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Ahead of the General Audience, Pope Leo XIV paused at the white marble plaque marking the spot where John Paul II was shot in 1981, dedicating his catechesis to the Blessed Virgin Mary and urging prayers for peace at Fatima, recalling JPII’s forgiveness and Marian intercession.
Pope Leo XIV authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to promulgate decrees advancing six individuals toward sainthood: Ludovico Altieri (offering of life); Edward Joseph Flanagan; Henri Caffarel; Stanisława Samulowska; María of Bethlehem of the Heart of Jesus Romero Algarín; and Giuseppe Castagnetti. With decrees on heroic virtues, these candidates gain the title Venerable Servant of God, moving them closer to canonization.
Pope Leo XIV is moving into the renovated papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace on March 14, after previously residing at the Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio; the Third Loggia rooms—first used by Saint Pius X—include a private study, library and chapel, and seals on the door were removed in May 2025 following Pope Francis’s death.
Pope Leo XIV appointed four new auxiliary bishops for the Diocese of Rome—Stefano Sparapani, Alessandro Zenobbi, Andrea Carlevale, and Marco Valenti—each previously serving as parish priests in Rome, with roles including episcopal vicars for different city sectors.