soldiers.

11/05/2025

Pope Leo XIV at Regina Coeli: Never again war!

Following his first Regina Coeli, Pope Leo XIV issues an appeal for an end to the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, and on the India/Pakistan border.

Palestinians inspect the damage, following overnight Israeli strikes

06/05/2025

Cardinals invite faithful to pray for peace

The cardinals gathered for their General Congregation ahead of the conclave release a statement decrying the lack of peace agreements reached in conflict areas.

Aftermath of a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv

04/05/2025

Ukrainian residents seek peace after massive strikes

Authorities say Russia launched a massive drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, hitting a high-rise residential block, triggering fires, and injuring 46 people. ...

Presidents Trump and Zelensky hold a discussion in St. Peter's Basilica

26/04/2025

Trump and Zelensky discuss peace plans in St. Peter's Basilica

Just before the funeral Mass of Pope Francis, the Presidents of the United States and Ukraine met for a "very productive" discussion on the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Rally in Kyiv in early April called for return of Ukrainian prisoners of war

19/04/2025

Russia, Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners this Easter

As Easter approaches, there was some hope for hundreds of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war and scores of injured soldiers, with officials saying they are being exchanged on ...

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin

18/04/2025

Cardinal Parolin: We can break the spiral of war only through dialogue

In an interview with the Italian newspaper “La Repubblica”, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin speaks about the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, the role of ...

17/04/2025

France hosts talks on EU-US Ukraine peace plan

France is hosting talks with allies to discuss a path to peace in Ukraine ahead of Easter. The talks come after overnight Russian attacks on several Ukrainian cities reportedly ...

14/04/2025

Churches celebrate special Way of the Cross for POWs and peace in Kyiv

Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, the Apostolic Nuncio in Ukraine, speaks to Vatican News about the deep meaning of a special ecumenical Way of the Cross he presided over in Kiyv ...

Aftermath of the Russian missile attack in Sumy, Ukraine

14/04/2025

Bloody Palm Sunday. Archbishop Kulbokas: 'May God have mercy on us’

As Ukraine mourns the victims of the brutal missile attack in Sumy on Palm Sunday, the Apostolic Nuncio in Ukraine says there’s nothing left to do but to turn to God, because no ...

FILE PHOTO: Displaced Sudanese woman rests inside a shelter at Zamzam camp in North Darfur

13/04/2025

Pope appeals for end to war in Sudan

On the eve of Holy Week, Pope Francis renews his call for dialogue in war-torn Sudan and asks the international community to provide humanitarian assistance to the beleaguered ...

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09/04/2025

News from the Orient – April 9, 2025

In this week's news from the Orient, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient: The Louvre hosts icon conference, Continued bombing of Ukraine, Fifth Sunday of Byzantine ...

Cardinal Krajewski removes the Vatican license plates of the four ambulances

09/04/2025

Cardinal Krajewski: ‘Pope called to support my mission to Ukraine’

Pope Francis calls his papal almoner, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, to express support for his mission to deliver four ambulances he donated and to offer his blessings to the ...

Cardinal Krajewski with the snow-covered ambulances in Ukraine

07/04/2025

Cardinal Krajewski brings Pope’s gift of 4 ambulances to Ukraine

Pope Francis has sent his papal almoner, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, to Ukraine with a gift of four ambulances, which will be used to save lives along the frontlines of the war.

Pope Francis greets the faithful after Mass

06/04/2025

Angelus: Pope calls for healthcare systems that prioritise poorest

In his Angelus message for this Sunday, Pope Francis asks that healthcare workers be supported and respect. He also calls for peace throughout the world, denouncing the violence in ...

File photo of Ukrainian soldiers released during a prisoner of war exchange with Russia

04/04/2025

Holy See and Russia discuss initiatives aimed at halting war in Ukraine

The Vatican Secretary for Relations with States speaks to his Russian counterpart by telephone to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine and initiatives aimed at halting military ...

A general view of the church in Al-Qush village which was re-built in a way that mimics how Christians in the district lived in ancient times, in Duhok

03/04/2025

News from the Orient – April 2, 2025

In this week's news from the Orient, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient: Attack on an Assyrian parade in Iraq, Ukraine's church remains wary, and Eastern Churches ...

28/03/2025

Cardinal Parolin urges lasting peace in Ukraine and Gaza

Calling for a disarmament of words and the rejection of nuclear weapons, Cardinal Parolin reiterates the Holy See’s long-standing commitment to peace, dialogue, and solidarity, and ...

The Superior General of the Vincentians visiting Ukraine (March 2025)

27/03/2025

'Under the drones and bombs, I found heroes in Ukraine'

The Superior General of the Vincentians, Father Tomaž Mavrič, speaks to Vatican News about his visit this month to the order's religious communities across the country and how ...

A tomb in a Ukrainian cemetery - Credit Danielle Vella

22/03/2025

Ukraine: Pain, loss, faith, hope and resilience

The head of the JRS International Reconciliation Programme speaks of the ongoing sorrow, fear and grief of war-struck Ukrainians alongside the crucial humanitarian and spiritual ...

Cardinal Parolin on the sidelines of the event organized by the Moroccan Embassy to the Holy See

18/03/2025

Cardinal Parolin: May Ukraine-Russia ceasefire talks bring just, lasting peace

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin speaks to journalists about the Pope’s call for disarmament, and calls for openness in dialogue to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

File photo from a Sunday Angelus in St. Peter's Square

17/03/2025

Cardinal Parolin and Ukraine's President discuss dialogue and prisoners

The Holy See Press Office issues a statement recalling the March 14 phone call between Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro ...

File photo of a meeting between Cardinal Parolin and President Zelensky

14/03/2025

Call between Zelensky and Cardinal Parolin: Prayers for Pope and appeal for peace

In a post on X, the Ukrainian president announces a telephone conversation with the Vatican Secretary of State.

US and Ukrainian officials meet in Saudi Arabia

12/03/2025

Kremlin 'studying' Ukraine-US ceasefire proposal

The Kremlin is studying details received from Washington about a proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine after high-level delegations from Ukraine and the United States met in ...

11/03/2025

Ukraine: A volunteer and her therapy dogs help children heal

The Caritas office in Odesa launches a programme offering psychosocial and physical rehabilitation sessions for children affected by war. These sessions are led by Olena Velychenco ...

Flags of Saudi Arabia and Ukraine line King Abdulaziz Road in Jeddah

10/03/2025

Ukraine to propose partial ceasefire in upcoming Saudi talks

Ukraine says it plans to use upcoming talks with the US in Saudi Arabia to propose a ceasefire in the air and at sea.

10/03/2025

Arms imports soaring in Europe, SIPRI think tank says

According to the latest data released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) imports of major arms by states in Europe have more than doubled in 2020-2024, ...

07/03/2025

News from the Orient - March 7, 2025

In this week's News from the Orient, produced in collaboration with L'Ouevre d'Orient: Lent begins across the Christian world, the Ukrainian Catholic Church calls for peace, Jordan ...

Several injured after Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine's Kharkiv

07/03/2025

US-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks scheduled amid intensified attacks

Ukraine’s President reiterates his call for an air and sea truce after Russian attacks overnight reportedly injured at least 18 people across the nation in one of its largest ...

05/03/2025

European Bishops praying for peace during Lent

The Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe release a statement in which they say that during Lent they will be praying for a just and sustainable peace.

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union

04/03/2025

EU Bishops: Ukraine’s struggle ‘will be decisive for the fate of Europe and the world’

The Presidency of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the EU releases a statement stressing the importance of continuining to support Ukraine and its people.

Spanish Prime minister Pedro Sanchez, Finland's President Alexander Stubb, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attend a summit on Ukraine, at Lancaster House in London, Britain, 2 March 2025

03/03/2025

European leaders promise Ukraine peace plan after London summit

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says European leaders have agreed to draw up a peace plan for Ukraine to present to the United States, following a summit on Sunday with 18 ...

A woman stands next to a crater following a missile attack in Kyiv

02/03/2025

Ukrainians long for peace amidst fresh fighting

Pope Francis’ prayers for peace came amidst fresh missile strikes in Ukraine.

File Photo, May 2022: Archbishop Gallagher and Ukraine's Foreign Minister attend a ceremony at the Memory Wall of fallen Ukrainian defenders

24/02/2025

Holy See calls for an end to the war in Ukraine

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, urges an end to the war in Ukraine, calling for dialogue, humanitarian action, and a renewed ...

People commemorate Ukrainian family killed during Russian drone strike, in Kharkiv

24/02/2025

Child casualties in Ukraine in 2024 up by 57 percent

As 24 February 2025 marks the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion in Ukraine, UNICEF decries that child casualties in the war-torn country have gone up by 57 percent in ...

Caritas Poland has provided extensive assistance to victims of the war in Ukraine

24/02/2025

Poland’s three years of aid for Ukrainians

Ever since the start of Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine, the Church in Poland has provided millions of Ukrainians with material assistance and psychological aid, as over 53 ...

File photo of Easter Vigil in Zaporizhzhia with Apostolic Nuncio Visvaldas Kulbokas (31 March 2024) Credits: rkc.zp.ua

24/02/2025

Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine: 'Only the Lord can bring hope against all hope'

On the third anniversary of the full-scale war in Ukraine, the Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, laments that many have become de-sensitized to the ...

A view of European Union and Ukrainian flags

24/02/2025

Ukraine and three years of war: Europe must work on behalf of peace

Three years after the large-scale Russian invasion, Ukraine reports millions of displaced people and cities in ruins, challenging Europe to rediscover its role as a promoter of ...

War-torn towns in Ukraine's Donetsk region

23/02/2025

Pope on Ukraine: 'Painful and shameful' anniversary 'for all humanity'

During his Angelus address, which Pope Francis asked the Holy See Press Office to release while he recovers in the hospital, the Holy Father remembers the imminent three-year ...

An aerial picture taken on April 18, 2022 shows coffins being buried during a funeral ceremony at a cemetery in Bucha, Ukraine, amid the Russian invasion.

21/02/2025

Ukraine. Three years of unwavering Church relief efforts amid war

While the ongoing war waged by Russia against Ukraine continues displace and endanger millions, the unwavering efforts of Church organizations like Caritas and Aid to the Church ...

15/02/2025

Ivan Marchuk: Art as a call to compassion

“Epic Reality” is the title of an exhibition by renowned Ukrainian artist, Ivan Marchuk. It is showing in Rome until February 24, the date that marks the Russian invasion of ...

15/02/2025

Ukraine: anniversary of Russian invasion to become national day of prayer

On February 24, Ukraine will hold a national day of prayer, marking the third anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion. Oleksandr Yazlovetskiy, the Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv- ...

Sr. Alina Petrauskajte (Private archive)

11/02/2025

Giving voice to the suffering Church in Ukraine

Ever since the beginning of the war, the Catholic Media Centre has reported on the activities of the Church in Ukraine and provided spiritual assistance to people who are ...

Fr. Andriy Zelinskyy speaks with a Ukrainian soldier

10/02/2025

Ukrainian military chaplain: Bringing God into darkness of war

During a visit to Rome for the Jubilee of the Armed Forces, Jesuit Father Andriy Zelinskyy, from the Curia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, speaks to Vatican News about the ...

Pope Francis at the conclusion of the Jubilee Mass for the Armed Forces, Police and Security Personnel

09/02/2025

Pope Francis prays for peace in conflict zones around the world

At the conclusion of Sunday's Jubilee Mass, Pope Francis recalled how those in military service can be "agents of security and freedom of peoples" in contributing to the ...

03/02/2025

Unbroken: Roman’s story of survival and strength

Nine-year-old Roman Oleksiv, who was severely burned in a Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia in 2022, meets Pope Francis for the third time at the Vatican. ...

A young man sits in front of the empty area where an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp once stood before it was destroyed.

02/02/2025

Pope renews plea for peace, highlighting the suffering of children in conflict zones

Pope Francis renews his appeal for peace worldwide whilst calling for the protection of children in areas of conflict, especially in the eastern provinces of the Democratic ...

Pope Francis engages in dialogue with young Ukrainians

01/02/2025

Pope to Ukrainian youth: 'Be patriots, reject war, forgive'

Pope Francis participates in a video conference with 250 young Ukrainians from Kyiv and various cities in Europe and the Americas.

A child's drawing of healthcare workers in Ukraine

31/01/2025

"Unbroken Kids" Alliance: Hope for children victims of war

Amidst global conflicts, the newly created "Unbroken Kids" Alliance sees the collaboration of humanitarian groups working to bring hope and lasting change to children and families ...

22/01/2025

Pope: 'I called the parish in Gaza; they are happy. Pray for peace'

Pope Francis recalls his recent phone call with the Holy Family Parish in Gaza during his appeals at the General Audience, and invites the faithful to pray for peace in war-torn ...

Volodymyr and Solomiya Svyst were married at Sts. Peter and Paul Garrison Church in Lviv, 21 September. Volodymyr had returned from the front for their wedding. Photo:

20/01/2025

Hardly Lost: Ukraine’s young adults choose purpose amid travesty of war

Amid the devastation of war, Ukraine’s young adults demonstrate remarkable resilience as they seek to find purpose and solidarity by giving their time to assuage the needs of ...

13/01/2025

In Kharkiv, Sister Daria finds God’s presence amid suffering

From Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sister Daria Panast of the Congregation of St. Joseph tells Vatican Media her experiences of service in a city subjected to continuous Russian bombardments.

A smouldering hillside in the Palisades neighbourhood, Los Angeles

12/01/2025

Pope prays for those affected by fires in LA, asks for prayers for peace

Pope Francis turns his thoughts to the thousands of people affected by devastating fires in the US city of Los Angeles and renews his appeal to pray for peace.

The priest's car that was struck by a missile. Credit:

08/01/2025

Ukrainian priest wounded in Russian missile attack

Fr. Ihor Makar, a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest, was on his way to celebrate the liturgy for the feast of Theophany when a drone targeted the car he was travelling in. "Living ...

05/01/2025

Pope calls on international community to ensure respect for humanitarian law

Following the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis calls for prayers for peace in conflict zones around the world, and appeals to the international community to ensure respect for ...

The Knights of Columbus organize Christmas celebrations for orphans and widows in Ukraine

03/01/2025

Knights of Columbus organizes Christmas for Ukrainian orphans

As the war in Ukraine nears its third year, the Knights of Columbus are caring for those who have lost loved ones by organizing Christmas dinners where participants can experience ...

30/12/2024

Dioceses across the world celebrate opening of Jubilee Year

The opening of the Jubilee Year was marked worldwide on Sunday with Masses celebrated in cathedrals and co-cathedrals

Sudanese displaced by war and facing famine line up to register for aid at a camp for IDPs

29/12/2024

Pope prays for all families afflicted by conflict and grief

Pope Francis asks for prayers for the victims and survivors of a plane crash in South Korea and expresses closeness to families worldwide suffering the consequences of war.

The Divine Liturgy in the Greek Catholic Cathedral in Kharkiv (25 December 2024)

27/12/2024

Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine: Light of Christmas stronger than bombardments

The Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, concelebrated Christmas Eve Mass with Papal Almoner, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, at the Latin Cathedral in Kharkiv ...

Cardinal Krajewski meeting with the sick and elderly in Fastiv, Ukraine on December 23

24/12/2024

Cardinal Krajewski in Ukraine: May this be the last Christmas of war

The Papal Almoner celebrates Mass in the city of Fastiv after opening a soup kitchen in the war-torn area of Ukraine.

22/12/2024

Pope expresses sadness for children gunned down in war, prays for ceasefire

At the conclusion of the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis calls for a Christmas ceasefire on all war fronts and repeats his message of peace, hope and reconciliation for lands such as ...

Pope Francis blesses the mobile hospital unit before its departure for Ukraine

19/12/2024

Pope expresses closeness to Ukraine at Christmas

As Christmas approaches, Pope Francis sends a gift of a mobile hospital and other medical supplies to Ukraine

14/12/2024

Pope to Nuncio to Russia: War is a serious wound inflicted on human family

Pope Francis sends a letter to the Apostolic Nuncio to Russia nearly a month after the war in Ukraine passed the 1,000 day mark, and laments the suffering inflicted on innocent ...

Pope Francis at the first General Audience in the Paul VI Hall this winter

11/12/2024

Pope entrusts Syria to the intercession of Mary

On the eve of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Pope prays for a solution in Syria that “responsibly promotes the stability and unity of the country.”

Palestinian inspect the damage after an Israeli strike on the Nuseirat refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip

08/12/2024

Pope appeals for ceasefire ‘on all war-fronts’ by Christmas

Pope Francis issues an appeal to state leaders and to the international community to ensure a ceasefire may be reached in countries suffering from war before Christmas.

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06/12/2024

News from the Orient – December 6, 2024

In this week's news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient, Syrian cities fall to rebels, Ukrainians celebrate St. Nicholas, and the Holy Land ...

Pope Francis at a weekly General Audience

04/12/2024

Pope: 'War does not solve problems'

Pope Francis renews his appeal for peace in the world, at the first General Audience of the 2024 Advent season.

Mourners gather at a funeral in Lviv, Ukraine

01/12/2024

Pope: ‘Pursuit of peace is responsibility of all’

Reflecting on the upcoming Christmas season, Pope Francis warns that if “desensitization and indifference to the horrors of war prevail, all of humanity is defeated.”

People gather near damaged buildings in southern Beirut after an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire took effect

27/11/2024

Pope renews call for solidarity with Ukraine and Holy Land

Pope Francis calls for prayers and solidarity with people suffering due to war in Ukraine and the Holy Land, as a ceasefire comes into effect between Israel and Hezbollah.

25/11/2024

Seeking justice for women victims of wartime rape in Ukraine

Hundreds of Ukrainian women have been victims of conflict-related sexual violence since the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022. On the occasion of the International Day for the ...

24/11/2024

Pope prays for end of violence in Myanmar and sincere dialogue for peace

During Sunday's Angelus Pope Francis prays for war-torn countries, recalling the suffering of the people of Myanmar, “especially the most vulnerable: children, the elderly, the ...

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22/11/2024

News from the Orient – November 22, 2024

In this week's news from the Orient: Churches on the Julian calendar celebrate the beginning of advent, Ukraine marks 1,000 days of war, and Church property comes under scrutiny in ...

22/11/2024

Cardinal Parolin: Stop escalation in Ukraine before it's too late

On the sidelines of a book presentation at a Rome University, Cardinal Pietro Parolin addressed pressing international concerns, calling for immediate action to prevent further ...

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20/11/2024

Ukraine‘s First Lady meets Pope and visits patients at Vatican Children's Hospital

The wife of the Ukrainian President is in Rome, meeting Italian authorities and government officials as her country marks 1,000 tragic days of war. On Wednesday she was received by ...

Pope Francis speaks at the General Audience

20/11/2024

'Remember our love': Pope reads aloud letter from Ukrainian student

Pope Francis reads aloud a letter sent to him by a Ukrainian student to mark the 1,000th day of the war in the country. “When you speak of our thousand days of suffering," the ...

19/11/2024

Major Archbishop Shevchuk: ‘Despite ocean of pain, hope is still alive in Ukraine'

The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church speaks to Vatican News about the 1,000 days of full-scale war in the country, saying that in Ukrainians’ resilience lies the ...

Pope Francis attending the screening of the film "Freedom on fir

19/11/2024

Pope sends letter of closeness to Ukraine, marking 1,000 days of war

One thousand days from the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Pope Francis sends a letter to express solidarity with all Ukrainians, along with his hopes and prayers ...

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the Pope's peace envoy, on a visit to Moscow

18/11/2024

Ukraine: The necessity of dialogue

As we mark 1,000 days since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, Vatican News speaks to the Italian historian Andrea Riccardi, founder of the Community of Sant'Egidio, about the ...

18/11/2024

Seeking viable paths to achieve peace in Ukraine

Our Editorial Director, Andrea Tornielli, reflects on the 1,000th day of Russia's war in Ukraine and the need for diplomatic efforts to achieve peace.

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