The leader of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, the largest church in communion with Rome, is received by the Pope
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One of the most concrete moments of the audience came when the archbishop presented updated lists of prisoners of war and missing persons. These names, he explained, were gathered directly from families—an act that transforms abstract geopolitics into a ledger of human anguish
Mass Abductions, Empty Villages and a New U.S. Military Footprint in Nigeria
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Nigeria’s security emergency is often described in abstract terms: insurgency, extremism, instability. In Kadarko, it is experienced as a village 98 percent deserted and a list of names that grows longer with each passing week
Epstein’s documents, Pope Francis, and what they say about the Vatican
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Taken together, the correspondence portrays the Vatican as more than a spiritual authority in the eyes of Epstein and his associates. It appears as a pressure point in global politics: influential in debates over migration, environmental stewardship, populism and relations with China
Milei formally invites the Pope to visit Argentina: he sends his foreign minister to the Vatican to deliver a letter by hand to Leo XIV
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While no dates have been confirmed, high-level officials in Buenos Aires privately estimate the probability of a visit at 70 percent or higher, with the final quarter of the year emerging as the most plausible window
Listening and Fasting: Lent as a Time of Conversion. This is what Pope Leo XIV’s first message for Lent 2026 says
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Message from Pope Leo XIV for Lent 2026
The deputy director of the Vatican Press Office resigns. Pope Leo XIV appoints a Croatian nun as her replacement
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With this appointment, Sister Krapić becomes the third woman to hold the position of deputy director of the Holy See Press Office. The first was Spanish journalist Paloma García Ovejero, followed by Murray. Both predecessors eventually stepped down from the role.
Pope Leo XIV Suppresses Body Created by Pope Francis: The Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day
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In a Chirograph, the Pope notes that he shares Pope Francis’s request «that the Church pay attention to children also by instituting a Day dedicated to them,» which implies that World Children’s Day will continue to be celebrated.
Cuban bishops cancel special visit to the Pope: there is no gasoline in the country, not even for airplanes
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When the visit is eventually rescheduled, it will likely carry an added layer of gravity. The reports the bishops bring to Rome will speak not only of parish life and vocations but also of blackouts, migration and the search for dialogue in a climate of scarcity
The Lefebvrians’ meeting with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican, as told by themselves
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We now offer the statement issued by the General House of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X on the same day
The number of students studying theology in Germany plummets: only Cardinal Woelki’s Cologne diocese sees growth
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Hartl argues that the distribution of enrollment losses may reflect more than demographic shrinkage or a generalized crisis of vocations. In his view, prospective theology students today are motivated by a desire to deepen and articulate their
This is how the inauguration of the new Catholic Archbishop of Westminster went
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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, then greeted Archbishop Moth on behalf of the co-presidents of Churches Together in England, offering a word of welcome
Another Woman Appointed to the Dicastery for Bishops. Leo XIV Confirms Other Members
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She is Sister Simona Brambilla, M.C., Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Questions about liturgy: The Baptist’s “Heavenly Birth”
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Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.
What is true justice in love? Pope Leo XIV answers
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Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, February 15, 2026
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