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‘Bullet-dodging bishop’ ministers in ‘hijacked’ Mexican state
Bishop José de Jesus González of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, described by Aid to the Church in Need as a “bullet-dodging bishop,” spoke about his ministry in the Mexican state of Guerrero, which he said has been “hijacked” by organized crime.The Church is “the only voice that can speak for the people,” he said. “If we are not brave, the people cry, and God weeps.”
“If [Jesus] died for the love of me, then I must be willing to die for the love of others,” the prelate added. “Prayer makes us brave to enter the fray.”
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Cardinal Müller speaks bluntly on Charlie Kirk, LGBT pilgrimage, migration, woke ideology
“As a dogmatic theologian I don’t want to be diplomatic,” Cardinal Gerhard Müller told journalist Diane Montagna. “The Catholic Church must proclaim the truth but also...Papal interview touches on homosexuality, Gaza, TLM, China, and more
On September 18, the Crux news agency released five excerpts from the July interviews between senior correspondent Elise Ann Allen and Pope Leo XIV. The interviews provided the material for her...Pope Leo on poverty: Not just the voice of Pope Francis (News/Analysis)
“For us Christians,” the problem of the poor leads to the very heart of our faith,” writes Pope Leo XIV in his apostolic exhortation Dilexi Te, released on October 9. In this, the...Pope Leo outlines his vision of synodality as he opens Diocese of Rome’s pastoral year
In an address for the beginning of the Diocese of Rome’s pastoral year, Pope Leo XIV outlined his vision of synodality at the diocesan level. “Through the synodal process, the Spirit...USCCB heightens mental health engagement
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops announced that it is “amplifying local engagement on mental health.”“As pastors, we want to emphasize this point to anyone who is suffering from mental illness or facing mental health challenges: nobody and nothing can alter or diminish your God-given dignity,” said Archbishop Borys Gudziak and Bishop Robert Barron. “You are a beloved child of God, a God of healing and hope.”
At least 64 dead in Islamist attack on Catholic parish in DR Congo
Members of an Islamist rebel group, the Allied Democratic Forces, attacked a parish in North Kivu, a province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (map). At least 64 people were killed, many of them by beheading.“The victims were caught off guard at a mourning ceremony in the village of Ntoyo at around 9:00 PM, and most of them were killed with machetes,” a local official said. “The attackers used firearms and hammers, and some homes were selectively set on fire,” Aid to the Church in Need reported.
“To all the families affected by this umpteenth and horrible carnage,” said Bishop Melchisédech Sikuli Paluko of Butembo-Beni, “and to all the faithful of the parish, we express our spiritual closeness. May God, the Master of Life, strengthen us through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, consoler of the afflicted, and lead us beyond the desert of present-day suffering to lasting peace.”
In July, at least 34 people were killed in an Islamist terrorist massacre at a parish in the adjacent Ituri province.
Vatican confirms Pope’s prayers for Charlie Kirk, family
The Vatican press office has confirmed that Pope Leo XIV spoke of his prayers for Charlie Kirk and his family during a meeting on Saturday with the new US ambassador to the Holy See, Brian Burch.Matteo Bruni, the Vatican spokesman, said that in the same meeting with the American envoy the Pontiff “spoke of the need to refrain from rhetoric and instrumentalization that lead to polarization rather than dialogue.”
Archbishop Iannone named prefect of Dicastery for Bishops
In his highest-ranking curial appointment to date, Pope Leo XIV today named Archbishop Filippo Iannone, O Carm, 67, as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops—the dicastery led by the future Pontiff from 2023 until the death of Pope Francis.Archbishop Iannone professed his solemn vows as a Carmelite in 1980 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1982. Pope St. John Paul II named him auxiliary bishop of Naples, Itay, in 2001; Pope Benedict XVI named him bishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo (2009) and vicegerent of the Diocese of Rome (2012). Since 2018, Archbishop Iannone has led the Dicastery (formerly Pontifical Council) for Legislative Texts.
Pope Leo also confirmed Archbishop Ilson de Jesus Montanari as secretary, and Msgr. Ivan Kovač as undersecretary, of the Dicastery for Bishops; they will serve in their positions for another five years. Archbishop Montanari was appointed to his position in 2013; Msgr. Kovač, in 2023.
Disabled Iraqi Christian killed in France while speaking about his faith online
Ashur Sarnaya, a disabled Iraqi Christian who emigrated to France a decade ago to escape the advance of the Islamic State, was stabbed to death in Lyon as he spoke about his faith on TikTok.“He did live videos on TikTok to spread the word of God,” his sister said. The president of the Assyro-Chaldean Association of Lyon described the victim as “a very kind, discreet person, deeply believing, who liked to speak about the Christian faith.”
CNA reported that Sarnaya previously complained that his “content was frequently blocked or suspended due to reports from Muslim users. In March, he claimed to have been physically attacked by Muslims.”
