Vatican News – English

• Ukraine‘s First Lady meets Pope and visits patients at Vatican Children's Hospital
  The wife of the Ukrainian President is in Rome, meeting Italian authorities and government officials as her country marks 1,000 tragic days of war. On Wednesday she was received by Pope Francis, she attended the General Audience and visited young patients at the Bambino Gesù Hospital. Read all  
• World Children’s Day celebrates ‘every child with every right’
  On the occasion of World Children’s Day, the UN invites people from every walk of life to listen to children and create a better world for them. Read all  
• Vatican publishes new edition of funeral rites for Roman Pontiff
  Pope Francis has approved the updated edition of the liturgical book for papal funeral rites in April, which was written by the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff. Read all  
• Southern African Catholic Bishops’ solidarity visit emphasised Church’s call for dialogue in Mozambique
  The president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) says the recently concluded solidarity visit to Mozambique emphasised the church’s call for dialogue in the Southern African nation Read all  
• Pope creates new Pontifical Committee for World Day of Children
  Pope Francis establishes the Pontifical Committee for the World Day of Children, which will promote the World Day and the Church’s mission of advocating respect for the rights and dignity of children. Read all  
• Pope asks all believers to work for peace in a world threatened by nuclear war
  Pope Francis addresses participants in a Joint Colloquium between the Dicastery for Interreligious dialogue and the Iranian “Centre for Interreligious & Intercultural Dialogue”. Read all  
• 'Remember our love': Pope reads aloud letter from Ukrainian student
  Pope Francis reads aloud a letter sent to him by a Ukrainian student to mark the 1,000th day of the war in the country. “When you speak of our thousand days of suffering," the student urges, "speak of our thousand days of love, too." Read all  
• Pope announces Vatican summit in 2025 for rights of children
  Pope Francis announces that the Vatican will host a World Meeting on Children's Rights on February 3, 2025, with the theme, "Love Them and Protect Them." Read all  
• Pope at Audience: Charisms are gifts of the Spirit for unity and service
  Pope Francis continues his cycle of catechesis and highlights the Holy Spirit's diverse gifts, or charisms, as vital tools for unity and service in the Church, emphasising their purpose for the common good and their rootedness in love. Read all  
• World Toilet Day: Over 3 billion people lack safe sanitation
  Every day, one thousand children under 5 die from unsafe water. On November 19, the United Nations shines a light on the challenges billions around the world face each day. Read all