I truly believe Pope Leo will be very supportive of the renewal and of other lay movements,” said Shayne Bennett of Holy Spirit Seminary in Brisbane, Australia.

In a recorded message, the parish priest of the only Catholic Church in Gaza spoke about the struggles of the roughly 500 refugees sheltered there, including 50 children, as hope dwindles amid continued bombings by Israeli forces.

The 2018 accord sought to resolve the issue of who has authority to appoint bishops.

With all that happened in the Catholic Church last month, we can be forgiven for missing the 10th anniversary of “Laudato si’,” Pope Francis’ encyclical on global warming. Pope Francis fell ill and died on April 21.

Chicago will honor its hometown pope, Leo XIV, with a public celebration on Saturday at Rate Field, home of the White Sox.