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Here Are the Patron Saints of World Youth Day Seoul 2027

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Hotline Operator Named Catholic Charities USA 2026 Volunteer of the Year

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How St. Carlo Acutis-Inspired This Eucharistic Miracles App

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Famous Fictional Saints and Sinners

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Archbishop of Canterbury Amid Deepening Church Divides

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Pope names successor to 59-year-old Central African cardinal—reportedly after investigation by Cardinal Sarah (Vatican Press Office)

In a highly unusual move, Pope Leo XIV appointed a coadjutor archbishop for a 59-year-old African cardinal.

Father Joseph Samedi, S.J., the Jesuit superior in the Central African Republic, will become the new archbishop of Bangui, the nation’s capital, upon the resignation of Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp.

Corbeau News Centrafrique, a local news site, reported that the apostolic nuncio requested Cardinal Nzapalainga’s resignation following an investigation conducted by Cardinal Robert Sarah in February at Pope Leo’s behest.

Italian soldiers replace crucifix destroyed by Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon (The Catholic Leader)

Italian soldiers replaced a crucifix defaced by an Israeli soldier in Debel, a largely Catholic village in southern Lebanon.

Archbishop Paolo Borgia, the apostolic nuncio to Lebanon, was present in Debel for the new crucifix’s installation.

“The images of the statue’s delivery to the community and its placement, in the same spot where the statue was destroyed a few days earlier by an IDF soldier, fill my heart and convey a powerful message of hope, dialogue, and peace,” said Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.