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Vatican security rattled by unruly crowd at papal audience
Vatican security officials may be forced to reevaluate their plans after an unruly crowd at a June 26 papal audience threatened to topple a security barrier, and Pope Leo XIV was hit on the head by...
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‘Take action against Christianophobia,’ Vatican diplomat urges UN Security Council
During a recent UN Security Council discussion of children in armed conflict, a Vatican diplomat strayed from the topic at hand to plead for international action against the persecution of Christians.After offering several considerations related to the plight of children in armed conflict, Msgr. Marco Formica said:
The Holy See cannot remain silent in the face of the terrorist attack that took place at the Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church in Damascus on 22 June 2025, and expresses its profound concern and unequivocal condemnation of the attack. The Holy See calls on this Council to address the persecution of Christians and take action against Christianophobia.
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Archbishop Broglio, USCCB president, supports immigrants, rips ICE raids
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, speaking in his role as president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has issued a statement of support for immigrants, sharply criticizing the Trump...4
Pope Leo XIV lauds polyphony, pays tribute to Palestrina
Addressing participants in an event marking the 500th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to the Italian composer and lauded polyphony. The...5
Signaling end of Syro-Malabar liturgical dispute, Leo XIV concludes pontifical delegate’s mandate
The Dicastery for the Eastern Churches announced on July 7 that Pope Leo XIV has ended the mandate of Archbishop Cyril Vasil’, SJ, as pontifical delegate in liturgical matters for the...6
Vatican officials present new Mass formulary: Mass for the Care of Creation
Two Vatican officials presented a new Mass formulary, the Missa pro custodia creationis (Mass for the Care of Creation), at a July 3 press conference (video). The press conference followed a decree...7
Pope Leo, at general audience, emphasizes Corpus Christi, affirms Real Presence
At the conclusion of his June 18 general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV repeatedly drew attention to the feast of Corpus Christi, celebrated this year on June 19 on the General...8
Jewish settlers attack Palestinian Christian village
Jewish settlers in the West Bank attacked the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh (Taibeh) and set fires near the cemetery and a fifth-century church. The priests of the village’s three...9
Pope Leo says he is open to Ecumenical Patriarchate’s suggestions toward restoring full communion
Pope Leo XIV received a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on June 28 and said that he is open to suggestions toward the restoration of full communion. “After...10
