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Basque lehendakari Imanol Pradales will meet Pope Leo XIV on May 13 in the Vatican during a general audience. Sources from the Basque Presidency describe the event as of 'high value' to strengthen Euskadi's institutional presence. It will be the third time a lehendakari meets a pontiff.

30. April 2026 Von KI berichtet

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle delivered the sermon at the commissioning of an Anglican bishop in Rome. The event signals continued ecumenical engagement between the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. The service took place in late April.

Bei einem Besuch in einer Pfarrei am Rande Roms äußerte Papst Leo XIV tiefe Besorgnis über die Lage im Nahen Osten und hob die Tragödie Tausender getöteter Kinder in Gaza sowie einen neuen Konflikt im Iran hervor. Er rief zum Gebet für den Frieden und zur Ablehnung von Gewalt auf. Zudem sprach er das lokale Drogenproblem im Viertel an.

25. Januar 2026 Von KI berichtet

Pope Leo XIV has appointed a parish priest as the new bishop of the Diocese of Kalibo. Cyril Buhayan Villareal, 51, will succeed the retired Bishop Jose Corazon Tala-oc. The announcement came in a Holy See press release on January 25.

Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Cádiz and Ceuta Bishop Rafael Zornoza on Saturday amid a scandal over abuse allegations from the 1990s. The move comes 12 days after EL PAÍS revealed the Vatican's canonical investigation, opened four months ago. Zornoza, who denies the claims, will focus on medical treatments for cancer and his defense.

10. November 2025 Von KI berichtet

Luis Argüello, president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, has expressed his “pain” over the Vatican's investigation into the bishop of Cádiz and Ceuta, Rafael Zornoza, for alleged sexual abuse of a minor in the 1990s. While acknowledging the “plausibility” of the complaint, he upholds the presumption of innocence for the prelate. This is the first time a canonical investigation of a bishop for pedophilia has been publicly known in Spain.