Vatican & World News

- Residents of the last Christian village in the West Bank have launched a civil case against the Israeli settlers
- Pope Leo stresses shared responsibility in the face of social, economic and technological challenges
- The World Catholic Association for Communication awards its Film Prize to a Japanese film about friendship

- 25 years after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers, the Archbishop of New York speaks about the impact of the tragedy
- The UK Parliament votes against proposed assisted dying legislation, which the Bishops of England and Wales had warned was “dangerous and flawed”
- We speak to Jack Matika, a member of Kenya’s Koinonia Association, which helps young people sleeping rough on the streets of Nairobi

- Pope Leo XVI invites new bishops to keep their hearts open to everyone amid rapid global change
- A North-South socio-environmental dialogue promoted by the Pontifical Commission for Latin America offers a multilateral response to the major transformations occurring in the Americas
- On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the 11 September attacks on New York’s World Trade Centre, the New York Fire Department Chief of Operations at the time honours those who lost their lives with an initiative to “Give Back”

- In his General Audience, Pope Leo stresses that the dignity of every human person is a permanent gift of God’s love that we must defend.
- A summit on “Artificial Intelligence and Human Sense”, held in Bali as part of the 11th International Congress of Scholas Chairs concludes.
- The President of the French Bishops’ Conference, along with other bishops, present details of the Pope’s upcoming apostolic journey to France.

- Pope Leo XIV urges young people in Africa to live as a message of love, justice, and peace to the world
- Catholic aid organizations continue to assist the Ukrainian people facing daily attacks from Russian air strikes
- Middle Eastern religious leaders gather in Rome for talks dedicated to peacebuilding and interreligious dialogue