This is the Mexican that Pope Leo XIV appointed as the new coordinator for his pastoral trips

Jun 24, 2025 22:19

Salas Castañeda has steadily risen through the ranks of ecclesiastical diplomacy Photo: Vatican Media

The Pope is met with an attack in Algeria; in Cameroon, he is greeted by an announcement of a ceasefire amid the civil war

The city of Bamenda, where Leo XIV is scheduled to preside over a peace gathering, encapsulates the complexity of the crisis. Often described as the epicenter of the Anglophone conflict, Bamenda has endured years of violence since tensions escalated in 2016

This is what the letter says—the surprising and important letter that Leo XIV sent to the cardinals ahead of the Consistory in June 2026

Letter from Pope Leo XIV to the cardinals ahead of the upcoming consistory in 2026

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This is the Mexican that Pope Leo XIV appointed as the new coordinator for his pastoral trips

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