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Cardinal Zenari, nuncio in Syria since 2008, retires (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV yesterday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Mario Zenari from the office of apostolic nuncio in Syria, four weeks after the prelate turned 80.

Portugal's president describes Pope Leo as 'intelligent,' 'rational' following meeting (CWN)

Portugal’s president described Pope Leo XIV as “superiorly intelligent” and “very rational” following a 25-minute audience on February 2.

Archbishop Gallagher concludes journey to Slovakia, hails Church-state relations (CWN)

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, concluded a three-day visit to Slovakia commemorating the 25th anniversary of the basic agreement, or concordat, between the Holy See and the central European nation.

70,000 Young People Make Pilgrimage to Mexico’s Christ the King Monument

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Feb. 3 Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr; St. Ansgar, Bishop , Opt. Mem.

The Universal Calendar offers two saints, Blaise and Ansgar, for separate celebration as Optional Memorial. St. Blaise (or Blase) (d. 320) enjoyed widespread veneration in the Eastern and Western Churches due to many cures attributed to him. According to tradition, he was Bishop of Sebaste in Armenia and was martyred under Licinius. On this day the Church gives a "Blessing of the Throats" in honor of St. Blaise. From the eighth century he has been invoked on behalf of the sick, especially those afflicted with illnesses of the throat. St. Blaise is included in the list of Fourteen Holy Helpers.

Catholic Schools Week 2026: How Catholic Students Celebrated Across the Country

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U.S. Bishops ‘Applaud’ Expanded Mexico City Policy

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Pope Leo XIV Tells Religious: Be ‘Leaven of Peace’ and a ‘Sign of Hope’

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