Pope Leo XIV poses with Maria Montserrat ‘Montse’ Alvarado, president and chief operating officer of EWTN News, during a private meeting at the Vatican on September 5, 2025. Pope Leo appointed Alvarado as prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication on June 2, 2026. Photo: OSV News / Vatican Media / Catholic Press. When the Irish Catholic Church’s National Synod Assembly meets in Meath on October 17, some 240 individuals from every walk of life will pray and talk more about strengthening and supporting the Church’s mission. The details are many, but the underlying theme of the documents before them is the Gospel. A topic threaded throughout is…
