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Leading Mexican bishop pleads with government to protect people from organized crime (EWTN News)

At a walk for peace that included Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament, the president of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference pleaded with government officials to provide the security needed to protect people from organized crime.

Bishop Ramón Castro of Cuernavaca said on May 16 that “governing means not refusing to take up the responsibility of guaranteeing the security and well-being of every person within the territory entrusted to them.”

Referring to a crime-ridden town, Bishop Castro added:

Our heartfelt plea without mincing words is that Huautla not be left all alone; that the government do its job to help the mothers searching [for their disappeared children] an effort which they rightly deserve; that transport workers be afforded security; that thousands upon thousands of merchants—micro, small, and medium-sized alike—be able to work without having to pay protection money; and that our young people be provided with real alternatives: quality education, decent jobs, and personal safety, so that organized crime is not the only door open to them.

Archbishop Hicks emphasizes importance of dialogue, speaks of disagreements with Mayor Mamdani (National Catholic Reporter)

In an interview with the National Catholic Reporter, Archbishop Ronald Hicks of New York said that “under the Catholic umbrella, there are going to be different visions and different points of view.”

“We have to be a Church of dialogue and realize that just my point of view might not be your point of view,” he continued. “It doesn’t mean that everything’s just relevant and open to debate, but there’s something truly that we believe in, and that’s our core, that’s our belief.”

“I’m looking forward to listening, to dialogue, to grounding ourselves also in the truth,” he added. “Sometimes I think no matter what issue we’re talking about, we might not agree on everything that we’ve said, but at least somehow we can sit at the same table and be open to those conversations”

Asked about New York City’s mayor, Archbishop Hicks said that “Mayor Mamdani and I have already met,” and “we agree that there’s many things we disagree on.”

“The things that we do agree on, and if it can help the common good, let’s look for ways of collaboration,” added Archbishop Hicks, who was installed as archbishop in February.

Pakistan's bishops invite Pope Leo to visit nation (Radio Veritas Asia)

During a May 15 papal audience with the bishops of Pakistan, the president of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan invited Pope Leo to visit the nation.

“In response, Pope Leo XIV expressed openness to the invitation and assured the bishops of his desire to visit Pakistan in the future,” Radio Veritas Asia reported.

Islam is the official religion of the South Asian nation of 257 million (map), the fifth most populous in the world. 95% of Pakistan’s people are Muslim, 2% are Christian, and 1% are Hindu.

Iraqi Kurdish leader assures Pope Leo of commitment to protecting Christians' rights (CWN)

The president of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region met with Pope Leo XIV on May 18 and assured the Pontiff of his commitment to protecting Christians’ rights.

Ecumenism is crucial in the face of secularism, Armenian Apostolic Church leader tells Pope Leo (CWN)

Ecumenism is of “crucial urgency” in the face of secularism, Aram I, head of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia, said on May 18 in an address to Pope Leo XIV.

St. Nerses the Gracious, Armenian Apostolic saint, added to Roman Martyrology (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV announced the inclusion of St. Nerses the Gracious, a saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church, in the Martyrologium Romanum (Roman Martyrology), the Church’s compilation of saints and blesseds.