Filmmakers Lia Beltrami and Ali Mahir Aksu’s “Green Lava” will compete for an Oscar nod as 2026’s Best Documentary Short Film.
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Ahead of Lourdes visit, alleged Rupnik victims appeal to Pope Leo to end Vatican’s ‘prolonged silence’
Five alleged victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Slovenian Father Marko Rupnik have called for a response from the Vatican.
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Cardinal Tagle encourages Catholics to adopt Fulton Sheen’s virtues as beatification nears
The grace of Sheen’s beatification comes with corresponding responsibility for Catholics in his home diocese of Peoria, Illinois, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle told Catholics there during Mass Sept. 22.
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Pope Leo XIV will meet with the French abuse survivors as critics demand action
Pope Leo XIV, during his four-day visit to France beginning Friday, will meet privately with seven survivors of sexual abuse by priests and other Catholic personnel. The outcome will be closely watched by critics who say the church hasn’t done enough to confront the problem.
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Baltimore archbishop urges women religious to model renewal of American political culture
“Before there can be renewal of institutions, there must be renewal of persons,” Archbishop Lori said.
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Pope Leo XIV calls on Latin American bishops to lead from ground, not ‘behind a desk’
In a letter dated Sept. 8 and addressed to the bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean, the pope urged them to place the good of the faithful above all else.
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Vatican’s UN diplomat: Hate speech violates command to love one’s neighbor
Archbishop Christophe Z. el-Kassis, apostolic nuncio and the Holy See’s permanent observer to the U.N., shared his thoughts in a statement during the Sept. 17 “Global Conference on Promoting Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue and Tolerance in Countering Hate Speech.”
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New document affirms Vatican II teaching on interreligious dialogue for 60th anniversary of ‘Nostra Aetate’
A new Vatican document affirms the teaching on the Church’s relationship with people of other faiths, while inviting humanity to enter upon a common “journey of hope.”
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Why Sept. 17 is a holiday in Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV’s ‘name day’ explained
The pope shares his given name, Robert, with the 17th-century saint, a Jesuit cardinal and Doctor of the Church who died on Sept. 17, 1621.
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For National Migration Week, bishops urge policy that upholds ‘God-given human dignity’
The bishop’s statement for National Migration Week was issued Sept. 16, ahead of the observance, which culminates with the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees.