3+ hour, 34+ min ago   (1083+ words) Study Group 7 says bishops’ visits to Rome should be instruments of missionary conversion, communal discernment, and greater co-responsibility in the Church. VATICAN CITY — For centuries, “ad limina apostolorum” visits — the periodic pilgrimage of diocesan bishops to the tombs of the…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (246+ words) A coadjutor bishop serves alongside the current diocesan bishop and succeeds him after his retirement. Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday appointed a coadjutor bishop for the Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao, the third bishop nomination for the island of Puerto Rico in…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1129+ words) Archbishop Andrew Ding Yang’s episcopal ordination is the eighth held during Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, though not all eight bishops were appointed by him. Father Andrew Ding Yang was ordained Tuesday, Sept. 8, as archbishop of Chongqing in southwestern China, a…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (510+ words) The Catholic Church celebrates the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary on its traditional fixed date of Sept. 8, nine months after the Dec. 8 celebration of her immaculate conception as the child of Sts. Joachim and Anne. The circumstances of the…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (280+ words) The pontiff also reflected on the importance of fraternal correction among members of the Church. Pope Leo XIV on Sunday deplored the latest Russian attacks on Ukraine and voiced hopes for peace amid U.S.-led efforts to end the war. “With…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (403+ words) The pontiff urged Oxford scholars to seek truth courageously and promote an education rooted in human dignity, justice and the common good. Pope Leo XIV received a delegation from the University of Oxford’s Oriel College at the Vatican on Sept....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (736+ words) ANALYSIS: Recent meetings between the Vatican and Moscow hint at a new era in diplomatic relations. Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher’s trip to Moscow marked a definitive paradigm shift in the Holy See’s diplomacy regarding the situation in Ukraine. We cannot…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (316+ words) Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of September is for the care of water. “Imagine a hot summer day, after hard work or a long walk, you finally take a sip of cool water. Feel how relief and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (231+ words) COMMENTARY: As we enter into this new world of AI technology, we will have to be ethically cautious and vigilant. After reading the Register’s “The Rise of the Catholic Anti-AI Movement,” I thought I would introduce an important distinction to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (867+ words) Bishop Paolo Liu Honggang is the third bishop ordained in China in three months and the sixth episcopal consecration during Leo’s pontificate amid implementation of the Vatican-Beijing agreement. Father Paolo Liu Honggang was ordained bishop of the Diocese of Datong…...