Speaking briefly with reporters outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo was asked about Catholics in immigration detention centers, increasing tensions between the United States and Venezuela, and about the case of Father Marko Rupnik, an artist accused of multiple cases of abuse.

The president said he would designate Nigeria as a "country of particular concern," a State Department designation for nations or entities that carry out systemic religious freedom violations.

Trump afirmó que designaría a Nigeria como un "país de especial preocupación", una designación del Departamento de Estado para naciones o entidades que cometen violaciones sistemáticas de la libertad religiosa.

In this video, Auxiliary Bishop Edmund J. Whalen, vicar for clergy, explains the significance of Pope Leo XIV declaring St. John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church and co-patron of Catholic education.

As Hurricane Melissa continues its devastating course through the Caribbean, the USCCB president urged Catholics to pray for and support the people and communities impacted by the Category 5 hurricane.