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The pope also accepted Wednesday the resignation of Bishop Frank J. Dewane, 76, who led the Diocese of Venice, Florida, since 2007.

The Ortega regime’s repression of the Catholic Church could not silence God's call to Cristhian Mendieta. Having fled Nicaragua as a seminarian, the young man was ordained to the priesthood in Miami.

The Diocese of Las Cruces has been named in a civil action seeking an eminent domain takeover of part of its land.

Greek Catholic faithful gathered in the birthplace of Blessed Vasiľ Hopko, a bishop imprisoned and tortured under communism in Czechoslovakia, to mark 50 years since his death.

At least six Christian sanitation workers have died in recent weeks cleaning sewers in Pakistan. Rights groups say minorities are systematically channeled into hazardous work.

Leo XIV dedicated his message on May 13 to "the Virgin Mary, model of the Church."

The bishop of Limón prayed for the new president at Mass, that she would have "wisdom in making decisions, prudence to listen, and clarity to act, always with the well-being of our people in mind."

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said Pope Leo XIV is praying for the leaders of the Society of St. Pius X to "reconsider the very grave decision they have made."

The first summit of its kind at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Kenya explored the theme of how digital innovation can serve humanity, especially the poor.

Beginning May 13, the feast of Our Lady of Fátima, a Filipino-American priest is inviting Catholics around the world to pray the mysteries of the rosary for 153 days "for the salvation of souls."