Vatican News – English
Vatican & World News 31.07.2026
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- Vatican & World News 31.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
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- - Pope Leo releases his prayer intention for August, dedicated to praying "for evangelization in the city."
- As the one-year countdown to World Youth Day Seoul 2027 begins on August 3, the Local Organizing Committee shares its progress in preparing the city to welcome young pilgrims from across the world.
- The Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta in Spain steps its response to the migration emergency unfolding, after an unprecedented surge in arrivals from neighbouring Morocco.
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- Pope Leo meets American singer-songwriter, poet, and artist, Patti Smith
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
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- The Pope met the American singer-songwriter, poet, and artist, Patti Smith, during a private audience at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Friday morning, July 31. Smith is, like the Pope, originally from Chicago in the USA.
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- Pope Leo XIV meets Patti Smith
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
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- On Friday morning, July 31, the Pope received Patti Smith, the singer-songwriter, poet, and artist, who—like him—is originally from Chicago.
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- Vatican & World News 30.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 22 days ago
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- - In an interview with an American broadcaster, Pope Leo XIV highlights the importance of immigration in the history of the United States
- The Holy See Press Office releases the programme of the Pope’s visit to Assisi on 6 August
- Local churches in Spain and France support thousands who have lost their homes in wildfires devastating the European continent
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- Pope Leo: I love America’s sense of freedom and welcome of all people
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 22 days ago
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- The Pope grants an interview to American broadcaster NBC and highlights the importance of immigration to the history of the United States, hinting that he could visit the country of his birth in the next couple of years.
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- Pope: Like a stream leading to its source, music leads us to God
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
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- Pope Leo joins the prayer gathering 'Canticle of Peace' at Borgo Laudato si', in the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo, together with Andrea Bocelli and the ABF Voices choir, made up of children's voices from Uganda, the Holy Land and Italy.
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- Vatican & World News 29.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
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- A reflection by Pope Leo XIV
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- A reflection by Pope Leo XIV
"Indeed, the search for truth is a good worth desiring and passing on. As we pursue it methodically, we come to understand that no field of study can be reduced to mere speculation. Precisely because it involves the exercise of both intellect and will, study is rather a commitment, requiring self-discipline and conversion: a transformation of the mind, which we cultivate like fertile soil by honing our tools of the trade. By doing our very best, we become responsible stewards in society without being seduced by careers focused on money. Let us rather recognize that culture is the good of humanity: truth sets us free, while falsehood distorts names and things. In the face of what dehumanizes people – especially the least among us, the poor and the sick – I ask you to be witnesses to Christian humanism."
(Address to the German Catholic Student Associations - June 5, 2026)
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- Vatican & World News 28.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- In the headlines this Tuesday the 28th of July:
- Around 300,000 people are evacuated or displaced in France and Spain as firefighters continue to battle wildfires raging for at least seven days,
- A statue of Our Lady is defaced and an outdoor altar set alight at the Marian shrine of Medjugorje,
and
- And Pope Leo urges communicators to place every technological tool at the service of truth and the common good.
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- Vatican & World News 27.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- A reflection by Pope Leo XIV
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- A reflection by Pope Leo XIV
"Universities have likewise been longtime places of encounter, bringing together students and faculty to grow in wisdom through scholarly study and research as well as through the friendships and professional affiliations that naturally develop. While not always easy, universities must constantly work to ensure that opportunities for meaningful encounters remain available. This is an essential part of the life of any institution of higher learning, because our relationships with others, our languages and our cultures are vitally important for who we are as human beings."
(Greeting to the Board of Governors of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem - June 18, 2026)
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- July 26, 2026 Angelus prayer- Pope Leo XIV ASL
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- 31:04
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- From Freedom Square in Castel Gandolfo, recitation of the Angelus prayer led by Pope Leo XIV
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- Vatican & World News 26.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- Pope Leo recalls the Sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- At the end of the Angelus prayer, Pope Leo recalled that the Church is celebrating the Sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. He encouraged everyone to respect the precious role grandparents and the elderly play and to ensure they always receive adequate care, attention and assistance.
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- Pope calls for renewed negotiations for a just peace in the Middle East
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- During the Angelus in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV appeals for an end to violence in the Holy Land and the Middle East, urging dialogue, diplomacy, and prayers for peace.
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- Pope Leo XIV - Angelus - 26 July 2026
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- 31:04
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- Pope Leo XIV - Angelus - 26 July 2026, Castel Gandolfo
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- Vatican & World News 25.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- - Pope Leo XIV encourages the Church in Asia to build bridges throughout the continent
- Israel prepares an extensive operation in the West Bank as settlers and the military continue to displace Palestinians
- Wildfires in Europe displace almost 270,000 people
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- Pope to Church in Asia: United in charity build bridges throughout the continent
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- In a video message to the bishops of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, gathering for their 12th Plenary Assembly in Jakarta, Pope Leo XIV encourages them to create bonds of communion within and between the local Churches in order to build bridges across Asia.
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- Pope to Church in Asia: United in charity build bridges throughout the continent
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- Pope Leo invites Bishops gathered in Jakarta, Indonesia, for the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences to be an ever greater sign of God's presence in their various countries, as they discuss the important issues affecting the life and future of the Catholic Church in Asia.
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- Reflection from Pope Leo XIV
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- Reflection from Pope Leo XIV
"There is, indeed, a growing awareness that peace is threatened by a lack of respect for creation, the plundering of natural resources and a progressive decline in the quality of life due to climate change. These challenges require international cooperation, together with cohesive and forward-looking multilateralism in order to find effective solutions.
Frequently, however, in deliberations and negotiations about these issues, various fears emerge: fear of changing course, fear of losing power and fear of uncertain outcomes. Only by overcoming these fears can we work together to find the right solutions. It is here, I think, that religious leaders and communities can offer a special insight for supporting ambitious social and environmental efforts."
(Video message of Pope Leo XIV on the Occasion of the Tenth Austrian World Summit, June 16, 2026)
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- Vatican & World News 24.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- Reflection by Pope Leo XIV
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- "There are situations in which words are not helpful and become almost meaningless. In such moments, perhaps only tears remain, but sometimes even these may have run dry. Pope Francis once called to mind the tears of Mary Magdalene, confused and alone before Jesus’ empty tomb. “She simply weeps,” he said. “You see, there are times in our lives when tears are the glasses through which we see Jesus. There is a moment in our lives when only tears prepare us to see Jesus. And what is this woman’s message? ‘I have seen the Lord.’”
(Prayer Vigil for the Jubilee of Consolation - September 15, 2025)
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- Vatican & World News 23.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 29 days ago
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- - The bishops of Venezuela appeal for post-quake reconstruction that is free from negligence and corruption
- Civilians continue to bear the brunt of Israeli attacks in Gaza nine months after the ceasefire
- Nearly 650 million people worldwide experienced hunger last year, according to the just-released State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report
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- Vatican & World News 22.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
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- - Pope Leo XIV thanks Major Superiors of Men in the United States for 70 years of witness to Christ
- Over 140 people are dead or missing after the shipwreck of a migrant boat off the coast of Mauritania
- The death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes on 24 June continues to rise
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- Reflection by Pope Leo XIV
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- "Though freedom is often understood as the capacity to do what one wants, it is imperative to recover an authentic meaning of freedom that allows us to discover its relational dimension, for it is precisely here that we can speak of the person’s fulfilment both as individuals and as a society. Saint John Paul II reminded us that this fulfilment is found when freedom is lived as a 'gift of self and openness to others,' that is, when freedom is used to love. On the contrary, 'when freedom is made absolute in an individualistic way, it is emptied of its original content, and its very meaning and dignity are contradicted'."
(Address to the members of the 'Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice' Foundation - May 30, 2026)
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- Vatican & World News 21.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Vatican & World News 20.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Reflection by Pope Leo XIV
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- "So Saint Francis’ message, and mine, is simple: true peace and perfect joy are gifts from God that come when we open ourselves to him and trust in his power to transform us. What can we give him in return for such great love, for such generous gifts? Nothing but ourselves! Today, the Lord needs missionaries to spread the word to those who do not know him, holy men and women to begin loving Catholic families, priests to be spiritual fathers and ministers of the sacraments as well as religious men and women to be witnesses of the true joy of his kingdom. If you have a sense that the Lord may be calling you to one of these vocations, do not close yourself off or turn away in fear, but take a step forward and say to the Lord, “Here I am, send me!”"
(Video message for the 50th anniversary of the Steubenville Summer Youth Conferences Summer 2026 - June 20, 2026)
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- July 19, 2026 Angelus prayer- Pope Leo XIV
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- 22:38
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- From Freedom Square in Castel Gandolfo, recitation of the Angelus prayer led by Pope Leo XIV
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- July 19, 2026 Angelus prayer- Pope Leo XIV
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- 22:38
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- From Freedom Square in Castel Gandolfo, recitation of the Angelus prayer led by Pope Leo XIV
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- Vatican & World News 18.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Vatican & World News 17.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- - The Vicar General of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem speaks about the difficult living conditions in Gaza
- The conflict in the Middle East threatens to drive 23 million more children into poverty
- The Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States is currently in Ukraine until July 21
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- Reflection by Pope Leo XIV
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- "Today’s world, with its many fears and anxieties, tensions and wars, presents an increasingly urgent need for peace in the hearts of both individuals and peoples. Amid the vortex of violence that poisons relationships and destroys lives, the mercy of God asks to be allowed into our hearts with its amazing power of renewal. It is this mercy that is capable of turning our lives around, opening the way to love and forgiveness as distinctive features of the face of God manifested through us. Dear friends, God never tires of showing His mercy. His love, as the Psalmist says, endures forever, and how much our world is crying out for mercy at every level! But the peace that we so deeply desire cannot be attained without mercy."
(Video message for the 6th World Apostolic Congress on Mercy in Vilnius, Lithuania - June 7, 2026)
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- Vatican & World News 16.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- - Participants in the Nobel laureates assembly in Castel Gandolfo sign the Rome Declaration for an Unarmed and Disarming Peace
- The war between the United States and Iran continues to escalate
- A meeting with Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom with a group of religious sisters highlights the nuns' work to protect and promote vulnerable women and girls
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- Global Nobel Laureates Assembly. Interview with Oleksandra Matviichuk
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- 3:05
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- On the sidelines of the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly in Castel Gandolfo Oleksandra Matviichuk, a Ukrainian human rights defender, speaks to Vatican News about the need to reform intergovernmental organizations and to place human beings before technology in order to promote peace and slow down the arms race.
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- Rome Declaration on AI and Nuclear Weapons. Interview with David Gross
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- With this morning’s signing at the Capitoline Hill of the “Rome Declaration for an Unarmed and Disarming Peace in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear and Autonomous Weapons, New Digital Protocols, and Emerging Models of Digital Development” the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War came to a close. The document, inspired by Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical “Magnifica humanitas,” was signed by leading AI experts, Nobel prize winners, former heads of state and government, and international representatives from universities and research institutions.
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- Rome Declaration on AI and Nuclear Weapons. Interview with James E. Muller
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- 0:37
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- With this morning’s signing at the Capitoline Hill of the “Rome Declaration for an Unarmed and Disarming Peace in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear and Autonomous Weapons, New Digital Protocols, and Emerging Models of Digital Development” the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War came to a close. The document, inspired by Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical “Magnifica humanitas,” was signed by leading AI experts, Nobel prize winners, former heads of state and government, and international representatives from universities and research institutions.
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- Vatican & World News 15.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- - On the 3rd day of his visit to Ukraine, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi prays for a just peace in the war-torn nation
- Speakers at the global Nobel laureates assembly in Castel Gandolfo offer their perspective on fixing our broken world
- Millions of people displaced by internal armed conflict in Colombia struggle to survive amid inadequate funding and limited international political engagement
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- Interview with Melissa Parke (ICAN) on AI, nuclear weapons and why deterrence is failing
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- 5:05
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Melissa Parke, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), speaks at the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly in Castel Gandolfo about the growing risks posed by artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons.
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- Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa speaks about Magnifica Humanitas
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Maria Ressa, Filipino-American journalist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Co-founder and CEO of Rappler, speaks about the impact of Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence.
She is in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, from July 14 to 15, to participate in the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War, which was inspired by the Pope's text and gathered over 200 Nobel laureates, experts, university representatives and more to reflect on these issues.
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- Vatican & World News 14.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Vatican & World News 13.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- - The death toll from Venezuela’s earthquakes rises to almost 4 and a half thousand
- 3.7 million children under five are at risk of malnutrition in Afghanistan
- Commenting on Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical “Magnifica humanitas," an AI expert says the Pope has shifted the global conversation about artificial intelligence from technology itself to human beings
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- Reflection by Pope Leo XIV
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- "If you had met Saint Francis on the streets of Assisi in the thirteenth century, he might have looked at you with a serene and loving smile, and said: “Pace e bene,” that is “Peace and all good.” This was the way that Saint Francis often greeted people, and it expresses one of the desires in his heart. We too can ask ourselves: Do I desire true peace for those who come into contact with me? Do I treat others in such a way that brings them peace? Now, you may say that this is not always easy. Sometimes our behavior, even toward those whom we most dearly love, can bring frustration and conflict rather than peace. We must bear in mind that Saint Francis was able to sow peace not because of his own efforts, but because he possessed within himself the source of true peace. I have often repeated that peace is a gift from God, a gift we receive when we invite the Lord into our heart. We are then called to become instruments of his peace, spreading it to our families, our communities,...
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- Vatican & World News 12.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- July 12, 2026 Angelus prayer- Pope Leo XIV
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- 22:26
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- From Freedom Square in Castel Gandolfo, recitation of the Angelus prayer led by Pope Leo XIV
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- Vatican & World News 11.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- - Pope Leo XIV lunches with some 200 poor and socially vulnerable people in Castel Gandolfo and reaffirms the Church’s wish to express God’s love to every person
- At a UN High Level Meeting on HIV/Aids the Holy See calls for renewed global commitment to end Aids and appeals that no one be left behind
- We remember the more than 8,000 victims of Srebrenica on the 31st anniversary of the massacre
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- Vatican & World News 10.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- - Pope Leo XIV will have lunch with 200 vulnerable people on Saturday
- The Catholic Church continues to help those affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela
- A month after the murder of a Mozambican prelate, the country’s bishops call for hope to prevail
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- Reflection by Pope Leo XIV
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- "In order to be light to the world, we must first share in the very light and life of Christ. To participate in mission, we must first discover a living relationship with God. We must get to know him. By opening ourselves to God’s transformative love, we receive the grace necessary to follow Jesus and embrace the life he calls us to lead. This is why it is so important to spend time each day in prayer, and to draw close to God through the sacraments, especially Confession and the Eucharist. Ground your hearts in the solid foundation of God’s love for you; discover the heart of Christ, and do not be afraid to build your lives upon him. By doing so, not only will you find the fulfilment you long for, you will also be able to share the warmth of God’s love and the reconciling power of his grace with those around you."
(Video message for the Ankawa Youth Meeting - July 8, 2026)
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- Vatican & World News 09.07.2026
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- 14:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Reflection by Pope Leo XIV
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- "Light is necessary for growth and new life, and is an image of hope. Rooted in charity, you are particularly called to be peacemakers, to unite those around you, and to instill in others the hope of a future marked by lasting peace. You may not be able to control your situation or the challenges you will be asked to face, but you can always choose to allow the peace of Christ to rule in your hearts. The virtue of hope inspires us to look towards heaven. This does not mean forgetting about the world, but having the confidence to share with it the peace and life that comes from Christ, whose light illuminates the New Jerusalem."
(Video message for the Ankawa Youth Meeting - July 8, 2026)
