Pope Leo XIV announces that he will undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule
The pontiff says doctors detected the nodule at a very early stage and have recommended surgery, which is scheduled for the coming days. Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday that he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodule from one of his lungs that was recently detected during medical examinations. Speaking to […]
EWTN names Ursula Murua to succeed Montse Alvarado as head of EWTN News
A Catholic journalist for more than 30 years, Murua covered a talk by EWTN’s foundress, Mother Angelica, as a 20-year-old reporter in Peru. EWTN Global Catholic Network on Friday named Ursula Murua, a longtime leader of digital strategy, as the next president of EWTN News, effective Nov. 1. Murua, a native of Peru who is […]
Cardinal Tagle elected new dean of the College of Cardinals
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has been elected dean of the College of Cardinals, succeeding Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who has held the position since 2020. The Filipino prelate is the first Asian to serve as dean. The Vatican announced Tagle’s appointment on Oct. 9. In the same announcement, Pope Leo XIV approved Tagle’s election […]
Martyrs or rebels?: Rome conference debates 100-year legacy of Cristero movement
A conference in Rome reflected on the legacy of Mexico’s Cristero movement, marking the 100th anniversary of the Catholic uprising against the country’s secular government. The “Viva Cristo Rey! Centenary of the Cristero Epic” began Oct. 7 at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome and continues through Oct. 9. The Cristero War […]
Pope Leo XIV appoints Sister Mary Barron president of Pontifical Mission Societies
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Mary Teresa Barron as adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization in the Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches, while also entrusting her with leadership of the Pontifical Mission Societies. According to the Holy See Press Office, the Irish religious sister will assume her […]
Pope Leo XIV says unity is necessary for evangelization
VATICAN CITY — “Being a Christian … is a life in union with Christ,” and true evangelization stems directly from this spiritual bond, Pope Leo XIV said in a special message for the 100th anniversary of World Mission Day, Oct. 18. “The more united we are in Christ, the better able we will be to […]
Pope Leo XIV: Christianity Must Not Be Watered Down
Pope Leo XIV has warned that the Church cannot overcome growing religious indifference by weakening the demands of Christianity. In this week’s Vatican Update, the Holy Father also addresses the impact of artificial intelligence on human dignity and the workplace, while bishops gather in Rome to discuss marriage and family life. Meanwhile, the Vatican prepares […]
Pope Leo XIV urges bishops to show courage in responding to struggling families
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday urged bishops from around the world gathered at the Vatican for a meeting on the family to face with “courage” the challenge of learning from and responding to families marked by hardship and “apparent failure.” “The wisdom of the people of God reaches us through our common faith, which enlightens […]
‘Amoris Laetitia’ is consistent with Church teaching, sister tells pope and bishops
VATICAN CITY — Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis’ 2016 apostolic exhortation on the family, is consistent with the Church teaching and practice that came before it, Sister Helen Alford, OP, said at the opening of a Vatican meeting about the papal document on Wednesday. Like an earlier document on the family by St. John Paul II, […]
Pope Leo XIV receives relic of Blessed Fulton Sheen from Peoria Bishop Louis Tylka
Pope Leo XIV received a relic of Blessed Fulton J. Sheen from leaders of the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, this month, marking a poignant moment involving the Catholic Church’s first American-born pope and one of the nation’s most iconic modern evangelists. Bishop Louis Tylka of Peoria, accompanied by Monsignor Jason Gray, executive director of the […]