Press Releases

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Pope Leo XIV has appointed Mexican media executive Maria Montserrat Alvarado as prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication — making her the first non-religious woman ever to lead a dicastery of the Roman Catholic Church, the...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Türkiye and the Vatican share overlapping views on peace initiatives and humanitarian engagement, with both sides’ efforts complementing each other on key global issues, according to Turkish Ambassador to the Holy See Fahrettin Altun....

MENAFN

(MENAFN) HRH Prince Hassan, accompanied by HRH Princess Sarvath El Hassan, has concluded a multi-day visit to Rome and the Vatican City focused on interfaith dialogue, diplomacy, and international cooperation.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Vatican City has denied media reports alleging that a January meeting between a senior US defense official and a Vatican representative became confrontational over remarks made by Pope Leo XIV. In an official statement, Vatican...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Pope Leo XIV is expected to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican next week, according to reports, in what would be a significant diplomatic engagement between the Holy See and Washington.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) A senior Vatican official on Wednesday urged the United States and Israel to bring an end to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin told reporters that he would advise US President...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) A senior Vatican official on Wednesday urged the United States and Israel to bring the ongoing Middle East conflict to an end. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin told reporters that he plans to tell US President Donald...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump has reportedly issued a strong and unusual attack on Pope Leo XIV, accusing him of being “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy,” while also suggesting the pontiff’s election was influenced by the...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Relations between the United States and the Catholic Church have grown tense since January, following a confrontational message delivered by senior US defense officials to a Vatican representative.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) The Vatican has formally declined to join the Board of Peace, a US-led international body established to oversee post-conflict reconstruction in Gaza and promote broader global stability, citing deep reservations about the organization's...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) The Vatican has announced that it will not take part in the Board of Peace, a US-led international initiative focused on post-conflict reconstruction in Gaza and broader global stability, as stated by reports.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Pope Leo XIV has designated an experienced Vatican diplomat as the Holy See’s incoming ambassador to the United States, a role regarded as one of the most important diplomatic positions for the Vatican, according to media accounts on...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Fahrettin Altun, previously head of the Presidency’s Communications Directorate and chair of the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Türkiye (TIHEK), has been appointed as ambassador to the Holy See, according to reports.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) The Vatican has issued a renewed caution to Catholics about the practice of polygamy, emphasizing that authentic matrimony is a permanent and exclusive bond between a single man and a single woman.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Pope Leo XIV will visit Lebanon and Turkey later this year, including a prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion, the Vatican announced Monday.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) The Vatican's permanent representative to the United Nations issued a warning on Saturday about the rapidly escalating race to rearmament, which endangers world peace and undermines the basis of international trust and collaboration, as...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) The accelerating global race to rearm is putting international peace at risk, the Vatican warned on Saturday, urging world leaders to recommit to disarmament and multilateral dialogue.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) The Vatican’s permanent observer to the UN cautioned on Saturday that the accelerating global arms buildup is endangering world peace and undermining the foundations of international trust and cooperation, according to reports.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Christmas Eve Mass on Wednesday, marking a significant moment early in his papacy.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) The Vatican has officially canonized an Italian teenager as the Catholic Church’s first saint from the millennial generation.