Vatican & World News

-   Pope Leo meets with the Italian airline responsible for bringing him on his apostolic journeys.

-   The prior of Taizé community reflects on what he considers the biggest danger in the West regarding the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.

-   The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem cancels this year’s Palm Sunday procession due to the ongoing war in the Middle East.

 

-   Pope Leo urges the Focolare Movement to promote unity and peace within their organization and throughout the world.

-   Sacred music returns to the Sistine Chapel with the World Premiere of a concert entitled Angels Unawares.

-   The 17th GreenAccord International Forum on sustainability concludes in northeastern Italy after four days of discussions.

-   The Church in the Amazon region announces its new presidency

-   The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors concludes its Spring Assembly, a week-long meeting which was focused on victim–survivor engagement and strengthening accountability

-   In his third Lenten meditation, the Preacher of the Papal Household, Fr. Roberto Pasolini, reflects on the theme of mission and proclaiming the Gospel to every creature.

- On the 10th anniversary of the publication of Amoris Laetitia, Pope Leo calls presidents of national Bishops’ Conferences to come to Rome in October.

- The former Custos of the Holy Land appeals for an end to violence, stressing that the only weapons Christians should use are "prayer and fasting."

- The GreenAccord's 17th Forum on sustainability kicks off in Treviso, Italy.

-   Pope Leo XIV continues his cycle of catecheses dedicated to the Second Vatican Council

-   19 days into the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and the Israeli conflict in Lebanon, the death toll continues to rise amid concern for the far-reaching economic consequences of the war

-   The Holy See calls for the dismantling of barriers that prevent women from accessing justice

-   Over 2000 people have died in the Middle East, as US-Israeli strikes in Iran continue for a third week.

-   Cardinal Pizzaballa says that truth must continue to be told about the ongoing violence in the Middle East.

-   In a statement the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations calls for religious freedom to be upheld.