Vatican & World News

-   Pope Leo XIV urges Europe to overcome tensions and division

-   Tel Aviv grants Caritas Jerusalem permission to provide humanitarian aid in Palestinian territories, as it restricts the number of NGOs allowed to operate in the region

-   Marking the World Day of the Sick, the Pope sends the Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development to Chiclayo, Peru, to bring his closeness to those who are suffering

-   Pope Leo sends electricity generators, medicine and food supplies, to Ukraine.

-   Fifty-three migrants, including two babies, drown after a boat capsizes off the coast of Libya. 

-   Pope Leo XIV invites priests to not be daunted by challenges and secularism, but to realize that their closeness to Christ can help others.

-       The Pope sends a letter to Cardinal Michael Czerny, his special envoy for the 34th World Day of the Sick celebration on 11 February.

-       A Talitha Kum Youth Ambassador from Botswana speaks about the urgency of confronting modern slavery through faith, creativity, and digital advocacy.

-       The Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints presides over a beatification Mass for the Servant of God, Salvador Valera Perra, in Spain.

-   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