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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.

“Deep cuts” to SNAP and Medicaid will “inflict real suffering on these families…. SNAP and Medicaid are not luxuries, they are lifelines for millions of children across our country.”

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

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