World Catholic News
Important news from the Vatican and the Catholic Church worldwide.
Catholic Weekly Devoted to World Mental Health Day
The new issue features an interview with psychologist Rev. Vedran Ćosić, the next installment in Dubravko Turalija’s series on the missions, and a report from the parish of St Anne in Par Selo near Tuzla.
Glas Koncila reports on celebrations across Croatia marking the 800th anniversary of St Francis’s death
The issue for Sunday, October 11, also features conversations about care for young mothers and children, the renewal of catechesis, and the life story and apostolate of Marino Restrepo.
Saint Pelagia of Antioch: Faithful to Christ to the End
The October 8 commemoration leads us to a martyr who, together with her companions, publicly bore witness to their faith during the reign of Julian the Apostate.
Sister M. Josipa Babić makes her first temporary vows in Brestovsko
At the Monastery of St Clare, she professed her vows for three years. In his homily, Friar Nikica Vujica encouraged her to trust in God, pray and accept her own littleness.
Pope to Korean priests and religious: Be people of reconciliation and builders of peace
Receiving 170 Korean priests, sisters and brothers who live in Rome, Leo XIV called for the faith of the martyrs to be passed on to young people and expressed his hope that World Youth Day in Seoul in 2027 would be an encounter of memory and the future.
Pope to Romanelli after two Christian women are killed in Gaza: “How long, O Lord?”
Leo XIV sent the parish priest of the Holy Family a message of prayer and closeness after the attack in the Rimal neighbourhood. Among the five civilians killed were a mother and daughter from the Greek Catholic community.
Pope Leo XIV: Women’s presence in the Vatican is a treasure to be increasingly valued
At a meeting with two associations of Vatican employees, the Pope highlighted women’s contributions, the dignity of work in the age of artificial intelligence, and dialogue as the way to resolve problems.
Francis’s conversion as a journey: from meeting lepers to accepting death
As the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi approaches, Fra Darko Tepert reads his Testament as a witness to mercy, prayer and brothers who are not a project, but a gift.
Pope Leo XIV: Love is a profound “yes” to another person, not a passing emotion
In the foreword to the book “YOUCAT. Love Forever,” the Pope speaks to young people about love, marriage and fidelity, and calls them to give themselves following Christ’s example.
Pope Leo XIV: A believer cannot accept the oppression of the little ones and the poor
In his catechesis on the constitution *Gaudium et spes*, the Pope highlighted service to the common good, the mission of the laity, and the need for consistency between professed faith and everyday life.
Pope Leo XIV calls for concrete support for the Church’s mission
Ahead of the 100th World Mission Day, celebrated on October 18, the Pope called for support for the Pontifical Mission Societies and recalled his missionary experience in Peru.
Migration through personal stories: JRS in Zagreb welcomes NECE Lab participants
Participants in the international conference met six people of migrant origin from India, the Philippines, Russia and Bangladesh and heard about their experiences of arriving, working and integrating in Croatia.