Vatican

Pope Leo XIV announced that he will undergo surgery after doctors discovered a nodule, or lump, in his lungs.

In a post published Oct. 10, on the World Day Against the Death Penalty, the pope said the common good of humanity can be safeguarded without the death penalty.

Pope Leo XIV appointed Oct. 10 Archbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola as the new archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica and the pope’s vicar for Vatican City.

“We cannot ignore the fact that the number of marriages is currently declining throughout the world, both civil marriages and marriages celebrated in the Church.”

“We always say as missionaries: for the first six months, do nothing. Just listen, watch, and learn. That is always good advice.”

Cardinal Tagle was elected in a vote of the most senior cardinals of the Catholic Church, holding the rank of cardinal bishops and who number about a dozen.

Reason, memory and critical thinking are “fundamental for both faith and mission,” the pope told students from the pontifical universities of Rome.

Cardinal Ferrão, the president of India’s bishops’ conference and archbishop of Goa and Daman, talked about a parish’s success with pastoral family visits and phone-free family evenings.

The commemorative year aims not only to remember a defining history event, but to honor the values that have shaped the Swiss Guard for centuries.

Since the 1986 meeting, the Community of Sant’Egidio, a Catholic lay organization, has continued to promote what is known as the “Spirit of Assisi.”