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Pope speaks with Colombia’s President following devastating earthquake
Posted on 09/2/2026 10:19 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV speaks by telephone with the Colombian President, expressing his solidarity following the country’s recent earthquake.
New Bishops gather in Rome for formation course
Posted on 09/2/2026 09:04 AM ()
Some 147 newly appointed bishops from five continents are taking part in a Vatican formation course addressing mission, pastoral ministry, safeguarding, liturgy and Church governance, culminating in an audience with Pope Leo XIV.
AI will provide ‘an explosion of creativity, but brakes are needed’
Posted on 09/2/2026 07:52 AM ()
As the Vatican hosts a conference exploring how technology is changing art, culture, and the human mind, organizers reflect on the need for prudence when approaching the creative boost that artificial intelligence offers humanity.
Holy See to UN: Nuclear testing harms more than one generation
Posted on 09/2/2026 07:09 AM ()
On the International Day Against Nuclear Tests on September 1, the Counselor and Chargé d'Affaires at the Holy See Mission to the United Nations renews the Holy See’s appeal to end nuclear testing and stresses how interconnected a nuclear-free world is to establishing “a just and lasting peace.”
Dicastery Prefect urges Philippine religious to be prophets of peace
Posted on 09/2/2026 06:57 AM ()
Sr. Simona Brambilla, Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, invites consecrated women and men gathered in Zamboanga, Philippines, to recognize God in the vulnerable and become witnesses of peace in a wounded world.
Poland: parents and bishops oppose changes to religious education rules
Posted on 09/2/2026 05:22 AM ()
Poland’s new rules on religion classes in public schools are raising concerns among parents, catechists and bishops, who say the changes could make it more difficult for students to attend.
Zambia: Bishops’ Conference launches the 2026 Season of Creation
Posted on 09/2/2026 04:45 AM ()
The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has officially launched the 2026 Season of Creation, calling on Zambians to protect the environment and stand up for communities affected by climate change.
Care for Creation is a theological question
Posted on 09/2/2026 04:00 AM ()
The document “Caring for Our Common Home” calls for a “responsible and fraternal response to the Triune God”. The ecological question is a theological question: the way we care for Creation reveals and shapes our relationship with God. The deterioration of the environment is alarming and urgent action is needed to ensure the sustainability of the planet. Everything is connected: we must listen to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor.
Mission of hope in education: A missionary from Congo in Italy
Posted on 09/2/2026 02:32 AM ()
African women are quietly renewing the Church in places where faith first arrived on their shores, as the Global South gives back while vocations decline in parts of the West. Through education, presence, and prayer, religious sisters like Sr. Julie Eyaya, CSF, offer a witness of love lived daily in the field of education.
Book on death-row ministry praised by Pope Francis released in English
Posted on 09/2/2026 02:19 AM ()
“A Christian on Death Row,” a book by American lay chaplain Dale Recinella recounting his ministry among prisoners condemned to death, is now available in English.