Vatican News – English

• Pope Leo XIV makes a surprise visit to his Augustinian brothers in Rome
  Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in the community chapel of the General Curia of the Augustinians, before joining the brothers for lunch — just as he used to when he was a Cardinal. Read all  
• Pope Leo XIV publishes first post on papal social media accounts
  Pope Leo XIV has published his first post on the papal social media accounts, which were employed to great effect by his predecessors, Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI. Read all  
• Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo on Pope Leo XIV
  After participating in the Conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV as the successor of Peter, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu describes this election as a choice of the Holy Spirit, made by the Cardinals. The Archbishop of Kinshasa (DRC) and President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SCEAM) has since called on […]
• Caritas DRC calls for environmental care after devastating floods
  The Director of Communications for Caritas Butembo-Beni encourages the country’s authorities to “actively engage in responsible urban planning” to prevent disasters, such as the flood, in the future. Read all  
• General Secretariat of Synod welcomes election of Pope Leo XIV
  In a letter addressed to the new Pope, the General Secretariat of the Synod says it “looks with confidence” to the directions Pope Leo XIV will provide to help the Church grow as “a home and family of God open to all.” Read all  
• Church in Seoul hosts major youth festival as preview to World Youth Day 2027
  More than 30,000 people took part in the “Hee Hee Hee” Youth Festival in Seoul, South Korea, from May 9 to 11, a large-scale, youth-led celebration organized by the Archdiocese of Seoul and the Local Organizing Committee for World Youth Day (WYD) 2027. Read all  
• IPC warns of worsening food crisis in Gaza as famine risk grows
  A new report warns that essential supplies in Gaza are nearly depleted, with the entire population facing acute food insecurity. Read all  
• Jubilee of Eastern Churches: Armenian Patriarch Minassian prays for peace
  On the occasion of the Jubilee of Eastern Churches, Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, head of the Armenian Catholic Church, presides over the Divine Liturgy in the Armenian Rite at St. Mary Major, and calls for the elimination of hatred in all its forms. Read all  
• Uganda: Catholic sisters offer trauma care to refugees
  As South Sudanese refugees struggle with trauma and aid shortfalls in northern Uganda, a Catholic sister from a missionary congregation offers rare, holistic care—combining mental health support, education, and faith. Read all  
• Jubilee of Eastern Churches: Divine Liturgy in the Coptic Rite
  His Beatitude Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak, Patriarch of Alexandria of the Catholic Copts and President of the Assembly of Patriarchs and Bishops of Egypt, presides over the Divine Liturgy of the Coptic Rite on the occasion of the Jubilee of Eastern Churches in the Pauline Chapel of St. Mary Major. Read all