Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 infants in Sistine Chapel

‘I am not ordaining you for an ideal country,’ South Sudanese bishop tells new priests Four newly ordained priests and six newly ordained deacons for South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio have been reminded of the urgency of their mission. Pope Leo XIV condemns violence in Iran, Syria, and Ukraine Pope Leo XIV on Sunday lamented escalating violence in Iran and Syria and renewed his appeal for peace in Ukraine, while also offering a special blessing for children receiving baptism and praying for those born into “difficult circumstances.” Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 infants in Sistine Chapel, tells parents faith is ‘more than necessary’ Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 infants, the children of Vatican employees, during Mass in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. In his homily, the pope urged parents to see faith as essential for their children’s lives, comparing it to the basic care no newborn can do without.

Gänswein says he prays to Benedict XVI, confirms hope for beatification cause The apostolic nuncio to the Baltic states offered personal reflections on his new diplomatic mission, Christmas in Lithuania, and his decades-long collaboration with Joseph Ratzinger.