Author: Rose Miller

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said allowing Ukraine to use NATO weapons to attack military targets in Russia would lead to ‘an escalation that no one will be able to control anymore’. 

Migration across the Pacific and the pastoral care of migrants emerged as key points of discussion at the recent meeting of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO) in Wellington.

The Vatican has issued a decree outlining the many ways that Catholics can obtain a plenary indulgence during the 2025 Jubilee Year. 

Pope Francis has expressed firm opposition to the idea of ordaining Catholic women as deacons, raising doubts about the possibility that the ongoing three-year synodal process could move forward on the issue.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has joined other faith leaders, ethicists, and university professors in signing the ‘Rome Call’ for the ethical development of artificial intelligence. While recognising the enormous potential AI can offer in improving human capability, Archbishop Welby emphasised that people must also strive ‘to protect, preserve and cherish the dignity of the human person’.

Bishop Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado has been ordained as coadjutor bishop of Rarotonga Diocese in the Cook Islands. He is a member of the Mission Society of the Philippines (MSP)and is the first bishop in the Cook Islands of Asian origin

Spain’s Prado Museum has unveiled a work by Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio that was considered lost for centuries. 

Pope Francis has reiterated the importance of a closer collaboration between the Church and Buddhists to address the pressing challenges facing the world today.