Twenty days before his ordination as bishop, he says no. The reason? “Personal shortcomings,” claims the honest priest

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Father Saco, who had been appointed by Pope Leo XIV as the next bishop of Tagbilaran on March 25 Photo: DIOCESE OF TAGBILARAN

Here’s How the Meeting Between the Pope and 7 Abuse Victims in Lourdes Unfolded (As Told by the Victims Themselves)

After the Lourdes meeting, five participants spoke to journalists. Olivier Mardi, cofounder of the advocacy group Voix Libérées de Touraine, said the Pope had listened attentively and was aware that the danger of abuse had not disappeared. “He is no fool,” Mardi said

What do attitudes such as revenge, retaliation, and rejection bring about—in the world and within us? Leo XIV answers this question during his final Mass in France

Homily by the Holy Father at Mass in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Metz

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Twenty days before his ordination as bishop, he says no. The reason? “Personal shortcomings,” claims the honest priest

She was baptized at age 98, with her 77-year-old son serving as her godfather: the touching story of a long-awaited baptism

A Catholic priest goes to the doctor and is prescribed euthanasia twice: here’s how that unpleasant experience unfolded

Here’s how Pope Leo XIV’s surprise video call to Lebanese priests in a war zone went

This Is the Catholic Church’s Podcast in the USA on the Occasion of the 250th Anniversary of Independence