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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.

April 30, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

Si Kardinal Luis Antonio Tagle ng Pilipinas ang nagdeliber ng sermon sa commissioning ng isang Anglican bishop sa Rome. Ito ay senyales ng patuloy na ecumenical engagement sa pagitan ng Roman Catholic Church at Anglican Communion. Ang serbisyo ay naganap noong huling bahagi ng Abril.

During a visit to a parish on the outskirts of Rome, Pope Leo XIV expressed deep concern over the Middle East situation, highlighting the tragedy of thousands of children killed in Gaza and a new conflict in Iran. He called for prayer for peace and rejection of violence. He also addressed the local drug problem in the neighborhood.

January 25, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

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.

November 10, 2025 Iniulat ng AI

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.