WASHINGTON – “For citizens in a representative democracy such as our own, participation in public life—including voting—is both a right and a responsibility,” said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in a message leading up to Election Day in the United States on Tuesday, November 3. Archbishop Coakley’s full…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV is recovering as expected after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, the Vatican said Oct. 14, as U.S. Catholic leaders and longtime friends of the pope expressed concern for his health but confidence that his illness would not deter him from carrying out his mission. Pope Leo underwent surgery…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Doctors removed a cancerous tumor from Pope Leo XIV’s lower lobe of his right lung, after pre-operative medical tests raised suspicions, according to a medical report released by the Vatican. The removed lung tissue was diagnosed as adenocarcinoma, a type of cancer that develops in the specialized cells lining certain internal…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — An operation to remove a small nodule from Pope Leo XIV’s lung was successful, and he was recovering in his room, according to the Vatican press hall. “The procedure was successful” and went according to schedule and as planned, it said in a Telegram message Oct. 13, adding that the pope…
WASHINGTON – “There is much that can be done to avoid the rupturing of our families and communities brought about by indiscriminate and aggressive enforcement actions,” said Bishop Brendan Cahill and Reverend Walter Kim in an ecumenical statement released today. Bishop Cahill serves as the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee…
WASHINGTON – Pope Leo XIV has nominated Reverend Milad Yaghi, MLM, as the Bishop of the Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Líbano en México Eparchy of the Maronites (Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of the Martyrs of Lebanon in Mexico). Father Yaghi currently serves as pastor of Our Lady of the Cedars Maronite Catholic…