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Pope to art patrons: Be open to Beauty and foster contemplation
Posted on 10/7/2026 03:13 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV thanks Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums for their “generous collaboration” in helping to preserve the Vatican's art, and encourages them “to open themselves to Beauty and consider ways of helping others do the same.”
Pope at Audience: Church’s mission is to help people look at profound questions of life
Posted on 10/7/2026 01:55 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV reflects on the fourth chapter of the first part of ‘Gaudium et spes’, saying the Church strives to bring about the Kingdom of God and the salvation of all human beings, above all through “personal holiness and fraternal love”.
“YOUCAT Love Forever”: A roadmap for young people
Posted on 10/6/2026 12:30 PM ()
A new edition of YOUCAT, the youth Catechism, described by its creator as “marriage handbook for young people”, is presented in Rome.
Pope Leo to visit Assisi 40 years after historic prayer meeting
Posted on 10/6/2026 10:20 AM ()
From October 25 to 27, Assisi will host an interreligious peace prayer, the 40th annual meeting in a series initiated by Pope St John Paul II.
St Augustine’s reservations about ‘just war’
Posted on 10/6/2026 09:30 AM ()
As the debate over the concept of ‘just war’ continues, it is important to understand St Augustine's positions in all the complexity of their historical context and as part of his broader vision.
Congregation Leader of the Holy Rosary Sisters calls for ecological consciousness
Posted on 10/6/2026 07:28 AM ()
The annual Season of Creation commemoration ended on Sunday, 4 October 2026, Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of Ecology. On the Feast Day of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (MSHR), Congregational Leader Sr. Franca Onyibor has invited her fellow Sisters to be ecologically conscious amid current realities.
Holy See: The use of AI in agrifood systems needs to place humans at the center
Posted on 10/6/2026 07:03 AM ()
Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva, insists on the importance of human dignity and development when using artificial intelligence in agrifood systems, at an event jointly organized by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization and the Permanent Mission.
Catholic institutions join global gathering on Church’s mental health ministry
Posted on 10/6/2026 06:39 AM ()
Catholic institutions and leaders gather in Rome under the patronage of the Pontifical Academy for Life to strengthen the Church’s ministry to people experiencing mental health difficulties and address stigma and discrimination.
World Food Programme convoy attacked in Sudan
Posted on 10/6/2026 06:13 AM ()
An airstrike hit two trucks, causing further deaths and injuries among civilians in South Kordofan. However, there are signs of movement on the diplomatic front with the US envoy’s mission in Egypt.
UNICEF: El Niño threatens 347 million children worldwide
Posted on 10/6/2026 04:11 AM ()
The United Nations agency for children, UNICEF, warns that one of the strongest El Niño events on record could bring floods, drought, displacement and disruption to education, urging governments to act before the crisis worsens.