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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

Bishop Heiner Wilmer, new president of the German Bishops’ Conference, could take a more conciliatory approach to Rome even as debates continue over the Synodal Way.

Bishop Heiner Wilmer of Hildesheim struck a spiritual tone after his election. His record shows him as a firm supporter of Germany’s controversial Synodal Way.

The new chairman of the Catholic German Bishops Conference, Heiner Wilmer, is four days older than his predecessor, Georg Bätzing: almost 65 years old. This is not what one would call a generational ...

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 ...

The number of Christians in Germany is declining, and society is divided. However, Heiner Wilmer, the new chairman of the German Catholic Bishops' Conference, is calling for unity and dialogue.

The U.S. military on Monday said it had killed three alleged narco-terrorists in a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea.