6+ day, 4+ 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…...

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, 11+ hour ago   (774+ words) The pontiff said believers should speak honestly to God in moments of confusion while humbly accepting his ways. CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for the immediate release of hostages taken in a deadly massacre in Haiti,…...

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…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (317+ words) The pope made the declaration in an apostolic letter issued motu proprio titled Mutua Concordia. Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 29 said bishops of the Eastern Catholic Churches can remove their patriarchs when assembled in synod, though the Holy Father said…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (170+ words) Pope Leo XIV has revealed one of his secrets to prayer found in a letter written by St. Augustine. This nearly 1,700-year-old Letter to Proba is a timeless guide to prayer, desire, happiness and the search for God. From Augustine’s…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (192+ words) The pontiff appointed Patrick Kelly as a member of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family, and Life on Aug. 25. Pope Leo XIV has appointed Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly as a member of the Dicastery for the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (294+ words) Archbishop Paul Gallagher met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Aug. 25. Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Russia on Aug. 25 to discuss Russia’s ongoing…...