Pope Leo XIV has named Father Ralph O'Donnell as new bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, four months after then-Bishop W. Shawn McKnight was named archbishop of Kansas City, Kansas.

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The rector solemnly read the "vow of Louis XIII," by which the king of France officially consecrated the country to the ...

Spending the day with the poor, Pope Leo XIV prayed Catholics would make sure their parishes are welcoming of all people and ...

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Greeting English speakers in the basilica, the pope wished them “safe travels” and prayed that God’s grace would “accompany ...

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"Today we want to entrust to the intercession of the Virgin Mary, assumed into heaven, our prayer for peace," the pope said.