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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christian hope is not about avoiding pain and suffering but about knowing that God gives people the strength to persevere and to love even when things go wrong, Pope Leo XIV said. When Jesus allowed himself to be arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane, he showed that “Christian hope is not…

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV appealed to Israel and Hamas to stop the violence that has caused “so much terror, destruction and death.” “I plead for all hostages to be freed, a permanent ceasefire to be reached, the safe entry of humanitarian aid to be facilitated and humanitarian law to be fully respected,”…

WASHINGTON – In response to the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minn., Archbishop William E. Lori, vice-president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement. “As a Church, we are following the tragic news from Annunciation School in Minneapolis with heartbreaking sadness. Whenever one part of the Body of Christ is…

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV sent his “heartfelt condolences and the assurance of spiritual closeness” to all those affected by the “terrible tragedy” of a shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 17 people injured. The pope’s condolences went particularly to “the families now grieving the loss…

WASHINGTON – Pope Leo XIV has appointed Most Reverend Jose Arturo Cepeda as Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio transferring him from the Office of Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on August 26, 2025, by Monsignor Većeslav Tumir, chargé d’ affaires, a.i., of the Apostolic Nunciature, in the temporary absence…

WASHINGTON – “As we mark the 20th anniversary of this tragedy, we remember those who were lost and displaced but also renew our commitment to racial equity and justice in every sector of public life,” said Bishop Roy E. Campbell, Jr., chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Subcommittee on African American Affairs,…