World leaders ‘appalled’ by Gaza church attack, amid calls between Vatican, Tel Aviv and Washington

The Vatican City flag flies July 18, 2025, at Holy Family Church in Gaza City which was hit in an Israeli strike July 17. (OSV News photo/Khamis Al-Rifi, Reuters) JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Amid mounting international concern, leaders across the...

Shropshire choir adds New York to concert venues after prestige of Vatican performance

Wrekin College Choir is one of only five choirs worldwide to be accepted to sing in the guest concert series at St Patrick’s Cathedral on 5th Avenue New York. Back home in Shropshire the choir has also entertained audiences at a number of school...

Israel's Netanyahu called Pope Leo after Gaza church strike, Vatican says

Albany native Neal Anderson a witness to change in Vatican City

ALBANY — There was a time when Neal Anderson had to be dragged to Mass on Sunday mornings. "He was like any other kid, he didn't want to go to church," said Steve Anderson, Neal’s dad. "As he got older, and we found out later, he would take a...

Israel attacks Catholic Church in Gaza – Vatican

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has shelled the only Catholic church in Gaza, reportedly killing three people and injuring several more, prompting Pope Leo XIV to send a telegram to the parish expressing his condolences. West Jerusalem has...

Vatican envoy to UN calls for policies that support families

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia (Vatican Media) The Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations has called on nations to implement policies that support families and promote equality between women and men. Source: Vatican News. “Policies that...

Msgr. Carlo Alberto Capella convicted of distributing, possessing child pornography said to still work at Vatican

Msgr. Carlo Alberto Capella, a former Vatican diplomat who was convicted of distributing and possessing child pornography, continues to work at the Vatican Secretariat of State as one of several clerks, a report says. OSV News reached out to the...

New book shines light on Pope Leo XIV's journey to the Vatican

A new book says Chicago-born Richard Prevost might have initially been reluctant to take on the enormous responsibility. CHICAGO - A new book suggests Chicago-born Richard Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty...

Priest convicted of distributing, possessing child pornography said to still work at Vatican

(OSV News) — Msgr. Carlo Alberto Capella, a former Vatican diplomat who was convicted of distributing and possessing child pornography, continues to work at the Vatican Secretariat of State as one of several clerks, a report says. OSV News reached...

Christian leaders call on Vatican to act as settler violence escalates in West Bank

Following recent appeals from the Christian community of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank, church leaders have intensified their efforts to pressure Israeli authorities to end ongoing settler violence, Anadolu reported. A “very detailed” file...

'A day we'll never forget': Newham school pupils meet Pope at the Vatican

Staff and children from St Antony's Primary School in Forest Gate and St Bonaventure's in East Ham, met with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV during a General Audience. The visit was part of an 18-month campaign that began with the launch of Called to...

Vatican official jailed for child pornography returns to work

A priest who was jailed in Vatican City for possession and distribution of child pornography has returned to work in the Holy See’s diplomatic service. Fr. Carlo Alberto Capella during his 2018 Vatican City trial. Credit: Vatican media. Father...

Vatican review sparks hope for Orchard Park parishioners

A Vatican letter renews hope for parishioners fighting to keep St. John Vianney Church open. ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — A letter from the Vatican seems to be bringing a renewed sense of hope to parishioners at St. John Vianney Church in Orchard Park,...

Vatican correspondent discusses new book on Pope Leo XIV's ascent

Millions of people around the world were stunned when Pope Leo XIV was elected earlier this year as the first American-born pontiff, but one Vatican correspondent was not. Christopher White was one of the first to suggest that Robert Prevost, who...

Help me to revoke the Vatican’s 4 racist papal bulls

Saturday, July 12, 2025 The Editor, Amandala, Please help me to revoke the Vatican’s 4 racist papal bulls that created and maintained 500 years of systemic racism. The “Doctrine of Discovery” is a legal concept rooted in 15th-century papal bulls,...

Polish government lodges Vatican protest over bishops’ migration remarks

Poland’s government formally complained to the Vatican Tuesday over two bishops’ comments on migration, plunging Polish Church-state relations to their lowest level for years. Bishop Antoni Długosz, left, and Bishop Wiesław Mering....

Israeli PM calls pope, who urged the leader to enact ceasefire

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telephoned Pope Leo XIV, who urged Israel’s leader to revive negotiations and enact a ceasefire. The morning call to the pope’s summer residence at Castel Gandolfo July 18 came the day...

Bishop of Limerick appointed to inter-faith Vatican post

Religion must unite not divide.” Those were the words of Bishop of Limerick Brendan Leahy as he was appointed to the key Vatican department for Interreligious Dialogue. The 47th bishop of Limerick was appointed a member of the Dicastery for...

Israeli PM calls pope, who urged the leader to start negotiations, ceasefire

VATICAN CITY (CNS) ─ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telephoned Pope Leo XIV, who urged Israel's leader to revive negotiations and enact a ceasefire. The morning call to the pope's summer residence at Castel Gandolfo July 18 came the day...

K-array’s Firenze system powers Papal events at the Vatican, Rome

Event technology specialists Agorà installed KH7 loudspeakers and KS7 subwoofers, which were deployed for Pope Francis' funeral and the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in St Peter's Square, Rome, Italy It can now be revealed that a K-array Firenze...