Pope Leo XIV Appoints Monsignor Peter Bui as Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix

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WASHINGTON – Pope Leo XIV has appointed Reverend Monsignor Peter Dai Bui, as Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix. Monsignor Bui is a priest of the Diocese of Phoenix and currently serves as the diocese’s Vicar for Clergy. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on December 19, 2025, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the…

Pope Leo XIV Accepts Resignation of Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York; Appoints Bishop Ronald Hicks, as Successor

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WASHINGTON – Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of His Eminence Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of New York, and has appointed Most Reverend Ronald A. Hicks, currently Bishop of Joliet, as the Metropolitan Archbishop of New York. The resignation and appointment were publicized in Washington, D.C.…

Pope urges people to protect, cultivate even smallest signs of peace, hope

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The “confrontational” tone dominating both global and national politics is “deepening instability and unpredictability day by day,” Pope Leo XIV wrote in his message for World Peace Day. “It is no coincidence that repeated calls to increase military spending, and the choices that follow, are presented by many government leaders as…

Pope Leo XIV Appoints Most Reverend Ramón Bejarano as Bishop of Monterey

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WASHINGTON – Pope Leo XIV has appointed as Bishop of Monterey, the Most Reverend Ramón Bejarano, currently Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on December 17, 2025, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. The Diocese of Monterey is comprised of 21,916 square miles in the…