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Archbishop Moth calls the faithful to courageous witness at Westminster installation Mass

The new archbishop served as bishop of Arundel and Brighton in southern England for the past decade until Pope Leo XIV nominated him in December.

Pope Leo XIV appoints Texas cardinal as administrator of Amarillo until new bishop chosen

The Holy Father accepted the resignation of Amarillo Bishop Patrick Zurek, who has reached retirement age.

Ave Maria University to open campus in Ireland

Ave Maria University, a Catholic liberal arts university in Florida, is opening a new campus at a former monastery in rural Ireland. Learn more in this Catholic education news roundup.

Mother of boy healed through intercession of Fulton Sheen celebrates his upcoming beatification

Bonnie Engstrom, the mother of boy healed through the intercession of Fulton Sheen, provides an update on her son following the announcement of the archbishop’s upcoming beatification.

Pope Leo XIV Accepts Resignation of Bishop Patrick Zurek of Amarillo and Appoints Cardinal Daniel DiNardo as Apostolic Administrator

WASHINGTON - Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Patrick J.  Zurek, 77, from the Office of Bishop of Amarillo. At the same time, he has appointed His Eminence Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, archbishop emeritus of Galveston-Houston, as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Amarillo to serve until the appointment and installation of the new bishop.

The resignation and appointment were publicized in Washington, D.C. on February 14, 2026, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. 

The Diocese of Amarillo is comprised of 25,800 square miles in the State of Texas.

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Mexican priest appeals to violent criminals to repent and convert this Lent

With Lent beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, Mexican priest Father Manuel Corral called on those involved in criminal violence to use this liturgical season as an opportunity for inner conversion.

Colombia's bishops appeal for peace and reconciliation in the country

Colombia's bishops concluded their 120th Plenary Assembly with a call to the country for conversion and dialogue. The bishops also urged citizens to take part in the upcoming elections, exercising their right to vote “in full freedom and conscience, without corruption.”

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What this 115-year-old Catholic youth movement can teach a secular Europe

Founded under Russian imperial rule in 1910, Lithuania's Ateitis federation has survived occupations and secularization to become a rare model of sustained Catholic youth engagement in Europe.

Fears over Israeli expansion into West Bank

A Palestinian official in the occupied West Bank has labelled Israel's latest expansion of control there as a brutal blow to peace efforts.

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Head of U.S. bishops joins call for Notre Dame to drop appointment of pro-abortion professor

The school has indicated it will stick by its decision for Professor Susan Ostermann to lead a university institute.