Archbishop Ronald Hicks explains how the promise Jesus makes to the disciples in today’s Gospel reflects the transformation of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ during Mass.

"It will open new scholarship opportunities for children whose parents have chosen a religious or independent school," said Dennis Poust, executive director of the New York State Catholic Conference.

As he met with the Vatican Observatory Foundation, Pope Leo XIV upheld the Catholic Church's desire to seek God in His Creation through rigorous, honest science.