-   Pope Leo’s prayer intentions for February are released.

-   South Sudan faces the consequences of violence, as renewed fighting has forced the UN to suspend vital food deliveries in parts of the country.

-   The Pope encourages young priests and monks from the Eastern Orthodox Churches to work toward unity and in charity.

-   Pope Leo XIV renews his appeal for prayer and solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

-   The Pope also issues a message for the World Day of Human Fraternity. 

-   Michelangelo’s Last Judgment is set to undergo around three months of restoration work.

-   Pope Leo offers comfort to Crans-Montana fire victims one month after the tragedy

-   Gaza’s Rafah crossing opens for the first time since the beginning of the war

-   Ukrainian mediators postpone peace talks amid continuing Russian strikes

-   Pope Leo XIV encourages the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith to renew efforts to facilitate the transmission of the faith

-   The President of the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ conference calls for a Holy Hour for Peace in the midst of the current climate of fear and polarisation in the nation

-   A new study shows that Climate Change is a major factor in deadly floods and landslides sweeping Southern Africa

 

-   Pope Leo prays for the victims of flooding in Mozambique

-   Bishops in South Sudan condemn violent rhetoric from military leaders

-   A report from a UK think tank suggests there is little evidence that asylum seekers are absuing the the country’s modern slavery protections