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GwenPope Leo Shares Sports Interests, From Villanova Basketball to Real Madrid and the White Sox
Pope Leo, the first American to hold the papacy, has a range of sports interests that predate his move to the Vatican, according to a report published on...
Maria Montserrat Alvarado Becomes First Woman to Lead Vatican Communications Department
Maria Montserrat Alvarado, 39, has been named head of the Vatican’s media department, the first woman to hold the post. According to Agence France-Presse, she is also the...
Pope Leo XIV Meets Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally at Vatican
Pope Leo XIV met Sarah Mullally, the newly enthroned Archbishop of Canterbury, at the Vatican on Monday, and urged unity so that the churches could evangelise more effectively....
How the Catholic Church Declares Someone a Saint: Diocesan Investigation, Rome Review and Miracles
Canonization is a lengthy process of investigation, theological examination and, ordinarily, the recognition of miracles. It begins in the dioceses, where investigators gather documentation about a candidate’s life,...
Pope Leo XIV Calls for Global Rules and Ban on Autonomous Weapons
Pope Leo XIV has called for ethical principles on artificial intelligence to be turned into concrete safeguards, urging international regulation and the rejection of autonomous weapons. He spoke...
Catholic Clergy Abuse Survivors Hopeful After Meeting With Pope Leo
Survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy have expressed hope after meeting Pope Leo at the Vatican for the first time. Gemma Hickey, board president of Ending Clergy...
Pope Leo XIV Begins General Audience Commentary on Vatican II Document Gaudium et Spes
Pope Leo XIV has been commenting on the documents of the Second Vatican Council at his General Audiences, which are held on Wednesdays except during trips or illness....
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith Publishes Document on Transmitting the Faith
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith published “Venite ad me” on Oct. 22, a document on the transmission of the faith “in an epochal change,” according...
Pope Francis Urges Christian Unity Around the Nicene Creed, Meeting Oriental Orthodox Priests and Monks
Pope Francis received young priests and hermits from the ancient Eastern churches, who were visiting Rome for study, at the Vatican on February 6. The Vatican News report...
