World News | Ukraine's Zelenskyy Meets with Pope Leo XIV; Both Propose Vatican as Site for Peace Talks

Castel Gandolfo (Italy), Jul 9 (AP) Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday and thanked him for the Vatican's efforts to help return children taken by Russia. Both he and Leo suggested the Vatican could host peace...

Pope Leo and Zelenskyy agree that Vatican could host Ukraine-Russia peace talks

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday and thanked him for the Vatican’s efforts to help return children taken by Russia.Both he and Leo suggested the Vatican could host peace talks to end the war. Mr Zelenskyy...

Pope Leo and Zelensky agree that Vatican could host Ukraine-Russia peace talks

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday and thanked him for the Vatican’s efforts to help return children taken by Russia. Both he and Leo suggested the Vatican could host peace talks to end the war. Mr Zelensky...

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy meets with Pope Leo XIV. Both propose the Vatican as site for peace talks

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday and thanked him for the Vatican’s efforts to help return children taken by Russia. Both he and Leo suggested the Vatican could host peace talks...

President Lee hails unifying role of religion in luncheon with spiritual leaders

Published: 09 Jul. 2025, 21:36 President Lee Jae Myung greets Venerable Jinwoo, head of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, left, during a luncheon at the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, on July 9. [JOINT PRESS CORPS] President Lee...

5-year-old children describe who they think Pope Leo is

Listen to this little one's message: Pope Leo, I saw you on the tablet, and I really like your hair and your glasses. Bye, lots of kisses and hugs. This is how one of the most heartwarming messages began, sent by a kindergarten class at a school...

How the Catholic Church helped change the conversation about capital punishment in the United States

Thirty years ago, the film “Dead Man Walking” had its debut in movie theaters around the United States. It was a box office hit, and critics lavished it with praise. Lead actress Susan Sarandon won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Sister...

Vatican spokesman: ‘Traditionis custodes’ leak ‘very partial’

Religion news 8 July 2025

Courage and hope on the 20th anniversary of the London Bomb attacks Commemorative events were held across London to remember the victims of the London bomb attacks 20 years ago, when explosives were detonated on three underground trains and a bus....

The Vatican is shaping the ethics of artificial intelligence

Pope Leo XIV Adds Gaming Lore To Vatican History By Autographing A Reverse-Holo Popplio Pokémon Card For Pilgrim

Pope Leo XIV added an unlikely footnote to papal history this month when he blessed a Pokémon card and autographed a second copy for a Danish pilgrim who produced the trading card during a July 5 audience at the Vatican. What Happened: Reddit user...

Vatican offers new guide for implementation phase of Synod

The opening session of the Synod on Synodality in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall in October 2024 (CNA/Daniel Ibanez) A new document from the Synod of Bishops released yesterday is intended “to provide an interpretive key” for bishops to implement...

Vatican’s synod office postpones reports on controversial issues

Vatican City, Jul 7, 2025 / 13:15 pm The Vatican’s synod office has said that final reports from Synod on Synodality study groups — including opinions on women deacons and controversial doctrinal issues such as LGBT inclusion — have been postponed...

Vatican offers new guidance for Synod’s implementation phase

The General Secretariat of the Synod releases “Pathways for the Implementation of the Synod”, which provides “an interpretive key for understanding the implementation phase of the Synod on Synodality.” By Christopher Wells A new document from the...

Ugandan church built with money raised by Parramatta parish

The blessing of the new church, which has a capacity for up to 300 people (Supplied) A new Catholic church has been built in Uganda with money donated by the Winston Hills parish in the Parramatta Diocese. Source: Catholic Outlook. Fr Abraham...

VATICAN/ANGELUS - Pope Leo: we must ask the “Lord of the harvest” to send out “joyful laborers” to the “mission field”

VaticanMedia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Church and the world “do not need people who fulfill their religious duties as if the faith were merely an external label”. Instead, we need “laborers who are eager to work in the mission field,...

Vatican Follies

By Jirair Tutunjian In the past year or two Armenians and possibly odars have been baffled and repelled by the late Pope Francis’ inexplicable warm relations with the Azerbaijan dictatorship. There are fewer than 600 Catholics in Azerbaijan. Now...

Pope Leo appoints new head of Vatican commission on clergy abuse

Pope Leo on Saturday appointed French Archbishop Thibault Verny as the new head of the Vatican’s commission on clergy sexual abuse, marking his first public move to address a crisis that has severely damaged the credibility of the Roman Catholic...

Syro-Malabar Church liturgical crisis resolved by compromise

This Eastern Catholic Church has narrowly avoided a schism over liturgical reforms after years of conflict thanks to a compromise between its Synod and priests. Leo XIV has terminated the appointment of Archbishop Cyril Vasil' as papal delegate to...

Cardinal Makrickas takes the helm of the Roman basilica of St. Mary Major: the oldest Marian church in the West

(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 07.07.2025).- On July 4, Pope Leo XIV officially acknowledged the transition in leadership at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, marking the end of Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko’s tenure and welcoming his successor,...