1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (267+ words) The prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue called upon leaders of other religions to work together to foster peace. “Let us continue walking together beyond traditions, cultures, religions, and continents, as bearers of peace and hope for our wounded…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (170+ words) Representatives of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the World Council of Churches gathered in Bossey, Switzerland, from September 1-3. According to a statement issued after the meeting, discussions touched on three themes: salvation and religious indifference, collective reconciliation, and…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (231+ words) The Diocese of Rome announced that Pope Leo XIV will preside over the annual diocesan assembly, which will take place in the Lateran Basilica on the evening of September 18. The assembly “will officially open the new pastoral year,” said Cardinal…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (279+ words) At the conclusion of his September 9 general audience, Pope Leo XIV thanked members of the Steering Committee of the Interreligious Platform for Dialogue and Cooperation in the Arab World for “your cooperation with the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (250+ words) The Holy See Press Office announced that Father Andrew Ding Yang, 44, was consecrated archbishop of Chongqing, China, on September 8. Typically, the Holy See Press Office announces a bishop’s appointment, rather than his consecration. In announcing the prelate’s consecration, the press…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (23+ words) Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, paid tribute to the diplomacy of the Serv...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (618+ words) Other Commemorations: St. Adrian, Martyr (RM); St. Corbinian, Bishop and Martyr (RM); St. Thomas of Villanova, Bishop and Confessor (RM); Other Titles: Birth of Mary September 08, 2026 (Readings on USCCB website) Mass Propers for the Feast of the Nativity of the…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (226+ words) The Vatican newspaper published a positive review of a new book on Gregorian chant by Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. The reviewer, Francisco de Jesús Maria Espinosa Garay,…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (249+ words) In a recent Italian-language address, the undersecretary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life reflected on the “de-matrimonialization” of society. Gabriella Gambino’s “reflection highlighted the need to rediscover marriage not only as a private choice of the couple, but…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (194+ words) Pope Leo XIV met with hundreds of Vatican employees and their families on the evening of September 5. Quoting Pope St. John Paul II, he told them that “the family is the mirror in which God sees Himself.” Giving life and…...