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‘A Profound Experience’: Voices From Africa Reflect on Pope Leo’s Papal Visit

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7 Powerful Moments From Pope Leo XIV’s Trip to Africa

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Melkite Priest Finds Consecrated Host Intact After 47 Days in Damaged Church

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Leading African prelate calls for greater recognition of African Church's importance (CWN)

The president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) said he was “proud and happy” after Pope Leo’s apostolic journey to four African nations and called for a greater worldwide recognition of the importance of the Church in Africa.

Cardinal Leo urges Canadian PM to reject expansion of assisted suicide (The Catholic Register)

Cardinal Frank Leo of Toronto called upon Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and members of Parliament to reject the expansion of assisted suicide to the mentally ill.

“Our Catholic faith opposes the taking of any life and it is with great disappointment and anguish that we have seen our country expand [assisted suicide] at a rapid and alarming rate,” Cardinal Leo wrote, as he called for “instead prioriz[ing] investments in palliative care, mental health support and resources for those who are increasingly marginalized and isolated, especially seniors and Canadians living with disabilities.”

McCarrick accuser receives 'high six-figure' settlement (NJ Advance Media)

A 67-year-old man who accused the late Theodore McCarrick of abusing him from 1982 to about 2000 has received a settlement from the Archdiocese of Newark and the Diocese of Metuchen. James Grein’s attorney said that the settlement was in the “high six figures.”

Grein also alleged that McCarrick brought him to meet with Pope St. John Paul II at the Vatican in 1988 and that he quietly told the Pope that McCarrick had been abusing him.

“We express our deep sorrow for the pain endured by survivors and their families, and we commend the courage of those who come forward to share their experiences,” the Archdiocese of Newark said in a statement. “The resolution of this matter reflects a mutual agreement to avoid prolonged litigation and to allow all parties to move forward.”

Appointed a cardinal in 2001, McCarrick (1930-2025) was auxiliary bishop of New York (1977-1981), bishop of Metuchen (1981-1986), archbishop of Newark (1986-2000), and archbishop of Washington (2001-2006). He was laicized in 2019.

Vatican diplomat calls on wealthy nations to honor their international development commitments (CWN)

Addressing a UN forum on international development financing, a Vatican diplomat called on wealthy nations to “honor their official development assistance commitments.”

Mozambique's bishops warn of 'politics of manipulation' (CWN)

In a wide-ranging statement issued at the conclusion of their spring meeting, the bishops of Mozambique (map) warned that “discouragement and distrust” in the nation “pave the way for a politics of manipulation.”