“This historic event will help renew the link between the monarchy and Catholicism which was broken at the Reformation,” said Timothy Guile, chairman of the English Catholic History Association.
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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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‘Nuns on the run’ in Austria offer a complex picture of aging in religious life
Three elderly women religious in Austria fled their nursing home and returned to their longtime monastery, defying church superiors.
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Pope Leo calls Gaza’s only Catholic parish as Israel launches new offensive on city
Just a few hours after Israel launched a major new ground offensive in Gaza City, Pope Leo XIV called the pastor of the city’s only Latin-rite parish to express his concern, his prayers and his closeness, the Vatican press office said.
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Pope Leo’s birthday celebrated in Peru with cakes and prayer
Even though the cakes celebrating Pope Leo XIV’s birthday in his old Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, appeared a little misshapen—with one of the cakes featured a vertical pope appearing roly poly rather than svelte like Pope Leo—but it didn’t matter — the celebration was splendid.
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Pope Leo encourages hiring people with disabilities at the Vatican
Pope Leo XIV has approved a change in the Vatican labor laws to encourage offices to hire people with disabilities and to make the necessary accommodations.
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Pope Leo tells new bishops: You are called to be humble servants
Pope Leo XIV spent more than three hours this morning with 192 new bishops from around the world, including from the United States.
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Bishops and Catholic leaders call for prayer after conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed
Kirk was 31 and a married father with two young children. He was shot in the neck, reportedly by a sniper from a campus building. The suspect is still at large, and a manhunt is underway, according to law enforcement officials.
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Report: Pope Leo has given Cardinal Burke permission to celebrate traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter’s
Pope Leo XIV has given permission for U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke to celebrate the traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica during a pilgrimage in October.
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Pope Leo erects new diocese in China, names new bishop
“With a desire to promote the pastoral care of the Lord’s flock and to attend more effectively to its spiritual well-being,” Pope Leo decided to suppress the dioceses of Xuanhua and Xiwanzi and to erect the new diocese of Zhangjiakou, the Vatican press office said Sept. 10.