Pope Leo XIV has appointed the French archbishop of Chambéry, Thibault Verny, as the new president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. He succeeds Cardinal Seán O’Malley, 81, the emeritus archbishop of Boston.

It was one of the first times Leo has spoken unscripted at length in public, responding to questions posed to him by the children.

A Reflection for Saturday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Christopher Robles

A Reflection for Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill

The Vatican has named the judges that will preside over the trial of disgraced Father Marko Rupnik.

For so many of us, Roger Haight marked off a breathtakingly wide horizon in which we, agreeing with him or not, could fulfill our mission for God’s people.