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Pope Leo XIV names Archbishop Caccia papal ambassador to United States

Pope Leo XIV has named Archbishop Gabriele Caccia as the Vatican’s ambassador to the United States, selecting a seasoned diplomat to serve as a crucial liaison between Rome and the pope’s home country.

• Georgia martyrs expected to be beatified in Savannah this October

  

  By MARIA WIERING, OSV News
  Published February 19, 2026

  A date for the beatification of five Franciscans known as the Georgia martyrs has been set for Oct. 31, according to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.

• Lent’s CRS Rice Bowl collection seen as more critical than ever after USAID cuts

  

  By KIMBERLEY HEATHERINGTON, OSV News
  Published February 12, 2026

  Catholic Relief Services is surviving, yet the deep slashes to USAID funding have now made their annual Rice Bowl collection more essential than ever.

• Vatican approved new Liturgy of the Hours edition for 2027 

  

  By LAURETTA BROWN
  Published January 26, 2026

  The faithful can expect a new edition of the Liturgy of the Hours by Easter 2027, according to Bishop Steven J. Lopes, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship.