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Pope Leo names Father Andrea Ciucci chancellor of Pontifical Academy for Life
The Italian priest has served as the academy’s secretariat coordinator since 2016. […]
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Media narrative about nuncio’s Pentagon meeting untrue, Vatican says
The Vatican responded to a media report claiming Cardinal Christophe Pierre, then-papal envoy to the U.S., received “a bitter lecture” in a meeting with U.S. defense officials. […]
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Pope Leo XIV welcomes ceasefire in Iran as ‘sign of living hope’
“Only through a return to negotiation can the war come to an end,” the pope said at the end of his weekly general audience. […]
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Artemis II moon mission ‘a great development,’ Vatican Observatory director says
EWTN News speaks with Jesuit Father Richard A. D’Souza, director of the Vatican Observatory since September 2025. […]
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Here is Pope Leo XIV’s schedule for Holy Week and Easter 2026 at the Vatican
Palm Sunday marks the start of the one of the busiest and fullest liturgical periods of the year for the Catholic Church and the Vatican. […]
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Boys Town founder Father Flanagan moves one step closer to sainthood
The Irish-born priest is revered for his revolutionary approach to caring for impoverished boys at the group home he founded in Omaha, Nebraska. […]
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Pope Leo calls bishops to Rome to discuss families, ‘Amoris laetitia’ in October
Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on marriage and the family followed two contentious synods at the Vatican dominated by debate over divorce. […]
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Pope Leo meets author critical of Opus Dei
Gareth Gore is the author of the 2024 book “Opus,” which accuses Opus Dei of financial misdeeds and spiritual and physical abuse against its members. […]
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The religious sisters in Vatican leadership
The percentage of Vatican employees who are women grew from 19.2% to 23.4% during the first decade of the last pontificate. […]
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Pope Leo accepts resignation of arrested Chaldean Catholic bishop
Leo has appointed Bishop Saad Sirop Hanna to oversee the Catholic Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle of San Diego as apostolic administrator following the resignation. […]