VATICAN CITY – In his first mass as the new leader of the Catholic Church on Friday, Pope Leo XIV warned materialism and cautioned that losing one’s faith can have “dramatic side effects.” These include finding that “the meaning of life is lost, mercy is forgotten, human dignity is violated in the most dramatic ways,…
Before he was elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis, Cardinal Prevost, was Prefect of the Dicastery for the Bishops. Here you can find the profile of the 267th Bishop of Rome.
Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88, the world is now waiting to see who will succeed him, as the Cardinals gather in Rome for the Papal Conclave. A papal conclave is a gathering of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a bishop of Rome, also known as the pope. The…
Perth, Australia, January 14, 2025 – On January 11, Bishop Elpidios of Perth of the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Archdiocese of Australia celebrated a collective Baptismal service for 12 people at the Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos in West Perth. Among those baptized were three siblings from the same family. The candidates completed a…
Dublin, January 14, 2025 – The Romanian Orthodox Church enthroned the first bishop for its newly established Diocese of Ireland and Iceland on Saturday, January 11. The Divine Liturgy at the St. Columba Church in Dublin was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph of Western and Southern Europe, together with several other Romanian and other…
