Pope Leo XIV is greeted by his personal physician, Luigi Carbone, as the pontiff arrives at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on 13 October, 2026, ahead of his surgery that afternoon to remove a lung nodule. The Vatican confirmed that evening that Pope Leo has lung cancer. Photo: OSV News/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters. Doctors treating Pope Leo XIV have said on 15 October that tests show "g...

Pope Leo XIV poses with Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB during a private audience at the Vatican, Saturday 3 October 2026. Photo: OSV News photo/Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo. Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe met with Pope Leo XIV last weekend. Archbishop Costelloe has travelled to Rome to participate in Pope Leo XIV’s global Vatican summit for presidents of Bishops' Confer...

Pope Leo XIV speaks on 7 October 2026, as he opens the weeklong Vatican meeting of presidents of bishops' conferences marking the 10th anniversary of "Amoris Laetitia" ("The Joy of Love.") The Holy Father spoke about the pastoral responsibility of the Church to find renewed ways of proclaiming the Gospel, offering sacramental graces and accompanying families today. Photo: OSV News/Simone Risol...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Prairie of the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Lourdes, France, on 27 September 2026. Photo: CNS/Lola Gomez. By Josephine Peterson At a shrine where the sick and disabled are prioritised, Pope Leo XIV said human frailty can never diminish a person's dignity, bringing one of the central messages of his visit to France, where the government recently leg...

By Gina Christian A new Vatican document affirms the Second Vatican Council's landmark teaching on the Church's relationship with the Jewish people and those of other faiths, while inviting humanity to enter upon a common "journey of hope." That journey requires "courage" and "a genuine shift in mindset" to seek "peaceful coexistence" amid "unprecedented challenges," including conflicts,...

The Zimbabwean Catholic Choir performs at the Welcome Mass for the Migrant Jubilee Cross at St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday 18 April 2026. Photo: Andrea Bernardino/Archdiocese of Perth. Even just one of these children (Matthew 18:10) is the theme of the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees that will be celebrated on Sunday 27 September. This year's theme draws attention to children a...

By Gina Christian Women must be able to "exercise their leadership" and become "artisans of peace and guardians of life," as the global community fractures and conflicts increase, the Vatican has told the United Nations. The Holy See's Permanent Observer Mission to the UN shared its thoughts in a statement on 2 September during the global body's High-Level Forum on implementing the Progr...

American country music star Dolly Parton performs on the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset, England, during the Glastonbury Festival on 29 June 2014. The iconic singer-songwriter-actress, whose glittering country music stardom was matched by her pop fame and popular parallel careers in film and TV, died on 25 August 2026, at age 80, after a brief battle with cancer. Photo: OSV News/Cath...

Researchers and practitioners from The University of Notre Dame Australia recently shared their expertise on the international stage at the third Global Researchers Advancing Catholic Education (G.R.A.C.E.) Colloquium, held at Boston College in the United States. The international gathering brought together almost 200 Catholic educators, school leaders, researchers and sector representative...

One in Christ, united in mission is the theme that Pope Leo XIV has chosen for World Mission Day that celebrates its centenary on Sunday 18 October 2026. The theme recognises that mission is not the work of individuals alone, but of an entire Church moving together in faith. It speaks to a unity that goes beyond agreement or belonging; an active, lived commitment to bringing God's love i...