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A coadjutor bishop serves alongside the current diocesan bishop and succeeds him after his retirement. […]

Archbishop Andrew Ding Yang’s episcopal ordination is the eighth held during Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, though not all eight bishops were appointed by him. […]

The pope celebrates Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano […]

The pontiff also reflected on the importance of fraternal correction among members of the Church. […]

Not many details are known about some of Jesus’ closest followers — here are some of their names and where their relics and tombs can be found today. […]

The program has been a fixture of the Church calendar since 2000, when it was launched by St. John Paul II. […]

An International Theological Commission document sets out a Christian vision of humanity’s relationship with creation. […]

The general audience catechesis focused on Gaudium et Spes, Vatican II’s pastoral constitution on the Church in the modern world. […]

The Holy Father encouraged silent contemplation of the wonders and harmony of the created world, which can lead to authentic ecological conversion and awareness of our responsibility for creation. […]

The Vatican’s equivalent of a foreign minister said diplomacy remains a possible path toward ending the war in Ukraine after talks with Russian officials and Church leaders in Moscow. […]