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Pope Leo XIV rejects talk of a feud with Trump, says he will keep preaching peace
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Pope Leo XIV said he has no interest in debating U.S. President Donald Trump and dismissed what he called an inaccurate media narrative portraying the two as “at war,” comments that came as the Vatican and the White House have publicly clashed over the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
Pope Leo XIV. criticizes blessing of same-sex couples in Germany
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