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 ...

The U.S. State Department has expressed its displeasure with Ukraine’s recent attacks on the ⁠Russian port of Novorossiysk on ...

On the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the World Council of Churches has welcomed reported signs of progress toward the cessation of violence and joined Pope Leo in ...

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

This is a poster from "No Priests Left," a short-film documentary series produced by "A Faith Under Siege" that documents ...

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

In 2026, the Catholic or Western Easter will be celebrated on April 5. The Orthodox Easter, however, falls a week later on ...

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

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.

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 ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday and lamenting the “ashes of international law and justice” that have been left by today’s wars ...

During his most recent papal meeting, Major Archbishop Shevchuk thanked Pope Leo for the "solidarity and support" he has ...