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Pope restores tradition of imposing pallium on archbishops
Pope Leo will impose the pallium on new archbishops during Mass on June 29, restoring a tradition that was discontinued by Pope Francis in 2015. The imposition of the pallium—a white vestment...
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Warning against Pelagianism, Pope Leo encourages bishops, laity to be ‘fishers of families’
In a message to participants in a Vatican seminar, Pope Leo XIV encouraged bishops and lay faithful alike to be “fishers of families.” “it is the responsibility of the Bishops,...3
Vatican security rattled by unruly crowd at papal audience
Vatican security officials may be forced to reevaluate their plans after an unruly crowd at a June 26 papal audience threatened to topple a security barrier, and Pope Leo XIV was hit on the head by...4
USCCB issues new abuse report: 902 allegations, 26 of them current, made in 2023-24
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection has released its 2024 annual report on the implementation of the Charter for the Protection of...5
Archbishop Broglio, USCCB president, supports immigrants, rips ICE raids
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, speaking in his role as president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has issued a statement of support for immigrants, sharply criticizing the Trump...6
Pope Leo XIV lauds polyphony, pays tribute to Palestrina
Addressing participants in an event marking the 500th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to the Italian composer and lauded polyphony. The...7
Syriac Orthodox Church ‘ready to unite’ with Latin Church, Catholic bishop says
In the most prominent front-page article in L’Osservatore Romano’s June 10 daily Italian edition, a retired Latin-rite bishop in Turkey is quoted as saying that “the Syriac...8
German bishop who refused involvement in Synodal Committee resigns at 70
Pope Leo has accepted the resignation of Bishop Gregor Maria Hanke, OSB, from the office of bishop of Eichstätt. The prelate is 70, five years younger than the customary retirement age for...9
Pope Leo, at general audience, emphasizes Corpus Christi, affirms Real Presence
At the conclusion of his June 18 general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV repeatedly drew attention to the feast of Corpus Christi, celebrated this year on June 19 on the General...10
