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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.

Cardinal Koch: The witness of martyrs is essential to the Church's life (Vatican News)

In a message to an ecumenical commemoration of the anniversary of the Armenian genocide, Cardinal Kurt Koch said that the witness of martyrs is essential to the life of the Church.

The prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity said that the Armenian martyrs are members of a “common martyrology” that transcends ecclesial divisions. Cardinal Koch also recalled the persecuted Christians of today.

The commemoration took place on April 23 at the Basilica of St. Bartholomew on the Island.

'Truth is the goal and personal relationship the path to achieving it,' Pope tells Italian religion teachers (Dicastery for Communication)

Pope Leo XIV received thousands of Italian religion teachers in Paul VI Audience Hall on April 25 and told them that “truth is the goal and personal relationship the path to achieving it.”

“In the study of the inexhaustible pages of the Bible,” said Pope Leo, “we come to know Christ, the Son of God made man, the revelation of the Father’s face and the perfect model of humanity. In this way, you make accessible to the younger generations, with full respect for everyone’s freedom, what might otherwise remain incomprehensible and vague.”

The Pope added:

Man cannot live without truth and authentic meaning, and the young, although they may at times seem apathetic or insensitive, behind a façade of apparent indifference they often actually conceal the restlessness and suffering of those who “feel too much” and too intensely, without being able to put a name to what they are experiencing.

Teaching, therefore, means forming people to listen to their hearts, and thereby to inner freedom and the capacity for critical thinking, according to dynamics in which faith and reason do not ignore one another, nor indeed oppose one another, but are travelling companions in the humble and sincere search for truth. For this reason, education requires the patience to sow without expecting immediate results, respecting the pace at which a person grows. And above all—as Newman teaches—it requires love.

Pope is committed to European unity, European Parliament ex-president says following audience (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV is committed to European unity, a former president of the European Parliament said following an audience with the Pontiff.

Vatican releases schedule for 4 of Pontiff's upcoming visits to Italian cities (CWN)

The Vatican on April 25 released the schedules for four of Pope Leo’s six upcoming pastoral visits to Italian cities:

Vatican newspaper warns of global food crisis (CWN)

The Vatican newspaper devoted prominent front-page coverage in its April 25 edition to the 2026 Global Report on Food Crises, released the previous day by the Global Network Against Food Crises.

Apr. 27 Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter, Weekday

Today is the traditional feast of Our Lady of Montserrat. Monserrat is located in the region of Catalonia in Spain. Legend relates that the original sculpture was carved by St. Luke and brought to Montserrat by St. Peter in 50 A.D. St. Ignatius of Loyola, a former Crusader, decided to become a missionary after having prayed before this image of Mary.