Sister Alessandra Smerilli will lead the Vatican's integral human development office, which promotes human dignity in all forums around the world, from health care to migration to environmental issues.
Ten days after Pope Leo XIV told the city to lift its eyes, the sky over the Gothic Quarter rained 100,000 verses where bombs once fell.
World Refugee Day falls this year on the 75th anniversary of the Refugee Convention. The Catholic tradition has never needed a convention to know what is owed to the stranger.
From the world’s tallest church, to a film about refusing to look up, to migrants met face to face, Leo XIV’s Spanish motto asks far more of us than a glance at heaven.
Closing his Spanish journey, Leo XIV condemned those who profit from migration and called integration a way to prevent a “second shipwreck.”
On the final leg of his journey to Spain, Pope Leo XIV visited Arguineguín and called for safe routes, rescue, and welcome for migrants crossing the Atlantic.
From royal palace to homeless shelter to 600,000 young people in the streets— the Pope’s beginning hours in Spain say everything about his priorities and the Church's presence.
The USCCB’s Committee on Migration called on lawmakers to keep humanitarian protections, strengthen immigration oversight, and end “indiscriminate” deportation policies.
As the U.S. opens refugee admissions to 10,000 South African Afrikaners, the bishop calls for equal refuge for all persecuted people, especially those targeted for their faith.
The Pontiff warned that violence against unarmed activists “provokes more hatred,” urging a return to negotiations and respect for human rights on all sides.
At a UN migration forum, the Holy See urged governments to protect family unity and expand legal pathways for migrant families.
He said, "this right is often violated — sometimes blatantly, sometimes in more subtle ways."
As global conflicts rise, Pope Leo XIV urges future Vatican diplomats to unite pastoral care and diplomacy in defending peace, truth, and human dignity.
From the ancient idea of the "polis" to modern global crises, popes speak on politics not to govern, but to defend human dignity and the common good.
The first pope born in the USA will address the nation by video from the Vatican on July 3, one day before the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding.
With bishops forced into exile, four dioceses in Nicaragua are now barred from ordaining priests amid escalating pressure on the Church.
After a massacre that killed nearly 178 people in northern South Sudan, Catholic bishops warn the country risks sliding further toward widespread violence.
