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Asteroid is named after Pope Leo XIII (Vatican Observatory)
Posted on 04/30/2026 02:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
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 laments Colombia violence, recalls Poland's clergy martyrs of World War II (CWN)
Posted on 04/30/2026 01:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Pope Leo XIV called for peace in Colombia amid escalating pre-election violence in the South American nation.
Pope Leo upholds St. Catherine of Siena as example for young people and the sick (CWN)
Posted on 04/30/2026 01:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Pope Leo XIV upheld St. Catherine of Siena as a model for young people and the sick to emulate.
Tulsa deacon charged with bank fraud (NewsOn6.com )
Posted on 04/30/2026 01:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
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.
Chernobyl cleanup crew members, grieving parents meet with Pontiff (CWN)
Posted on 04/30/2026 01:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
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.
What Is ‘Ecclesiastical Communion,’ Which Pope Leo XIV Granted to the New Chaldean Patriarch?
Posted on 04/30/2026 00:38 AM (The Daily Register)
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Trump’s Effort to Remove Haitian, Syrian Migrants
Posted on 04/30/2026 00:31 AM (The Daily Register)
National Catholic Leaders Appointed to Board of University of St. Thomas in Houston
Posted on 04/30/2026 00:28 AM (The Daily Register)
Westminster archbishop: Pope, Anglican primate well aware of differences (CWN)
Posted on 04/30/2026 00:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
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.
Apr. 30 Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Pius V, Pope and Religious, Opt. Mem.
Posted on 04/30/2026 00:00 AM (Catholic Culture Liturgical Year)