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Pope Leo appoints new bishop of Rochester, New York
7+ hour, 41+ min ago (171+ words) Pope Leo appoints new bishop of Rochester, New York'CatholicVote org Pope Leo appoints new bishop of Rochester, New York Pope Leo XIV on Jan. 7 appointed Bishop John Bonnici, an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of New York since 2022, as the…...
Wisconsin diocese investigates possible canonization for local catechist who had visions of Blessed Mother
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (490+ words) Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, Bishop David Ricken has asked the faithful to contribute evidence for the diocese's investigation into whether Servant of God Adele Brise, a local 19th-century catechist who had visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary, should be…...
Catholic Church reportedly seeing increased requests for exorcisms
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (443+ words) The Catholic Church in the U.S. has reportedly seen a surge in requests for exorcisms in the past few years, leading to an increased number of priests being trained as exorcists, according to recent reports. The Catholic Church teaches that demons…...
Priest proposes solution to Latin Mass tensions ahead of cardinals’ meeting with Pope Leo
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (401+ words) A traditionalist French priest has sent 115 cardinals a letter outlining a possible solution to the tensions surrounding the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass as they prepare for a Jan. 7-8 meeting with Pope Leo XIV. According to Montagna, Fr. de Bligni'res…...
Explainer: What is a Consistory of Cardinals and why Pope Leo XIV’s first one matters
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (501+ words) Marco Iacobucci Epp / Shutterstock.com With the announcement that Pope Leo XIV will convene his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals Jan. 78, the Vatican has marked an early and significant moment in the new pontificate." The meeting will take place just…...
New Orleans archbishop issues open apology letter for all sexual abuse that has occurred in the archdiocese’s history
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (223+ words) Saint Louis Cathedral, New Orleans / Adobe Stock Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans wrote a Dec. 26 open letter to every person who was sexually abused as a child in the archdiocese. As CatholicVote previously reported, the archdiocese is undergoing Chapter…...
Pope Leo says Christian hope is rooted in the Incarnation, prays for Venezuelan people
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (410+ words) Vatican News video screengrab / YouTube As the Jubilee of Hope comes to a close, Pope Leo XIV said in his Jan. 4 Angelus address that Christian hope is rooted in God's decision to dwell among humanity, not in optimistic predictions, and…...
Catholics in Peru diocese where Pope Leo used to be bishop ask him to reconsider Marian titles doctrinal note
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (483+ words) More than 100 Catholics in Chiclayo, Peru " where Pope Leo served as bishop from 2014 until 2023 " have sent a letter to the Pontiff requesting that he reconsider a recent doctrinal note on Marian titles that they described as scandalous and a cause…...
Peace must reach nations as well as homes and families, Pope Leo says at New Year’s Day Angelus
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (605+ words) At the Angelus prayer on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Pope Leo XIV renewed his call for peace, urging that it extend not only to nations torn by war but also into homes and families who have been…...
Pope Leo: At the dawn of the new year, God blesses humanity with freedom, peace, and an ‘unarmed’ Love
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (521+ words) Celebrating his first Holy Mass of 2026 on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Pope Leo XIV invited the faithful to receive the year ahead as a gift of freedom, mercy, and peace, rooted in the "unarmed and disarming" love…...