newsletter 17 february 2026

Vatican hosts workshop on how to make healthcare for all a reality

The two-day workshop on “Healthcare for all: Sustainability and equity," organized by the Pontifical Academy for Life, is presented at the Holy See Press Office, with experts noting that where there is a will, there can be a way to make healthcare possible for all. 

Cardinal Parolin: Organ donation is an act of love that trascends death

Cardinal Pietro Parolin visits the new dialysis unit at the Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital and speaks at a conference titled "The Culture of Giving", affirming ... 

John Paul II Foundation for the Sahel is ‘bearer of hope’ for communities

The John Paul II Foundation for the Sahel holds a review in Senegal after Pope Leo XIV approved its new Statute, with Sr. Alessandra Smerilli praising the ... 

European Bishops unite in Lenten prayer for war victims and peace

This Lent, the Council of European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE) is again organizing Masses in European Churches to implore peace and to remember war victims as ... 

Remains of St. Francis to be visible for veneration in Assisi

Fr. Giulio Cesareo, director of the Communications Office of the Sacred Convent of Assisi, speaks to Vatican News about the significance of exposing the relics ... 

Cardinal urges spiritual conversion as Lent opens in Ethiopia’s dual rites

The President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia issues a pastoral message urging Catholics and people of good will to embrace a profound interior ... 

Catholics in Asia celebrate Lunar New Year

Faith and culture come together as Catholic communities across Asia mark the Lunar New Year through family gatherings, prayer, and acts of charity. 

Thai Church centers deaf ministry as core pastoral mission

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Thailand holds its annual retreat for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, expressing the Church's desire to make the Gospel ... 

Siberian Christians of various denominations unite to serve the homeless

Since 2020, Christians from Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant communities in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk have joined forces to organize daily meals for ... 

Vatican & World News 17.02.2026