Articles by Kristina Millare
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.
Pope Leo XIV to families: Be missionaries of the Gospel who walk with other families
Jun 2, 2025 / 16:09 pmIn the Holy Father’s message he said the Church needs to be farsighted in discerning the needs of parents and children often caught up in “worldly concerns.”
Catholic ‘creative minority’ revitalizing Church in the Netherlands, Dutch cardinal says
May 31, 2025 / 08:00 amThe Church in the Netherlands is gaining momentum thanks to the “creative minority” of young people rediscovering the Catholic faith, Cardinal Willem Eijk said.
Cardinal Eijk: Pontifical Academy for Life should examine ethics of ‘transgender’ therapy
May 30, 2025 / 13:38 pmCardinal Willem Eijk, a physician and member of the Pontifical Academy for Life, opened the third annual conference organized by International Chair of Bioethics Jérôme Lejeune.
Vatican, Caritas: Global economic reforms needed to alleviate poor nations’ debt crisis
May 29, 2025 / 12:12 pmThe Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and Caritas Internationalis joined forces this week to address the impact of an “unjust global system.”
Pope Leo XIV to give 500-euro ‘conclave bonus’ to 5,000 Vatican workers
May 28, 2025 / 14:51 pmPope Leo XIV has reinstated the “conclave bonus” given to Vatican employees for their service during the sede vacante period.
Catholics, Buddhists gather in Cambodia for interreligious meeting focused on peace
May 27, 2025 / 15:36 pmThe Vatican began its eighth Buddhist-Christian Colloquium on Tuesday in Cambodia, bringing together representatives of both religions to discuss the promotion of peace.
Vatican refreshes official website for first time in nearly 30 years
May 27, 2025 / 12:48 pmA banner image of a waving Pope Leo XIV against a simple light blue background can now be found spread across the top half of the revamped Holy See website’s homepage.
Cardinal Bagnasco: Pope Leo XIV is inviting Catholics to rediscover centrality of Christ
May 23, 2025 / 12:55 pmPope Leo XIV’s emphasis on faith in the risen Christ is fundamental for the Church, particularly in Europe, Italian Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco said.