Pope Leo XIV has filled one of the most important Vatican vacancies by tapping Bishop Anthony Randazzo, an Australian church lawyer, to serve as the Holy See’s chief legal expert.
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Pope Leo XIV’s first full-length US book, ‘Peace Be with You,’ to be released in February
The first full-length book by Pope Leo XIV to come out in the U.S. will be published next year.
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Photos: Pope Leo in Turkey and Lebanon
With his foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV will become the first American pope on the road.
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Pope Leo meets with board of global organization of clergy sexual abuse victims to talk zero-tolerance
Members said Leo acknowledged the significance of meeting with an activist organization. Popes Francis and Benedict XVI met with individual victims but had kept advocacy groups at arm’s length.
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King Charles III to make delayed state visit to Vatican 6 months after death of Pope Francis
The visit to the Vatican is symbolic of the effort to build closer ties between the Catholic Church and the Church of England, which split from Rome in the 16th century during the reign of King Henry VIII.
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Pope Leo said he is praying for Charlie Kirk and his family
Pope Leo XIV told the new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See that he is praying for Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist assassinated in Utah last week, as well as his wife and children, the Vatican spokesman said.
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Pope recognizes martyrdom of U.S. Christian Brother
Pope Francis has recognized the martyrdom of De La Salle Christian Brother James Miller, who was born in Wisconsin and was shot to death in Guatemala in 1982.
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New Mexico judge orders release of clergy sex abuse records
The documents include letters showing church leaders knew of sexual abuse allegations.
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Myanmar army killed at least hundreds of Rohingya, according to Amnesty International report:
The witnesses repeatedly described an insignia on their attackers’ uniforms that matched one worn by troops from Myanmar’s Western Command
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Supreme Court bans Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday banned Jehovah’s Witnesses from operating anywhere in the country, accepting a request from the justice ministry that the religious organization be considered an extremist group.