From Feb. 4–8, the Catholic Church will mobilize with a series of activities in Rome in support of human dignity and peace.

The English saint, proclaimed a doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIV in November 2025, is honored every Oct. 9.

The pontiff urged consecrated men and women to witness to God’s presence in a world where faith and daily life often drift apart.

Cardinal Giuseppe Petrocchi, the retired archbishop of L’Aquila, succeeds Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the retired archbishop of Vienna.

“I told him about the abuse,” David Ryan said. “I did get a feeling of being listened to and being understood.”

The plan threatens to harden a decades-old split between the traditionalist group and the Vatican.

The pontiff echoed Cuban bishops’ call for “sincere and effective” talks after Washington announced new measures tightening economic pressure on the island.

Since 2012, the Vatican has entrusted the wooden cross designed and created by British artist Jon Cornwall to dioceses hosting the summer and winter Olympics.

Leo met with members of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, the pontifical organization that publishes the pope’s monthly prayer intention videos.

There is already a small café serving coffee, drinks, and gelato on the roof of the historic church.