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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.

2026年04月30日(木) AIによるレポート

フィリピンのルイス・アントニオ・タグル枢機卿が、ローマで行われた英国国教会の主教任命式で説教を行った。この出来事は、ローマ・カトリック教会とアングリカン・コミュニオン（聖公会）との間で対話が続いていることを示している。式典は4月下旬に行われた。

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.

2026年01月25日(日) AIによるレポート

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.

2025年11月10日(月) AIによるレポート

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.