ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made his first big Vatican appointment Friday, naming an Italian legal expert to replace him as head of the Holy See’s office that vets bishop nominations around the world.

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Italian Archbishop Filippo Iannone as prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Bishops, a department the pope himself once led. The appointment, announced Sept. 26, marks Leo’s ...

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The United States bishops have expressed their solidarity with the bishops and faithful in Africa “as they offer the world a profound witness of respect for human life and dignity amidst ongoing ...

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Outraged Catholics are rallying to stop Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, from presenting a "Lifetime Achievement Award" to Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who has long supported abortion rights ...

Even before Leo’s warning words, five German dioceses refused to implement the German guidelines, citing conflicts with Vatican teaching. The chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Georg ...

One thing is for certain: Brian Kemp's time as governor of Georgia is running out. What's not certain is who will succeed him. The election is more than a year away, but we continue to see more names ...

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The name Fort Cavazos existed for only two years at the Army’s massive central Texas base. But the Cavazos Connector, a shuttle bus looping daily around the recently redesignated Fort Hood, stands as ...