In the midst of the violence in the Middle East, the Custody of the Holy Land invites people around the world to spiritually join in the prayers "so that war and violence may cease, and that the paths of dialogue, diplomacy, and politics...may be walked with courage and responsibility."

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The United Nations' nuclear watchdog has urged military restraint to avoid any risk of a nuclear accident after Iran said the Natanz nuclear facility was targeted by strikes.

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When people are in crisis, they reach out to their priests and deacons. But who shepherds the shepherds? The answer, for Deacon Ernie Martinez, starts with brother priests and deacons.

Pope Leo highlights the "important mission" of the media in a time of change and of "words too often shouted on the web" in a message to Tgcom24, an Italian television network, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.

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Special Olympics is the world’s largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities with nearly 5 million Special Olympics athletes.

Pope Leo meets the Focolare Movement and encourages them to promote unity and peace within their organization and throughout the world, especially at this moment in history, while also always respecting each person’s freedom and conscience.

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Carrie Prejean Boller had been removed from the commission after critics said she “hijacked” a hearing while criticizing “Zionism.”

India’s government has rejected the findings in the 2026 report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) amid increasing atrocities against minority Christians.

At the GreenAccord Forum in Treviso, journalists reflect on how to report the climate crisis without paralysing audiences, as this year’s media award goes to Covering Climate Now.

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Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça—a poet and Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education—reflects on the connection between poetic art and peace in an interview with Vatican News.

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