Catholic News
- Vatican announces schedule of papal Masses (Vatican Press Office (Italian))The Holy See Press Office has announced that Pope Leo XIV will preside at the following Masses: May 18, St. Peter’s Square: beginning of the Petrine ministry May 20, Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls May 25, Archbasilica of St. John Lateran; later that evening, he will visit the Papal Basilica of St. […]
- Biden administration covered up slaying of Palestinian Catholic journalist, documentary charges (CWN)Three years after the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist and Melkite Greek Catholic laywoman, the makers of a new documentary film charged that she was intentionally shot by an Israeli soldier and that the Biden administration joined in a cover-up of the killing.
- Synod leaders voice confidence in Pope Leo (Synod Secretariat)The top leaders of the General Secretariat of the Synod have written to Pope Leo XIV, congratulating him on his election and pointedly calling for the continued growth of “a missionary synodal Church.” The Synod leaders say that they “look with confidence to the directions you will indicate,” and assure the new Pontiff that their […]
- Dean of College of Cardinals pledges to Pope Leo his fidelity, collaboration (L'Osservatore Romano (Italian))The Vatican newspaper has published the remarks of Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, to Pope Leo before the Pontiff’s May 10 address to the cardinals. “I would like, speaking on behalf of all the cardinals, to assure you of our closeness, above all to assure you of our fidelity, our […]