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Pope Leo gives an address in St. Peter's Basilica. 2025. / Credit: Vatican MediaEWTN 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 the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People's Republic of China.Father Wu Jianlin's consecration at St. Ignatius Cathedral marks a further development in the complex relationship between Beijing and the Vatican.Chinese authorities had previously announced Wu's "election" by an assembly of priests and laypeople on April 28, during the sede vacante period following the death of Pope Francis.The Vatican Bollettino, published Wednesday, revealed that the Holy Father approved Wu's candidacy on Aug. 11.While his appointment was not previously made public, the announcement suggests the move was made in accordance with the Vatican-China agreemen...

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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 Wednesday.Addressing thousands of pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 15, the pope said, "This deep desire in our hearts can find its ultimate answer not in roles, not in power, not in having, but in the certainty that there is someone who guarantees this constitutive impulse of our humanity; in the awareness that this expectation will not be disappointed or thwarted. This certainty coincides with hope.""This does not mean thinking in an optimistic way: often optimism lets us down, causing our expectations to implode, whereas hope promises and fulfills," he added in his weekly message.The Holy Father continued his reflections on the mystery of Christ, w...

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The U.S. bishops gather in Baltimore, Md., on Nov. 12, 2024 for their plenary assembly. / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNAWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 15, 2025 / 11:48 am (CNA).The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will select a new president and vice president during its Fall Plenary Assembly, which is set for Nov. 10 to Nov. 13 in Baltimore, Maryland.In November, the three-year terms for the current president, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, and vice president, Archbishop William E. Lori, are set to expire. The new conference leaders, who will be chosen from a slate of 10 candidates, will also serve three-year terms.The following slate of candidates was selected through nominations from the bishops:Bishop Robert E. Barron, Diocese of Winona-RochesterArchbishop Paul S. Coakley, Archdiocese of Oklahoma CityBishop Daniel E. Flores, Diocese of BrownsvilleArchbishop Richard G. Henning, Archdiocese of BostonBishop David J. Malloy, Diocese of RockfordArchbishop Nel...