Bishop Barron Meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican, Ordains 18 Deacons in St. Peter’s Basilica

Bishop Barron meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican, ordains 18 deacons in St Peter's Basilica

Bishop Robert E. Barron met Pope Leo XIV for a private audience at the Vatican 1 October, describing his first extended, one-on-one conversation with a pope as covering "a lot of different topics."

Bishop Barron meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican, ordains 18 deacons in St. Peter’s Basilica

"When you hear the pope speaking in the dulcet tones of Chicago, I think that has an impact on Americans," Bishop Barron said.

Bishop Barron meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican, ordains 18 deacons in St. Peter's Basilica

In an interview with OSV News in Rome, Bishop Robert Barron speaks of "spiritual hunger" in the age of social media ahead of his private audience with Pope Leo XIV and the ordination of 18 deacons from the Pontifical North American College.