Articles by Kristina Millare
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Castel Gandolfo for summer vacation
Jul 6, 2025 / 13:45 pmCrowds of people standing behind barriers greeted the Holy Father, taking photos and shouting “Viva Papa!” as he walked toward the papal palace.
Pope Leo XIV prays for victims, families of Texas flood disaster
Jul 6, 2025 / 10:30 amPope Leo XIV on Sunday prayed for the victims and families affected by the recent flood disaster in Texas.
Pope Leo XIV: Pilgrimages are ‘vital’ for a Christian’s life of faith
Jul 5, 2025 / 11:30 amThe Holy Father invited a large group of teachers and young people from Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales to the Vatican on Saturday.
Pope Leo XIV appoints new president to lead Vatican’s child safeguarding commission
Jul 5, 2025 / 10:35 amThe prelate succeeds U.S.-born Cardinal Seán O’Malley, 81, the founding president of the safeguarding commission established by Pope Francis in 2014.
Nigerian bishop: Displaced families in need of spiritual and material help
Jul 5, 2025 / 06:00 amSince his 2022 appointment, Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein has seen the destruction of at least 325 Catholic places of worship by Islamic extremists.
Cardinal Fernández says judges selected to hear Rupnik sexual abuse trial
Jul 3, 2025 / 13:02 pmThe cardinal told journalists that the judges chosen are “independent and external” to the dicastery but did not indicate when the Slovenian priest’s trial is set to take place.
Pope Leo XIV appoints Texan bishop to shepherd the Diocese of Austin
Jul 2, 2025 / 13:49 pmAfter leading the Diocese of Monterey since 2018, Bishop Daniel Garcia, 64, has returned to his home state of Texas to serve the Austin Diocese as its leader.
Pope Leo XIV: Environment should not be a ‘bargaining chip’ to wield power, exploit poor
Jul 2, 2025 / 12:35 pmPope Leo XIV announced the theme “Seeds of Peace and Hope” for the 10th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, set for Sept. 1.
Pope Leo XIV appoints new archbishop to lead Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama
Jul 1, 2025 / 13:47 pmPope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Mark Rivituso, auxiliary of St. Louis, as metropolitan archbishop of Mobile, Alabama.
Pope Leo XIV denounces use of hunger as ‘weapon of war’ in message to UN conference
Jun 30, 2025 / 12:24 pmPope Leo XIV deplored the use of hunger as a “weapon of war” in a message to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization conference in Rome.
Pope Leo XIV visits Vatican Radio transmitters, proposed solar energy site
Jun 19, 2025 / 15:33 pmDuring the June 19 site visit, the Holy Father blessed staff working in the central radio center on the Vatican’s Corpus Christi holiday.
Cardinal Burke appeals for restoration of Traditional Latin Mass
Jun 16, 2025 / 16:31 pmCardinal Raymond Burke said he has asked Pope Leo XIV to remove measures restricting the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass in dioceses.
Pope Leo XIV calls for responsibility, dialogue to end escalating Israel-Iran violence
Jun 16, 2025 / 13:19 pmBishop A. Elias Zaidan, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, echoed Pope Leo’s calls for peaceful solutions.
Pope Leo XIV on Holy Trinity Sunday: God’s ‘dynamic’ love opens humanity to encounter
Jun 15, 2025 / 11:46 amThe solemnity coincided with the June 14–15 Jubilee of Sport, where Pope Leo XIV asked pilgrims who belong to sports teams and associations to glorify God.
Charismatic renewal leader confident Pope Leo XIV will affirm movement’s status in Church
Jun 12, 2025 / 15:47 pm“I truly believe Pope Leo will be very supportive of the renewal and of other lay movements,” said Shayne Bennett of Holy Spirit Seminary in Brisbane, Australia.
Pope Leo XIV appoints new Chinese bishop for Archdiocese of Fuzhou
Jun 11, 2025 / 09:12 amThe Vatican credited the Sino-Vatican deal, signed in September 2019 and renewed for a third time in October 2024, for Lin Yuntuan’s June 5 appointment.
Vatican News removes Rupnik art from website
Jun 9, 2025 / 11:08 amThe Vatican on Monday removed artwork by former Jesuit Father Marko Ivan Rupnik from its official websites.
Australian sister reflects on graces of jubilee pilgrimage
Jun 8, 2025 / 13:45 pmTraveling more than 10,000 miles, Sister Therese Mills spoke of her great joy as she joined thousands of pilgrims in Rome for the jubilee of ecclesial movements.
Pope Leo XIV on Pentecost Sunday: The Holy Spirit inspires us to ‘break down walls’
Jun 8, 2025 / 08:42 amPope Leo XIV on Sunday celebrated Pentecost Mass with participants in the Year of Hope’s Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations, and New Communities.
Pope Leo XIV meets leaders of Italian American foundation, blesses their cultural mission
Jun 4, 2025 / 11:34 amPope Leo XIV met with the National Italian American Foundation on Wednesday and blessed their work.