Saint Joseph Catholic Church

“Before 2014, when the war began, our diocese had 72,000 faithful; today, about 2,500 remain,” said Bishop Pavlo Honcharuk of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia.

The prelate spoke of the risk to priests of “not finding time for God,” of “throwing ourselves completely into work and service—serving and helping tirelessly—forgetting our own soul.”

Pope Benedict XVI dedicated the famed church in 2010; interior work is scheduled to continue through 2028.

The perpetrator, who was reportedly under the influence of crack cocaine, broke into the convent before killing her.

The retreat, whose theme is “Enlightened by a Hidden Glory,” concludes on February 27. Bishop Erik Varden, OCSO, of Trondheim, Norway, who was interviewed on the Catholic Culture Podcast in 2024, is preaching the meditations.

Blessed Profittlich “gave Estonia a moral voice at a time when great totalitarian ideologies sought to stifle its identity,” said Archbishop Gallagher, who added that he “knew how to weave a network of human and diplomatic relationships that helped elevate the dignity of an entire people. His mission was not political, yet it had an immense political impact.”

During a pastoral visit to the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at the Praetorian Barracks in Rome on February 22, Pope Leo XIV told members of the Salesian community there that he had considered becoming a Salesian before joining the Order of Saint Augustine.

Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Archbishop Jean-Marie Speich, 70, from the office of apostolic nuncio to the Netherlands, ten months after Pope Francis appointed him to the post.

In a February 21 meeting with the prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, Pope Leo XIV approved decrees that advanced five beatification causes.

As he commended Cardinal Pengo’s soul to the mercy of Christ, the Pontiff also recalled his dedication to the formation of clergy.

President Tamás Sulyok of Hungary met with Pope Leo XIV and hailed the Vatican’s advocacy for peace.