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Vatican Radio celebrates 95 years with new jingle‍

Marking the 95th anniversary of its founding, on February 12, 2026, Vatican Radio – Vatican News is renewing and relaunching one of the most recognizable elements of its identity: its jingle, the audio logo that has always accompanied the listeners of the Popes’ Radio. This project has been conc

Australian bishops on economic crisis: Beyond statistics, stories of resilience

The first of two statements made by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) on social justice in the country has been released. The President of the ACBC, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, described the statement as an invitation “to reflect deeply on the challenges facing our nation and to respond with faith, hope and love.” Throughout the […]

Holy See proposes theological dialogue with Society of St. Pius X

A theological dialogue, on the condition that the episcopal ordinations scheduled for July 1 be suspended: that’s the proposal the Holy See made to the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) on 12 February. With the Pope’s approval, a meeting was held at the Palace of the Holy Office between Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, Prefect […]

South Sudan: Almost half a million children in danger of malnutrition

UNICEF has reported that more than 450,000 children are currently at risk of acute malnutrition due to the ongoing violence in South Sudan. The internal conflict has led to mass displacement and the interruption of critical health and nutrition services in the Jonglei State. According to reports, since the beginning of 2026, the escalating violence […]

Michelangelo’s ‘The Last Judgment’ fresco undergoes 3-month cleaning at Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment,” the imposing fresco of heaven and hell which dominates the Sistine Chapel, is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades. The Sistine Chapel will remain open to visitors during the three-month cleaning, albeit with scaffolding partially obstructing the view of the fresco, the Vatican Museums said in a Feb. 2 […]

Church in Venezuela calls for restoration of democracy

Drawing from a passage from the book of the prophet Isaiah, “our light shall break forth like the dawn,” the Venezuelan bishops addressed the People of God at the end of their 125th Ordinary Plenary Assembly. In a pastoral exhortation released on February 9, 2026, by the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, the Bishops conveyed a message of hope, while […]