VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God loves every person and wants to help everyone discover their inherent value and dignity, especially those who feel unworthy or unappreciated, Pope Leo XIV said. “God wants to give his kingdom, that is, full, eternal and happy life, to everyone,” the pope said June 4 as he held his weekly…
WASHINGTON – Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop David A. Zubik, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, and has appointed Bishop Mark A. Eckman, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, as his successor. The resignation and appointment were publicized in Washington, D.C. on June 4, 2025, by…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Blessed Iuliu Hossu, the Romanian Greek Catholic bishop of Cluj-Gherla, was named a cardinal “in pectore” — secretly — by St. Paul VI in 1969. But the bishop was in a communist prison in Romania and never received his red hat. Pope Leo XIV, along with representatives of the Romanian church…
