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Courtney Mares is Vatican Editor for OSV News.

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The Vatican announced Sept. 15, 2026, that Pope Leo XIV appointed Auxiliary Bishop Michael A. Saporito of Newark, N.J., as the new bishop of Metuchen, N.J. Bishop Saporito, 64, pictured in an undated photo, succeeds Metuchen's former Bishop James F. Checchio, whom Pope Leo named archbishop of New Orleans last year. (OSV News photo/courtesy Archdiocese of Metuchen)

Newark auxiliary Bishop Saporito tapped to lead Diocese of Metuchen, NJ

Courtney Mares|Sep 15, 2026|2 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV gestures as he celebrates Mass at the Borgo Laudato Si' center in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Sept. 1, 2026, marking the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. (OSV News photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)

Theological commission calls ecological harm a direct ‘sin against the Creator’

Courtney Mares|Sep 3, 2026|5 Min Read

Pilgrims from South Korea celebrate Aug. 3, 2025, as Pope Leo XIV confirmed Aug. 3-8, 2027, as the dates for World Youth Day in South Korea. His confirmation came the day of the closing Mass for the Jubilee of Youth at the Tor Vergata open-air field. (OSV photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)

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Seoul gears up for WYD 2027, as registration opens this October

Courtney Mares|Aug 7, 2026|6 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV speaks to members of the media aboard the papal plane April 15, 2026, en route to Yaounde, Cameroon, amid his apostolic journey. The Vatican announced Aug. 5 that Pope Leo will visit 10 cities in South America during his apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru Nov. 6-17. (OSV News photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane/Pool)

Vatican announces November papal trip to South America, including Peru

Courtney Mares|Aug 5, 2026|4 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV poses for a selfie as he meets May 16, 2026, with young Catholics from the Italian Archdiocese of Genoa at the Vatican who are preparing to receive the sacrament of confirmation. (OSV News/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)

Pope Leo in video messages to youth: The Church 'needs your holy rebelliousness'

Courtney Mares|Jul 28, 2026|3 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV blesses a plaque at Molo Favaloro in Lampedusa, Italy, and dedicates the pier to Pope Francis as he visits the island, a key entry point for migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea, during a pastoral trip July 4, 2026. (OSV News photo/Reuters, Remo Casilli)

Pope Leo at Lampedusa Mass: 'No love of God without love of neighbor'

Courtney Mares|Jul 4, 2026|7 Min Read

A procession begins for Mass with Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican June 29, 2026, the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. During a June 30 audience at the Vatican with an Orthodox delegation, who traveled to Rome for the June 29 feast, Pope Leo expresses hope that all Christians will celebrate the 2033 anniversary of Christ's redemption together. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope Leo urges Christian unity ahead of 2,000th anniversary of Redemption

Courtney Mares|Jun 30, 2026|3 Min Read

Salesian Sister Alessandra Smerilli, newly named prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and member of the board of directors of the Laudato Si' Center for Higher Education, speaks during a press preview of the Borgo Laudato Si' initiative in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Sept. 2, 2025. Pope Leo XIV named Sister Smerilli, who had previously served as dicastery secretary, prefect on June 30, 2026. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope Leo appoints Sister Smerilli to lead Vatican’s human development dicastery

Courtney Mares|Jun 30, 2026|4 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV is seen in this screen grab from a video message he released June 20, 2026, addressing American teens gathered for the Steubenville Youth Conferences at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio. The pope told conference attendees, "Only the love of God can provide us with true and perfect joy." (OSV News/Vatican Media, YouTube screenshot)

Pope Leo to teens: Screens won't bring joy, only God's love can truly satisfy

Courtney Mares|Jun 20, 2026|4 Min Read

View of the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia with the Tower of Jesus Christ, on the day of its inauguration, during Pope Leo XIV's apostolic journey, in Barcelona, Spain, June 10, 2026. (OSV News photo/Michele Spatari, Reuters)

Pope Leo blesses Sagrada Familia's Tower of Jesus, says beauty can lead people to God

Courtney Mares|Jun 10, 2026|7 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV prays before the Virgin of Montserrat image at the Our Lady of Montserrat Abbey, during his apostolic journey, in Montserrat, Spain, June 10, 2026. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV entrusts his ministry to Our Lady of Montserrat

Courtney Mares|Jun 10, 2026|6 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV greets faithful after he attended the midday prayers at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and St. Eulalia, during his apostolic journey, in Barcelona, Spain, June 9, 2026. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Barcelona on eve of Gaudí's 100th death anniversary

Courtney Mares|Jun 9, 2026|3 Min Read

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