Pope Leo XIV has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Michael M. Pham of San Diego to head the diocese.
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Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s first ‘urbi et orbi’ blessing
The “urbi et orbi” blessing given by Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, after his election May 8, 2025.
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Pope Francis accepts resignation of archbishop of Cincinnati and bishop of Sioux City, Iowa
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr, 76, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Robert G. Casey of Chicago as his successor.
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Biden cancels final foreign trip, including meeting with Pope Francis, amid California wildfires
President Biden has canceled his upcoming trip to Italy, including an audience with Pope Francis, to “remain focused on directing the full federal response” in the wake of the devastating wildfires raging in California.
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Pope Francis prays for victims of New Orleans attack
Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond of New Orleans offered prayers for victims of what he described as a “sign of utter disrespect for human life” perpetrated by a man who drove a pickup truck through crowds celebrating the New Year.
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Archbishop Gänswein reflects on new diplomatic role in Baltic states
Previously serving as Pope Benedict XVI’s private secretary and later as prefect of the Papal Household, Archbishop Georg Gänswein was sent home to Germany by Pope Francis in June 2023—“a decision that had to be digested,” he said.
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Ten Commandments tablet, said to be 1,500 years old, goes up for auction
Sotheby’s is facilitating the sale of what it says is an approximately 1,500-year-old tablet, which it describes as “the only complete tablet of the Ten Commandments still extant from this early era.”
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‘A great woman of faith’: Catholic Extension honors Catholic Charities USA head
Catholic Extension Society’s 2024 Spirit of Francis Award was given to Kerry Alys Robinson, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA.
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Here’s what to expect on Notre Dame de Paris reopening weekend
Over five years after Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris burned, the faithful will celebrate its reopening as it returns for the second weekend of Advent.
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Cardinal Ayuso, top Vatican promoter of interreligious dialogue, dies at 72
Spanish Cardinal Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot, who dedicated his priestly life and ministry to building bridges between Catholics and Muslims, died in Rome Nov. 25 at the age of 72.