Thailand and Cambodia have signed an agreement to implement a ceasefire to stop weeks of border hostilities. The truce, signed by Thai and Cambodian Defence Ministers, puts on hold the worst conflict in years between the two countries. In 20 days of armed clashes,...
From 16 to 18 December 2025, Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, visited the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia, bringing with him the greetings and blessing of Pope Leo XIV. It was a short but highly meaningful...
Nearly a month after Cyclone Ditwah devastated Sri Lanka, over a million people still require urgent help, as inundations and prolonged rain continue to aggravate the situation. The cyclone struck the country’s eastern coast on 28 November, causing 643 deaths and 183...
With the closing of the Holy Door of St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, the Vatican began on Dec. 25 the gradual conclusion of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope convened by the Church. The rite was presided over by Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, archpriest of the Marian...
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa met with the press the day after he visited the Gaza Strip, where he went to offer his support—and through him, that of the entire Church—to the people of Gaza, exhausted by more than two years of war. It was also the first visit by...
