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Pope Francis’ choice to live in ‘modest’ residence imposed heavy costs
The decision by Pope Francis to live in the St. Martha residence—rather than apostolic palace—imposed a heavy cost on the Vatican, and a move back to the traditional papal apartment by Pope Leo will bring in substantial savings.The modest rooms of the St. Martha residence are intended for short-term guests, and the late Pontiff’s residence there was expanded to include a kitchen, private chapel, reception area, and space for staff—eventually taking up the entire 2nd floor of the residence, and commanding more room than the papal apartments of the apostolic palace.
With increased needs for security and eventually for medical facilities as well, the added costs of the papal residence at St. Martha ran to nearly €200,000 ($227,000) a month toward the end of Pope Francis’ papacy, according to an unconfirmed report in Il Tempo.
Charlotte priests urge bishop to reconsider decision to end traditional Latin Mass in parishes
The pastors of the four parishes where the traditional Latin Mass is celebrated in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, have asked Bishop Michael Martin, OFM Conv, to reconsider his plans to...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...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,...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...Pope Leo XIV installed as Bishop of Rome, emphasizes listening to God and others
Pope Leo XIV took possession of his cathedral, the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, on May 25, seventeen days after his election and a week after the Mass inaugurating his Petrine...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...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...Future Pontiff urged Bishop Martin to slow changes in Charlotte
Bishop Michael Martin of Charlotte, North Carolina—who ignited a firestorm of criticism last week by imposing restrictions on the traditional liturgy—was recently cautioned by the Vatican earlier this year to moderate his plans for change in the diocese, The Pillar reports.Specifically, Bishop Martin was advised to reconsider his plans—including a plan to relocate the diocesan cathedral—during an April meeting with the prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, Cardinal Robert Prevost, who is now Pope Leo XIV.
