Anna Artymiak

A new American bishop goes to “bishop school”

A practice inaugurated by Pope John Paul II in 1994, all new bishops attend a week-long training course at the Vatican, covering everything from canon law to crisis management to social media use. By Anna Artymiak Inside the Vatican correspondent Anna Artymiak interviewed one of these “baby bishops,” as they are sometimes called – Bishop Ralph [...]

Pope Leo issues first major document: Dilexi Te, an Exhortation on care for the poor

Dilexi Te—I have Loved You—says Leo, is a continuation of Dilexit Nos, Francis' encyclical on the heart of Christ By Anna Artymiak Giotto, "The Gift of the Cloak," Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi. The end of September and the beginning of October marked two long-awaited acts of Leo XIV: on September 26, the appointment [...]

Pope Leo will fulfill the promise of Pope Francis – to come to Nicaea in 2025

By Anna Artymiak The Council of Nicaea, held in 325 AD, was attended by Emperor Constantine and ended with the defeat of the Arian heresy. Arius is represented at the feet of the assembly May 23, 2025 In two days he would have gone to Nicaea in Turkey to celebrate the 1,700th anniversary of [...]