February 12, 2026

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Nuncio calls for Palestinian state

Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Vatican observer at the UN, has called for the creation of a Palestinian state in line with a UN resolution made in 1947. The Filipino archbishop told the Security Council that peace was “long overdue”.

Beatification date set for Albanian martyrs

The beatification of 38 Albanian priests martyred under a former communist regime will take place on November 5, according to Albanian Church officials.

Council ‘cannot be seen as pan-Orthodox’

Russian Orthodox official Vladimir Legoyda has said the recent council held in Crete, though important, “cannot be regarded as pan-Orthodox”.

Nuncio calls for Palestinian state

Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Vatican observer at the UN, has called for the creation of a Palestinian state in line with a UN resolution made in 1947. The Filipino archbishop told the Security Council that peace was “long overdue”.

Beatification date set for Albanian martyrs

The beatification of 38 Albanian priests martyred under a former communist regime will take place on November 5, according to Albanian Church officials.

Council ‘cannot be seen as pan-Orthodox’

Russian Orthodox official Vladimir Legoyda has said the recent council held in Crete, though important, “cannot be regarded as pan-Orthodox”.

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