Month: May 2026

In a 14-minute video, “One Year of Pope Leo XIV,” several U.S. bishops reflected on the surprise election of an American Pontiff and on Pope Leo’s first year.

The Dicastery for Bishops authorized the archbishop of New Orleans to conduct an investigation into whether Bishop Michael Duca of Baton Rouge failed to respond appropriately to an abuse complaint. …

Stressing the importance of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (1968), a Vatican diplomat said that “the Holy See places particular importance on strengthening verification, transparency, and confidence-building measures.” “The Holy See …

A Philippine-bishop withdrew his acceptance of an episcopal appointment, three weeks before his installation Mass. On March 25, Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Gerardo Saco, Jr., administrator of the Diocese …

The word “prudent” gets thrown around a lot, and it is often misused. Recently, a friend posed a question to me about the prudence of the forthcoming SSPX consecrations, and …

As he concluded his one-day pastoral visit to Pompeii and Naples, Pope Leo XIV addressed the citizens of Naples late this afternoon in the Piazza del Plebiscito.

Pope Leo XIV received Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, Germany, on May 7, amid public disagreement between the Vatican and the cardinal over the blessings of same-sex couples …

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass this morning outside the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary of Pompeii (video), after greeting disabled persons and venerating the relics of …

The French bishops’ conference announced that Pope Leo XIV has accepted an invitation to visit France. Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, the president of the episcopal conference, said on May …