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At meeting in Assisi, the shape of new Leonine pontificate emerges

A visit to the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi was not expected to result in big news from Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, but it did present some interesting titbits of what we can expect from the new leader of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi on Thursday was not expected to result in big news, but it did present some interesting titbits of what we can expect from the new leader of the Catholic Church.

First, there was a little housekeeping note Leo gave about the appointment – well, mostly the retirement – of bishops.