Thousands of West Africa’s young Catholics meet at first-ever regional youth gathering in Ghana
Powerful messages are appearing on billboards across Ghana as thousands of young Catholics from across West Africa gather in Accra this week. Read all
Catholic Church news – 8 September 2026
Synod: Reports published on relations between bishops, consecrated life, and ad limina visits
The General Secretariat of the Synod on Tuesday released the Final Report of Study Group No. 6 on the review, from a synodal and missionary perspective, of the documents on relations between bishops, consecrated life, and ecclesial associations. It also released the second part – concerning ad limina visits – of the Final Report of Study Group No. 7 on certain aspects of the figure and ministry of the bishop from a synodal and missionary perspective. Read all
Pope to West African youth: Bear witness to peace, love amid conflicts
Pope Leo XIV encourages young people in West Africa in their journey of faith, and invites them to live as a message of love, justice, and peace in our world beset by war and conflict. Read all
9/11: 'A Day to Give Back'
Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, Vatican News speaks with Daniel Nigro, the former Chief of Operations of the New York City Fire Department, who was in charge on the day the World Trade Center was attacked. He recalls the chaos of that morning, the firefighters who gave their lives, and the human stories still etched in New York's memory. Read all
Archbishop of Chongqing consecrated in China
Andrea Ding Yang was ordained Archbishop of Chongqing in China on Tuesday, appointed by Pope Leo XIV within the framework of the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China. Read all
East Asian Pastoral Institute celebrates 60 years of ongoing formation
The President of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific, Archbishop Ryan Jimenez, presides over the Mass to commemorate sixty years since the founding of the East Asian Pastoral Institute, which has been commited to offering ongoing formation for priests, religious men and women, and laity engaged in pastoral ministry. Read all