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Patriarch Sako: Vatican does not respect Eastern Churches

Vatican officials do not understand the situation of Christians and must learn to “work with the local churches, not above”, according to the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church. The Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako told The Tablet that the Dicastery for Eastern Churches fails to treat Eastern Catholic patriarchs as heads of […]

U.S. bishops elect Archbishop Paul S. Coakley as USCCB president

        Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City was elected to serve as the next president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in a secret ballot on Nov. 11. Bishops chose Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, Texas, to serve as vice president. Flores, who serves in the southernmost diocese in Texas, finished second […]

Vatican confirms investigation into alleged antisemitic act of Swiss Guard

The Pontifical Swiss Guard this week opened an internal investigation to clarify an alleged act of antisemitism committed by one of its guards against two Jewish women in St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican confirmed.  “The Pontifical Swiss Guard received a complaint regarding an incident that occurred at one of the entrances to Vatican City State […]

Augustinian Fr Daleng new vice regent of Pontifical Household

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Augustinian Father Edward Daniang Daleng, O.S.A., as the new vice regent of the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household. He has previously served as General Counsellor and Procurator General of the Order of Saint Augustine. Born on April 4, 1977, in Yitla’ar, Kwalla, Plateau State (Nigeria), he made his first profession […]

Cardinal Fernández at mysticism conference: ‘Spirit moves in varied ways’

The free action of the Spirit—at times, as Saint Augustine said, “against nature,” blowing where He wills—is manifested in a mysticism open to all. Such experiences allow us to “taste” deeply the relationship with God, and can today serve as a “therapeutic path” in a world increasingly losing its “sensitivity toward God.” These were among […]

Pope: AI use in healthcare must ensure quality of care and relationships

The Pontifical Academy for Life has organized an international congress dedicated to “AI and Medicine: The Challenge of Human Dignity,” which took place on November 10-12. As the meeting began on 10 November, Pope Leo XIV sent a message to participants, offering his “prayerful good wishes” for their deliberations about the use of artificial intelligence […]