Let the weapons fall silent, let the bombings cease, let an immediate ceasefire be reached, and let dialogue be strengthened to pave the way toward peace," he said.

On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vatican News speaks to the Archbishop of Philadelphia ...

Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, presides at a prayer vigil in Rome organized by the Community of St. Egidio to mark the fourth anniversary of the beginning ...

Pope Leo XIV, left, arrives, with bishops and cardinals in a penitential procession marking the start of the Catholic Lent, ...

Pope Leo XIV has opened the church's penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday.

Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister, Mariana Betsa, joined members of the United Nations' General Assembly in calling for an ...

A new pope's first Lent offers a glimpse into his pastoral instincts and how he situates himself in relation to his ...

A delegation supporting families of missing and captured Ukrainian soldiers shared their concerns and presented the pontiff with symbolic gifts.

Thousands of people protested Tuesday evening in Berlin against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

For U.S. Catholics in particular, that has meant an absence of English-language papal soundbites from nightly newscasts and social media feeds. Following months in which Leo weighed in on the day's ...

CatholicPhilly presents a weekly roundup of international news from Vatican News, the official news portal of the Holy See. The following report on the week of Feb. 15, 2026 links to stories on ...