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Pope Leo gives an address in St. Peter’s Basilica. 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media EWTN News, Oct 15, 2025 / 09:45 am (CNA). The Vatican announced Wednesday that Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Ignatius Wu Jianlin as auxiliary bishop of Shanghai on Aug. 11, with his episcopal ordination taking place today under the framework of…

Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile during an Oct. 15, 2025 public audience in St. Peter’s Square. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. Rome Newsroom, Oct 15, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). Optimism can disappoint us, but Christian hope “promises and fulfills” our hearts’ desire for fullness, Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly audience on…

Religious education teacher and author Andy Lewis, assistant principal at St. Bonaventure Catholic Secondary School in London, told CNA he believes the move to cut the bursary for religious education will have a “huge” impact on the ability of Catholic schools to recruit religious education teachers. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Andy Lewis London, England,…