Three months after Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said the Vatican had identified the judges who would form the tribunal in the canonical trial against Slovenian Father Marko Rupnik on charges of spiritual and sexual abuse, the judges were formally nominated.| Catholic Review
Making the first state visit of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV met Italian President Sergio Mattarella and spoke of common concerns, including war, migration, ecology and Italy's declining birthrate.| Catholic Review
In separate videos recorded in English, Spanish and Italian, Pope Leo XIV urged every Catholic parish around the globe to observe World Mission Sunday Oct. 19 and take up the annual collection that supports Catholic missionary work.| Catholic Review
Power, possessions and rank do not satisfy the deep desire for real meaning in life, Pope Leo XIV said.| Catholic Review
During a private audience with Pope Leo XIV, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invited the pope to the upcoming U.N. Climate Change Conference, being held for the first time in the heart of the Amazon region.| Catholic Review
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Serving life by caring for others is “the supreme law” that comes before all of society’s rules, Pope Leo XIV said.| catholicreview.org
VATICAN CITY (Vatican Media) — Basing his reflection on the insight of Vatican II that whatever is genuinely human resonates in the hearts of Christians, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Cardinal Michael Czerny, assures “all those who work at sea … that they are in the heart of the Church; they are not alone in their demands for justice, dignity, and joy.”| catholicreview.org
Ukraine’s religious leaders have issued a “desperate cry” to the global faith community, pleading for international action in ending “the humanitarian and spiritual catastrophe” resulting from Russia’s war on their nation.| catholicreview.org
Vestments worn by Pope Leo XIV and his concelebrants July 9 at the first Mass “for the care of creation” were made by a firm in his hometown of Chicago.| catholicreview.org
