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Pope Leo XIV appoints new members to Vatican’s Council for the Economy

August 11, 2026 Hannah Brockhaus 16

The pope also reconfirmed eight existing members, including President Cardinal Reinhard Marx and vice coordinator Charlotte Kreuter-Kirchhof. […]

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Why the feast of St. Dominic is not actually the Dominicans’ biggest feast day

August 8, 2026 Hannah Brockhaus 1

While the August feast is “always a feast” for Dominicans, it’s not the primary one. […]

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Vatican clarifies pope’s role ‘as universal shepherd’ in wake of US ambassador’s comments

July 16, 2026 Hannah Brockhaus 2

“The pope normally speaks as a head of the Church,” papal expert Father Roberto Regoli told EWTN News. […]

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BBC correspondent David Willey, longtime Vatican and papal chronicler, dies at 93

July 14, 2026 Hannah Brockhaus 0

EWTN News spoke to the journalist in February about his more than 50 years covering the Vatican. […]

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Historic ‘pope’s hospital’ unites innovation with care to help sick children

July 14, 2026 Hannah Brockhaus 2

The Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital — founded in 1869 — is made up of six facilities located across Rome and the Italian region of Lazio. […]

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Pope Leo XIV continues reform of Diocese of Rome with addition of leadership position

July 8, 2026 Hannah Brockhaus 0

The appointment continues Leo’s reform of the Diocese of Rome, of which he is bishop, rolling back changes made by Pope Francis in 2023. […]

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Vatican October meeting to focus on divorce, other family issues

July 6, 2026 Hannah Brockhaus 22

Pope Leo XIV has called the presidents of bishops’ conferences to Rome Oct. 7–14 for a weeklong gathering on Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation “Amoris Laetitia.” […]

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Pope Leo XIV to spend July 4 with migrants on Italian island of Lampedusa

July 2, 2026 Hannah Brockhaus 4

Only about 80 miles from Tunisia, Lampedusa is a main gateway for Africans escaping poverty and violence to enter the continent of Europe. […]

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Vatican begins 5-year, 5-million-euro restoration of Renaissance frescoes in Hall of Raphael

July 1, 2026 Hannah Brockhaus 0

The conservation work marks “a pivotal moment both in the history of restoration and in the history of Italian Renaissance art,” according to Vatican Museums Director Barbara Jatta. […]

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Pope Leo XIV names nun, cardinal to succeed Cardinal Czerny at human development office

June 30, 2026 Hannah Brockhaus 3

Sister Alessandra Smerilli, FMA, is the third woman in history to be nominated to lead a Vatican dicastery. […]

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