Catholic News from Around the World

• Pope blesses cornerstone of new Gemelli Hospital Heart Centre

  Pope Leo XIV blesses the cornerstone of the Gemelli Hospital's new “Pope Francis Heart Centre," expressing his hope that the hospital’s mission may remain rooted in human and Christian forma…

  
• Cardinal Parolin: Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy offers paths of peace for the world

  Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin reflects on the 325th anniversary of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, which forms future papal diplomats, as Pope Leo XIV visits the institution …

  
• Pope recongnizes martyrdom of 49 Spaniards during civil war

  Pope Leo XIV authorizes the promulgation of decrees recognizing the martyrdom, offering of life, and heroic virtues of several Servants of God, advancing their causes for canonization.

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• Pope: Anglicans and Catholics must continue working to overcome differences

  Meeting for the first time with the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope Leo XIV encourages Catholics and Anglicans to proclaim Christ to the world together, working to overcome any differences an…

  
• Pope’s Africa visit an opportunity to share ‘joys and sorrows’ of local Catholics

  Archbishop José Bettencourt, Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, speaks to Vatican News about Pope Leo’s recently-concluded Apostolic Journey across Africa. He says that the …

  
• Seoul names patron saints for WYD 2027, highlighting faith amid struggle and witness

  Organizers of the World Youth Day 2027 name five patron saints whose lives reflect persecution, migration, and social struggle, presenting them as guides for young people preparing for the globa…

  
• Pope calls for peaceful use of nuclear energy on Chernobyl 40th anniversary

  Pope Leo XIV recalls the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and calls for discernment and responsibility so that all use of nuclear energy may serve life and peace.

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• Pope at Regina Caeli: Don't let 'thieves' rob your joy and peace

  As he prays the Regina Caeli, Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to trust the Lord, and warns against letting ourselves be deceived by 'thieves' who seek to destroy our joy by leading us astray.<…

  

• U.S. bishops say violence 'never the answer' after shooting at White House press dinner

  Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, condemned violence, and Bishop David Bonnar of Youngstown, Ohio said the issue of gun violence must be addressed.

  
• U.S. to finance restoration of ‘Sistine Chapel of the Andes’ in Bolivia

  The U.S. Department of State’s Cultural Preservation Fund will finance the project, which will repair and waterproof thatched roofs, reconstruct buttresses, and restore exterior walls and façades.

  
• The laywoman who has quietly formed a generation of priests and sisters in South Asia

  On World Vocations Day, EWTN News pays tribute to a woman called the “caregiver of vocations” in a place where Catholics are a minority.

  
• Melkite priest finds consecrated host intact after 47 days in damaged church

  “Jesus was waiting for us,” a priest in southern Lebanon said after returning to his damaged church in the town of Tbenine following the ceasefire on April 17.

  
• Israeli, Polish foreign ministers spar on X about destroyed Jesus statue

  Israel and Poland’s foreign ministers argue on X, a mosaic of Jesus by a survivor of Nazism will be saved, South Korea’s Catholic population grows, and more in this week’s world news roundup.

  
• ‘A profound experience’: Voices from Africa reflect on Pope Leo’s papal visit

  Four attendees at Pope Leo XIV’s final Mass in Africa in Equatorial Guinea share their testimonies.

  
• Nebraska pro-life ministry brings ultrasounds to classrooms across the U.S.

  Heart of a Child Ministries, based on Omaha, is expanding by training pro-life leaders to present fetal development education in schools across the country.

  
• Catholic Relief Services urges lawmakers to prioritize global hunger as farm bill vote nears

  The humanitarian agency stressed the need to protect international food assistance amid growing global hunger and domestic policy debates.

  

• A SWISS GUARD, AN MBA, CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING

  Welcome to Vatican Insider at an exciting time for Pope Leo as we follow him in Africa on his third international apostolic trip, traveling in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. He re…

  
• A PILGRIMAGE WITH THE VIA LUCIS

  This week, in what is normally the interview segment of Vatican Insider, I bring you on a pilgrimage with the Via Lucis! After the news segment, stay tuned for the special story about the Via Lucis…

  
• THE CHURCH IN NIGERIA WITH BISHOP BADEJO (Pt1)

  Welcome to Vatican Insider on this Palm Sunday weekend. A beautiful, solemn Holy Week now awaits us – just a week away from the glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior! After t…

  
• “HOPE OF THE POOR” OBEYING GOD’S COMMAND TO CARE FOR THE LEAST (PART II)

  In this week’s interview segment, I share Part II of my conversation with two amazing men, Craig Johring and Danny Leger, who are truly doing the Lord’s work of caring for the least of our bret…

  
• “HOPE OF THE POOR” OBEYING GOD’S COMMAND TO CARE FOR THE LEAST (Pt1)

  Welcome to Vatican Insider on this Valentine’s Day weekend, half way through this 28-day month, the shortest month of the year! This weekend in the interview segment, I feature two amazing men, C…

  
• THE JOY OF THE CALL

  in this week’s Vatican Insider American seminarians Patrick Ernst and Nicholas Monnin of the diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend in Indiana. Both are in their second year of studies at the Pontifica…

  
• A FACT-FILLED, FUN-FILLED SPECIAL

  In place of an interview segment this weekend on Vatican Insider, I’ve prepared a Special – a fact-filled, fun-filled feature I’m calling DID YOU KNOW THAT …? I’m going to focus on some …

  
• CARDINAL NEWMAN’S IDEAS ON EDUCATION LIVE ON AT HIS NAMESAKE UNIVERSITY

  Join me again this week on Vatican Insider for a very special treat when Kathleeen Jagger, president of Newman University in Wichita, Kansas, returns to VI in Part II of our conversation as we furt…

  

• ‘Stories of Light’: Christian initiation and catechesis as a way to transform lives

  A new document issued by the Paraguayan Bishops’ Conference describes how catechesis can go beyond imparting knowledge to becoming a means of personal transformation in Christ and living the faith.

  
• U.S. bishops say violence 'never the answer' after shooting at White House press dinner

  Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, condemned violence, and Bishop David Bonnar of Youngstown, Ohio said the issue of gun violence must be addressed.

  
• Pope Leo XIV tells new priests: 'You are a channel, not a filter'

  The pope ordained 10 men to the priesthood on Good Shepherd Sunday and later warned at the Regina Caeli against the “thieves” that rob people of freedom, dignity, and peace.

  
• U.S. to finance restoration of ‘Sistine Chapel of the Andes’ in Bolivia

  The U.S. Department of State’s Cultural Preservation Fund will finance the project, which will repair and waterproof thatched roofs, reconstruct buttresses, and restore exterior walls and façades.

  
• The laywoman who has quietly formed a generation of priests and sisters in South Asia

  On World Vocations Day, EWTN News pays tribute to a woman called the “caregiver of vocations” in a place where Catholics are a minority.

  
• Melkite priest finds consecrated host intact after 47 days in damaged church

  “Jesus was waiting for us,” a priest in southern Lebanon said after returning to his damaged church in the town of Tbenine following the ceasefire on April 17.

  
• Israeli, Polish foreign ministers spar on X about destroyed Jesus statue

  Israel and Poland’s foreign ministers argue on X, a mosaic of Jesus by a survivor of Nazism will be saved, South Korea’s Catholic population grows, and more in this week’s world news roundup.

  
• 7 powerful moments from Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa

  Pope Leo XIV spent 11 days in Africa from April 13–23 and visited Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea.

  

• US Bishops’ leader grateful Trump unharmed at shooting

  After the shooting incident at the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington, the leader of the US bishops’ conference released a short statement saying there is “no room fo…

• 6 Elements of holiness from founder of Community of the Lamb

  Yves Chupin, known as Brother Jean-Claude, was the co-founder of the Community of the Lamb. The spiritual leader passed away in France on Easter Sunday in 2026. Here are six elements of holiness…

• What’s coming for the College of Cardinals?

  On Wednesday, April 15, Italian Cardinal Fernando Filoni celebrated his 80th birthday, losing his status as a cardinal elector by the end of the day. With that transition, the College of Cardina…

• How do you get somebody canonized? We asked 2 “postulators”

  We often report about the advancing causes of canonization of holy men and women — from Our Lady of Champion seer Adele Brice to the upcoming beatification of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. But w…

• Malta, Mary’s land: Faith across millennia

  This is the first article of a series that is part of an ongoing and long partnership between Aleteia and VisitMalta. This series will span over 12 months. The first six months will focus on Mar…

• “Spanning continents and eras”: 5 saints for World Youth Day 2027

  Patron saints for World Youth Day 2027 were announced by the the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life and the 2027 Seoul World Youth Day Organizing Committee on Sunday, April 26. Fo…

• This priest was the first Canadian-born person to be beatified

  Similar to the United States, it took a while for Canada to receive its first native-born individual to be officially beatified by the Church. It took until 1926 for a Canadian-born priest to be…

• April 26 is feast day of “Pope Leo’s Mary”

  Two days after he was elected, Pope Leo XIV made his first trip outside Rome — it was the afternoon of May 10, 2025. He traveled to Genazzano, a small town of just over 5,000 inh…

Catholic News from Around the World