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Pope receives Cardinal Zen (Vatican Press Office)
Pope Leo XIV received Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, SDB, Hong Kong’s bishop from 2002 to 2009, in a private audience on January 7. Noted for his advocacy for religious liberty …
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Balthasar scholar to lead diocese in New York (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV has named Auxiliary Bishop John Bonnici, who serves in the Archdiocese of New York, as the new bishop of Rochester, located in the same state.
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Brazilian bishop resigns at 61 to focus on missionary work (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Aparecido Donizeti de Souza of Cascavel, Brazil.
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Saints or saints: Is There a Difference?
Ask any average Catholic, “What is a saint?” and you will likely receive a puzzled look. The facial expression predicts their responding question, “What? You don’t know what a saint …
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Influencer-pilgrim meets with Pontiff (Vatican News (Italian))
At the conclusion of his January 7 general audience, Pope Leo met with Adrian Ruiz Pelayo, described by Vatican News as an “influencer for the good.” The “35-year-old Spaniard told …
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Extraordinary consistory of cardinals concludes with announcement of future consistories (CWN)
The director of the Holy See Press Office announced at a press briefing last evening (video) that Pope Leo XIV will convoke another two-day consistory of the College of Cardinals …
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Church, government officials in Spain sign reparations agreement for abuse victims
Victims of abuse are cautiously optimistic regarding an agreement between the Catholic Church and the Spanish government that would seek to provide reparations to victims of clergy sexual abuse.
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A Catholic influencer’s son died from the flu. The social media response was horrific.
Paul Kim, a Catholic speaker and social media influencer has endured the unimaginable — the loss of his 5-year-old son to complications from the flu. Social media users reacted to …
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Why the Eucharist can’t be digitized
Some insist that what’s simulated by tech is just as real as anything in the physical world. If true, what implications does that have for the Eucharist?
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Leo XIV, Saint Augustine, and the two Cities
by Gianni Valente Vatican City – In his traditional New Year’s address to the members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Leo XIV today observed the …