Saint Joseph Catholic Church

The Pontiff “had a great interest in the sciences and was responsible for the re-establishment and reform of the Vatican Observatory in 1891 within the walls of the Vatican,” the Vatican Observatory noted.

The naming was announced in the International Astronomical Union’s WGSBN Bulletin (p. 14); the WGSBN is the Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature.

Pope Leo XIV called for peace in Colombia amid escalating pre-election violence in the South American nation.

Pope Leo XIV upheld St. Catherine of Siena as a model for young people and the sick to emulate.

Deacon John Sommer, who has been placed on leave, was business manager at the Parish of Christ the King in Tulsa. He stands accused of transferring $1.46 million out of church accounts over a seven-month period last year.

At his April 29 general audience, Pope Leo XIV met with over 45 members of the nuclear cleanup crew who worked in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster.

Archbishop Richard Moth of Westminster, who was present in Rome for the meeting between Pope Leo and Archbishop Sarah Mullally of Canterbury, said that the Pontiff and the Anglican primate are well aware of their differences but recognize the importance of conversing with each other.