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  Pope’s grand tour of Italy over the next few months takes him to Lampedusa and beyond
  
  an hour ago
  
  by Nicole Winfield
  
  Pope Leo XIV will visit ground zero of Europe’s migration drama, the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, in May and also minister to Italians poisoned by years of toxic dumping by the mafia, according to...
  
  Pope opens Lent condemning ‘structures of sin’, calling for conversion
  
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  by Elise Ann Allen
  
  Pope Leo inaugurated the Lenten season Wednesday lamenting the various “structures of sin” that exist in the world and encouraging believers to live embrace the period as a time of conversion.
  
  Vatican’s top diplomat says Holy See won’t join Board of Peace
  
  24 hours ago
  
  by Crux Staff
  
  The Vatican’s cardinal secretary of state, Pietro Parolin, also expressed scant hope for peace in Ukraine.
- National Catholic Register
  
  Knoxville Bishop Richard Stika, Who Resigned After Vatican Mismanagement Investigation, Dies at 68
  
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  EWTN News Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville As bishop, he oversaw the construction of the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
  
  Irish Bishop Braves Bitter Cold to Distribute Ashes in Waterford City Streets
  
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  Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan of Waterford and Lismore in Ireland spent Ash Wednesday on the streets of Waterford City administering ashes, a...
  
  Pope Leo Encourages Young Priests in Crisis to Share Their Fatigue
  
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  Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV greets priests during an audience with the clergy of Rome in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, on Feb. 19, 2026. . The pontiff told the...