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US Bishops to immigrants: We stand with you in your suffering
Posted on 11/13/2025 05:41 AM ()
In a “Special Message” on immigration, the Bishops of the United States assure immigrants of their solidarity and call for “meaningful reform” of the nation’s immigration laws.
Pope: At the heart of mystical life is the union with God’s love
Posted on 11/13/2025 05:21 AM ()
Pope Leo meets with the participants in the conference “Mysticism, Mystical Phenomena, and Holiness,” organized by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints and emphasizes the importance of evaluating carefully candidates for sainthood, especially those who have experienced mystical phenomena.
Pope to cloistered Augustinians: True joy lies in communion with Christ
Posted on 11/13/2025 05:00 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV meets with cloistered Augustinian religious and encourages them to live in joy and communion with Christ, while embracing humble charity toward one another.
COP30: Climate justice means a just transition
Posted on 11/13/2025 04:00 AM ()
Madeleine Wörner from Germany emphasises the importance of transitioning to green, ecological systems but highlights that this must be done in a just way, putting the people first and ensuring that nobody is left behind.
The hospital boats continuing Pope Francis' legacy in the Amazon
Posted on 11/13/2025 04:00 AM ()
On the sidelines of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, hospital boats are docked on the riverside, offering medical assistance to those most in need. The boats, inspired by Pope Francis, travel all along the Amazon River to tend to the needs to Indigenous communities and those who live along the river, far from cities. This is the testimony of Felipe, a volunteer doctor.
Pope Leo XIV: Children and adolescents are vulnerable to AI manipulation
Posted on 11/13/2025 03:53 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV warns that young people and children could easily be manipulated by artificial intelligence and insists that 'safeguarding minors' dignity cannot be reduced to policies' and requires 'digital education' when addressing participants in the “The Dignity of Children and Adolescents in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” Conference on Thursday in the Vatican.
Medical professionals gather in the Vatican to discuss AI and healthcare
Posted on 11/12/2025 11:29 AM ()
“AI and Medicine: The Challenge of Human Dignity" was the title of a conference bringing together medical professionals, philosophers and theologians in Rome this week.
Indian bishops call for prayers for peace after New Delhi attack
Posted on 11/12/2025 08:26 AM ()
The Bishops of India are calling for peace and vigilance in the wake of a terrorist attack in New Delhi on Monday that resulted in the deaths of eight people.
Cardinal Czerny visits one of largest refugee camps in the world
Posted on 11/12/2025 08:18 AM ()
On a five-day pastoral visit to Bangladesh, Cardinal Michael Czerny visits Cox’s Bazar, which houses more than one million people, mostly Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.
Archbishop Coakley prays to be 'wise servant of unity' as USCCB leader
Posted on 11/12/2025 07:20 AM ()
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City says he is 'humbled' by his election as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), asking for prayers that he may be 'a faithful steward and a wise servant of unity and communion with our Holy Father, Pope Leo, and with my brother Bishops and priests.'