Andrea Riccardi, the founder of the Sant'Egidio Community, comments on Pope Francis' appeal for Afghanistan, and explains the importance of prayer and fasting as instruments of hope and involvement in tragedies happening afar. By…

Hosted by South Korea’s Ministry of Unification, the Korea Global Forum for Peace (KGFP) is an annual multilateral platform to discuss peacebuilding in the Korean peninsula and its unification. By Vatican News staff reporter A…

Pope Francis sends his greetings to a meeting of Bishops serving rural areas in Italy, and urges them to let charity and hope fill their pastoral activities By Vatican News staff reporter Some 20 Italian Bishops are holding a…

The spiritual campaign in Zamboanga Archdiocese, October 13 to November 21, will help the faithful come closer to those who are hit by the pandemic and its effects. By Robin Gomes As the Philippines continues to battle rising…

As the Paralympic Games gets underway in Tokyo, the undersecretary at the Pontifical Council for Culture with responsibility for sport, Monsignor Melchor Sanchez de Toca, says the Games are a sign of “great hope” because they are…

In his Sunday's homily, Card. Charles Bo of Yangon assesses the nation’s current situation and the legitimacy of those holding power against the values of the Gospel. By Robin Gomes Those wielding authority cannot gain legitimacy…

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is calling on richer nations to “urgently share their millions of excess vaccine doses with countries in Southeast Asia”. By Vatican News staff reporter …

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith says the government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa promised swift action to uncover the truth behind the terrorist bomb attacks but after it came to power, its response has been faulty. By Vatican News…

At the conclusion of the Angelus on the Solemnity of the Assumption, Pope Francis prays for dialogue and peace in Afghanistan and the victims in Haiti's earthquake, appealing for global solidarity to reach them. By Vatican News…

Taliban forces have captured several major cities and now control large swathes of the country. By Nathan Morley Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has given a public address as the situation worsens in Afghanistan. Ghani said his…