Vatican & World News

- Pope Leo XIV continues his cycle of catecheses dedicated to the Second Vatican Council
- 19 days into the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and the Israeli conflict in Lebanon, the death toll continues to rise amid concern for the far-reaching economic consequences of the war
- The Holy See calls for the dismantling of barriers that prevent women from accessing justice

- Over 2000 people have died in the Middle East, as US-Israeli strikes in Iran continue for a third week.
- Cardinal Pizzaballa says that truth must continue to be told about the ongoing violence in the Middle East.
- In a statement the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations calls for religious freedom to be upheld.