Pope Leo XIV invites Christians who bear responsibility for war to make a serious examination of conscience, as he meet with future confessors. By Devin Watkins Pope Leo XIV held an audience on Friday with participants in the 36th Course on the Internal Forum, organized annually by the Apostolic Penitentiary. …

Mullen, who grew up in the diocese, succeeds Bishop Michael McGovern, who left the role to serve as the archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska. Belleville, Illinois, Bishop-designate Godfrey Mullen, OSB. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Diocese of Belleville, Illinois By Tyler Arnold March 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM ET Pope Leo XIV …

A parish in Little Rock, Arkansas, has instituted a program to encourage children to bring a “passport booklet” to Mass each weekend to receive a sticker from priests and deacons. Associate pastor Father Joji Reddy Allam puts a sticker on the Massport of first grader Brettie Danforth after Mass on …

Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan Cardinal Dominique Mathieu witnessed the first days of military clashes in the Iranian capital. Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan Cardinal Dominique Mathieu meets with Pope Leo XIV March 11, 2026, after witnessing the first days of military clashes in the Iranian capital. | Credit: Vatican Media By EWTN News Staff …