5+ day, 8+ 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…...

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, 4+ day ago   (347+ words) ANALYSIS: The first American Pope has yet to appoint his inaugural batch of cardinals. The time is coming, however, when Leo XIV’s pontificate will have to take definitive shape, and that will be when the Pope convenes a consistory to…...

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   (471+ words) The Holy Father encouraged silent contemplation of the wonders and harmony of the created world, which can lead to authentic ecological conversion and awareness of our responsibility for creation. Pope Leo XIV invited people to take time out from the…...

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…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (150+ words) The Holy Father was the first pope to travel across the waters of the lake in the 400-year-long history of Castel Gandolfo as a papal summer residence, according to the Vatican. Pope Leo XIV took part in an historic boat…...