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Shio III is new Catholicos-Patriarch of Orthodox Church in Georgia
Posted on 05/12/2026 05:10 AM ()
The Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church elects Metropolitan Shio III of Senaki and Chkhorotsku as the new Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia.
Holy See: Wars and extreme climate events have lethal impact on food systems
Posted on 05/12/2026 03:19 AM ()
The Holy See laments the impact of war, recessions, climate events, and political instability on the world’s agrifood systems, calling for local food systems to keep human dignity at their center.
Some 200 Ethiopians sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia
Posted on 05/12/2026 01:03 AM ()
As 200 Ethiopian migrants in Saudi Arabia face execution, the Catholic eparch of Adigrat is appealing to international organizations for dialogue and mercy.
President Trump calls Iran reply to U.S. peace plan unacceptable
Posted on 05/11/2026 05:47 AM ()
President Donald Trump has said Iran's response to US proposals to end the war was unacceptable.
IOR 2025 Annual Report reveals 10-year-record net income
Posted on 05/11/2026 03:57 AM ()
The Institute for the Works of Religions releases its 2025 Annual Report, and reveals a 51 million euro net income and a dividend to the Pope of 24.3 million euro.
Pope to Vatican Observatory: Church embraces science to find God in Creation
Posted on 05/11/2026 03:57 AM ()
As he meets with the Vatican Observatory Foundation, Pope Leo XIV upholds the Catholic Church’s desire to seek God in His Creation through rigorous, honest science.
Pope: Christians and Muslims must work together to ‘revive humanity'
Posted on 05/11/2026 03:36 AM ()
In a meeting with participants in an interfaith colloquium, Pope Leo calls on Christians and Muslims to “revive humanity where it has grown cold” and "transform indifference into solidarity”.
'Intensive Week' of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
Posted on 05/11/2026 03:00 AM ()
Employees, collaborators, volunteers, and interns of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, including those working abroad, meet in Rome for a week of sharing and proposing initiatives, with Cardinal Prefect Michael Czerny saying the goal is "to support the mission of the Pope and the Bishops throughout the world."
Vatican's Vesak message calls on Buddhists and Christians to become “artisans of peace”
Posted on 05/11/2026 02:59 AM ()
In its message for Vesak 2026, the Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue invites Buddhists and Christians to work together for an “unarmed and disarming peace” rooted in compassion, dialogue, and inner transformation.
Pope Leo receives Prime Minister of the Republic of Sudan
Posted on 05/11/2026 02:50 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV receives the Prime Minister of the Republic of Sudan, Mr. Kamil El-Tayeb Idris Abdelhafiz, in the Vatican on Monday.