Pope Leo XIV and President Volodymyr Zelensky discuss the war in Ukraine, the return of forcibly deported Ukrainian children, and the Holy See’s continued support for dialogue and peace. By Francesca Merlo On Tuesday afternoon, Pope Leo XIV received Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a private audience at the papal …

By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jul 10, 2025 / 12:30 pm Pope Leo XIV has tapped Father Thomas Hennen, vicar general of the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, to be the next bishop of Baker, a mission diocese in eastern Oregon. The bishop-elect, who celebrates 21 years as a priest on July …

By David Ramos Puebla, Mexico, Jul 10, 2025 / 07:00 am The Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, will hold a celebration in Spanish and English on Sunday, July 13, commemorating the 137th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Anacleto González Flores, a martyr of the religious persecution Mexico experienced in the 1920s and …

By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 10, 2025 / 17:55 pm Bishop Alberto Rojas of the diocese of San Bernardino, California has granted a dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass for those within the diocese who fear deportation. The bishop said all of the faithful within the diocese …