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Preparations for World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, Korea unveiled

On Tuesday 24 September at the Holy See Press Office, orga-nizers and promoters of the next global gathering of youth pre-sented World Youth Day (WYD) 2027 to be hosted by the Catholic Church in Seoul, South Korea. The theme for this 41st World Youth Day (2026 and Seoul 2027) is taken from John’s Gospel, re-calling […]

Pope Francis’ visit to Singapore ‘has revived the faith of our people,’ cardinal says

“I believe his visit has revived the faith of our people. His visit has caused many of our Catholics to work together,” said Cardinal William Goh, archbishop of Singapore, in an interview with Vatican News about Pope Francis’ recent visit to the country. “It’s a very rare occasion when all Catholics come together to work […]

Cardinal Dolan: Harris received ‘bad advice’ to skip Catholic charity dinner

Cardinal Timothy Dolan said on 24 September that Vice President Kamala Harris’ decision to skip the Al Smith dinner, a prominent Catholic charity event in New York, wasn’t a wise political move. While Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Harris’ decision to skip the dinner reveals her “anti-Catholic” sentiments, Dolan, who leads the Archdiocese of […]

Caritas ‘shocked’ by murder of director in Democratic Republic of Congo

The director of Caritas in Congo was shot and killed by an armed militant group while approaching a roadblock, Caritas Internationalis announced. In a statement published on social media Sept. 23, Caritas International said it was “shocked by the news of the death of our colleague, Dieudonné Barondezi, director of the Caritas branch in Kalonge, […]

Pope makes intervention in US election over ‘lesser of two evils’

Pope Francis waded into the U.S. presidential elections during his press conference on the flight back to Rome on Septem-ber 13, saying of the choice between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump, “One must choose the lesser of two evils. Who is the lesser of two evils? That lady or that gentleman? […]

Pope expels bishop and 9 other people from a Peru movement after Vatican uncovers abuses

Pope Francis took the unusual decision to expel 10 people – a bishop, priests and laypeople – from a troubled Catholic move-ment in Peru after a Vatican inve-stigation uncovered “sadistic” abuses of power, authority and spirituality. The move against the lead-ership of the Sodalitium Chri-stianae Vitae, or Sodalitium of Christian Life, followed Francis’ decision last […]

Vatican approves devotion at Medjugorje while not pronouncing on authenticity of ‘alleged messages’

In a highly anticipated report on the alleged decades long apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Medjugorje, the Vatican’s doctrinal office on 19 Sept. endorsed prudent devotion to Mary at the popular pilgri-mage site in Bosnia and Herze-govina yet withheld any decla-ration on whether the alleged visions are supernatural in origin. The Sept. 19 […]

African faith leaders and environmentalists push for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

Faith leaders and climate activists in Africa announced their support on September 20 for an international treaty to halt the production and use of fossil fuels, the main cause of climate change, analogous to non-proliferation treaties governing the production of nuclear weapons. “As people of faith, we have a moral duty to protect God’s creation,” […]