United Nations

“Pope Leo calls us to embrace a diplomacy of encounter” amid “a world marked by division, conflict and pressing global issues,” said Cardinal Parolin.

The Holy See’s diplomat to the United Nations called to end nuclear weapons, saying the best way to honor Pope Francis is to “rediscover” the U.N.’s spirit.

Nations must recommit to nuclear disarmament and the regulation of artificial intelligence, said Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations.

(OSV News) — As the United Nations’ annual climate conference kicks off, two Catholic humanitarian agency executives told OSV News that the world’s poorest nations must be given the tools …

(OSV News) — Amid ongoing and potentially escalating conflict in both the Middle East and Ukraine, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin cautioned gathered delegates at the 79th session …

(OSV News) — Hezbollah’s central headquarters in Beirut’s southern suburbs were struck multiple times Sept. 27 by Israeli missiles, shaking the Lebanese capital. The next day Iran-backed Hezbollah confirmed the …

By Michael Kelly (OSV News) — Ireland’s Catholic bishops called on Israel and Hamas to immediately end hostilities in the Holy Land as the war triggered by the Oct. 7 …

By Steven Schwankert NEW YORK (OSV News) — Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican’s foreign minister, celebrated an evening Mass at the Church of the Holy Family Sept. 25, joined …

NEW YORK (OSV News) — Hundreds of Catholic and Christian Pakistani Americans and Pakistanis called for an end to anti-Catholic and anti-Christian violence in Pakistan at a protest held in …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As the International Labor Organization of the United Nations took aim at child labor and the exploitation of children June 12, Pope Francis lent his support …