6+ hour, 10+ 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…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (564+ words) In the foreword to a new edition of the youth catechism YouCat, on the subject of love and marriage, Pope Leo XIV goes to the heart of the vocation to love: serving through a generous gift of self. Pope Leo…...

5+ day, 7+ min ago   (535+ words) VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV at his Wednesday general audience urged people to take responsibility for the dignity of each human person and to embrace an identity centered on gift of self. “This dignity is entrusted to the responsibility of…...

5+ day, 6+ 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, 23+ 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…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (391+ words) The pope celebrates Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano ROME — It was shortly after 5 p.m. local time when Pope Leo XIV arrived at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel, awaited by thousands…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (454+ words) The pope met with members of the Council of Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions on Thursday in Rome, offering a message of hope and encouragement in the midst of crisis and uncertainty. Pope Leo XIV offered a clear measure…...

1+ week, 6+ 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, 6+ 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, 6+ hour ago   (459+ words) The pope told the seminarians that the call of God is gratuitous and not based on any merit of theirs, adding that their presence is a sign of hope for the Church in that God continues to call. On Sept....