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WASHINGTON – Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop David A. Zubik, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, and has appointed Bishop Mark A. Eckman, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, as his successor. The resignation and appointment were publicized in Washington, D.C. on June 4, 2025, by…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God loves every person and wants to help everyone discover their inherent value and dignity, especially those who feel unworthy or unappreciated, Pope Leo XIV said. “God wants to give his kingdom, that is, full, eternal and happy life, to everyone,” the pope said June 4 as he held his weekly…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Blessed Iuliu Hossu, the Romanian Greek Catholic bishop of Cluj-Gherla, was named a cardinal “in pectore” — secretly — by St. Paul VI in 1969. But the bishop was in a communist prison in Romania and never received his red hat. Pope Leo XIV, along with representatives of the Romanian church…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a tribute to Pope Francis and his message of hope for the Jubilee Year, elite cyclists rode through Vatican City and its gardens before starting the last stage of the Giro d’Italia in Rome. The 159 cyclists from 29 countries whooshed past Swiss Guards and Vatican police at the gates…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Families are the cradle of the future of humanity, Pope Leo XIV said during a Mass concluding the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly. “Today’s world needs the marriage covenant in order to know and accept God’s love and to defeat, thanks to its unifying and reconciling power, the…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a church and a world divided and fractured, priests are called to be witnesses of God’s love and forgiveness, which reconciles people and makes them one community, Pope Leo XIV told new priests. Leading Christian communities not as “lords” but as stewards, “we will rebuild the credibility of a wounded…