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DRC: Honouring courage and honesty: The beatification of Floribert Bwana Chui
Posted on 06/9/2025 10:21 AM ( Vatican News - English )
On 15 June, the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy, will witness the beatification of Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, a young Congolese member of the Community of Sant’Egidio, a martyr who stood up against corruption. The ceremony will be presided over by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.
Sowing peace through the diplomacy of the Gospel
Posted on 06/9/2025 08:10 AM ( Vatican News - English )
In an interview marking the Jubilee of the Holy See and an upcoming audience with Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin describes Apostolic Nuncios as bridges that link the Pope with local Churches, the Church with States, and the world’s wounds with the hope of the Gospel.
Church in Mexico supporting families of the ‘disappeared’
Posted on 06/9/2025 07:54 AM ( Vatican News - English )
The Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Mexico City, Monsignor Francisco Javier Acero, issues an appeal to political authorities and all sectors of society to engage in dialogue and cooperate in locating the thousands of people who have gone missing in recent decades amid rising criminal violence.
Pope Leo XIV: Holiness of Curial officials should sustain Holy See
Posted on 06/9/2025 04:27 AM ( Vatican News - English )
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for officials of the Roman Curia on the Jubilee of the Holy See, and recalls that the Apostolic See draws its fruitfulness from Jesus Christ and the example of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Cameroon: Pilgrims of Hope and the diplomacy of proximity
Posted on 06/9/2025 04:00 AM ( Vatican News - English )
In the context of the celebrations of the Jubilee Year, on 9 June, the Roman Curia, Apostolic Nuncios, and the Governorate gathered at St Peters’ in Rome for their celebration. Ahead of this event, the Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt, spoke to Vatican News. He offers some insights related to hope in today’s world context.
Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine: I shared with Pope Leo our hope and sorrow
Posted on 06/8/2025 22:38 PM ( Vatican News - English )
The Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, speaks to Vatican News following his first audience with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, reflecting on "the very consoling encounter, full of prayer," and reflects on the dramatic situation in the war-torn country.
León de Perú: New Vatican Media documentary retracing Pope’s mission in Peru
Posted on 06/8/2025 07:00 AM ( Vatican News - English )
In the wake of Pope Leo XIV’s election on May 8, 2025, Vatican Media explores the missionary journey of Robert Francis Prevost in Peru with a new documentary, which airs soon on Vatican Media’s channels.
Nigeria: Celebrating the gift of Pope Leo XIV, a month after his election
Posted on 06/8/2025 04:21 AM ( Vatican News - English )
The 8th of June marks a month since Pope Leo XIV was elected. Reflecting on the gift of the Holy Father to the Church in this time of history, Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos shares his thoughts and wishes for Pope Leo XIV.
Pope at Regina Caeli: May Spirit open paths of reconciliation
Posted on 06/8/2025 04:02 AM ( Vatican News - English )
Pope Leo XIV leads the Regina Caeli prayer on the Solemnity of Pentecost, and prays that the Holy Spirit may foster reconciliation where war tears people apart.
Pope on Pentecost: The Spirit shatters our inner chains and transforms us
Posted on 06/8/2025 03:39 AM ( Vatican News - English )
During the Mass for the Solemnity of Pentecost, Pope Leo XIV recalls how the Holy Spirit accomplished 'something extraordinary' in the lives of the Apostles, and suggests that today, the Holy Spirit likewise descends upon us, ready to shatter our inner chains, fears, and hardened hearts, to make us new.