St. Pius X

Pope Leo addresses Italy's National Center for Transplants and urges them to 'keep the good of the patient as your guiding principle.'

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Pope Leo XIV remembers Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Mân, Archbishop emeritus of Thàn-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Viet Nam, who passed away at age 92 on Sunday, saying his ministry to the Church in Viet Nam was marked by a 'profound commitment to pastoral care and social responsibility, the steadfast promotion of dialogue and ecclesial unity, and the witness of a life lived in evangelical simplicity and humility.'

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Pope Leo XIV sends a message to Archbishop Sarah Mullally on the occasion of her installation, recalling the progress and challenges in Catholic–Anglican relations. The Archbishop's installation ceremony in Canterbury Cathedral took place on 25 March.

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Marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of the book "Road of Hope," a conference reflects on the life and legacy of Cardinal Francis Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận, who was imprisoned in Vietnam for 13 years.

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The Dicastery for Communication and the Commission for Social Communications of the Bishops’ Conference of Indonesia sign a cooperation agreement to include Indonesian as an official language of Vatican News.

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The director of L’Osservatore Romano reflects on The Lord of the Rings, a precious source of inspiration for politics today.

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The late American Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified at a Mass presided over by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle on September 24, 2026, in St. Louis, Missouri, according to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.

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The new Apostolic Nuncio to Syria, Archbishop Luigi Roberto Cona, talks to Vatican News about his hopes and expectations for his new mission and recalls his past experience in Jordan.

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Pope Leo XIV names Archbishop Anthony Randazzo as Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts, a post previously held by Archbishop Filippo Iannone, whom the Pope named as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops.

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Alex Vines, Director of the Africa Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), speaks to Vatican News about cuts to bilateral funding for African countries and the risk that this will negatively impact schools, hospitals, and healthcare. "Withdrawing that support," he says, "risks leaving vulnerable populations without basic provision."

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