The message was approved by the vast majority of voting bishops and was met with a standing ovation.
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Archbishop Coakley, Bishop Flores elected president and vice president of USCCB
The 2025 elections were notable because they marked the first leadership change at the conference since the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff.
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Archbishop Broglio: Army’s cancellation of religious support contracts harms Catholics
“For those who attend Mass, visit chapel offices, or participate in faith formation on a U.S. Army installation, you likely noticed, that beginning on Sunday, 5 October 2025, contract services and contractor offices were dark and music was absent during Mass,” the archbishop said in a letter addressed to members of the military archdiocese, which he said will also be sent to all members of Congress.
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Georgetown University names Eduardo Peñalver as next president
Georgetown University’s board of directors unanimously voted to name Eduardo M. Peñalver, president of Seattle University, as the 49th president of Georgetown University in Washington, the Jesuit school announced Oct. 15.
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Pope Leo praises Catholic Charities for work with displaced people
Pope Leo XIV sent a letter commending the work of Catholic Charities USA, the domestic charitable arm of the Catholic Church in the U.S., to mark its 115th annual gathering Oct. 6-9 in San Juan.
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British cardinal shocked by Manchester synagogue attack; prayers pour in for victims
As England mourned after an Oct. 2 terror attack on a Manchester synagogue, Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, president of England and Wales bishops’ conference, expressed his shock, assuring the Jewish community of his prayers.
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Fletcher loved his family, Harper was a ‘joyful’ big sister: Annunciation shooting victims mourned
The parents of both children confirmed as victims of the Aug. 27 shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church issued their first statements in the aftermath, mourning the loss of their children.
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US bishops’ president calls for special collection for Catholic aid groups in Gaza
The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference called for a special collection to bolster the Catholic Church’s response to a deepening humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip as the Israel-Hamas war continues to grind on.
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At 47, Pope Leo’s pick to lead Oregon diocese will be youngest U.S. bishop
Father Thomas Hennen, vicar general of the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, has been appointed Bishop of Baker, Oregon.
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Tennis, piano and a new encyclical: How Pope Leo will spend his summer vacation
Father Alejandro Moral Antón, prior general of the Augustinian order, spoke on Pope Leo XIV’s vacation at Castel Gandolfo.