Vatican, 05 November, 2026 / 5:58 PM Pope Leo XIV has appointed Angolan-born member of the Society of Jesus (SJ – Jesuits), Fr. Avelino Chicoma Bundo Chico, as Under-Secretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, where he has served since 2020, initially as…
Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV heads to South America on Friday for an emotionally charged reunion with the continent that helped shape his priesthood, three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery. The 71-year-old head of the Catholic Church will in…
Pope Leo leaves on Friday for an ambitious 12-day trip across South America expected to attract millions-strong crowds, as the first US-born pope returns to a Catholic stronghold where he lived for decades as a missionary. POPE EXPECTED TO ADDRESS…
IN 1963, Albanian Cardinal Ernest Simoni was arrested and sentenced to death by Albania’s communist, officially atheist government after celebrating a mass for the late United States President John F. Kennedy for the repose of his soul. In an interview with…
by Redacción | November 5, 2026 Avelino Chicoma Bundo Chico was born on July 15, 1979, in Lobito, Angola, and entered the Society of Jesus in 2002. He was ordained a priest in 2014 and made his perpetual profession in 2026. He has held a licentiate in Social…
On two occasions in his pastoral epistles — letters written by St. Paul to guide the pastors of the newly formed Christian Church — he provides a list of the personal spiritual traits that he deemed to be necessary qualities of a…
(OSV News) – Surrounded by the tombs and monuments of Rome’s largest cemetery, Pope Leo XIV offered All Souls’ Day Mass Nov. 2, saying prayer for the dead helps lead our loved ones toward full communion with the Lord. “Dear brothers and…
Pope Leo XIV is beginning a lengthy trip to Latin America just three weeks after surgery for lung cancer - a tour that includes a much-anticipated "homecoming" to Peru where he was a priest for many years. The Vatican says no…
The Vatican has embraced social media as a new evangelization frontier. During COVID-19 lockdowns, online religious content surged and many sermons and celebrations moved online. Content on the short-video app TikTok ranges from reflections and holy water tutorials to comedy…
The Vatican News story notes that the meeting was “brief, consisting of greetings and a few lighthearted exchanges.” Pope Leo gave Dylan a rosary, and ol’ Bob in turn presented the Supreme Pontiff with a copy of his semi-autobiographical, semi-fictional…
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