Q: What is the main message Pope Leo XIV wants bishops to understand?
A: Pope Leo XIV emphasizes that humility is the most important lesson for every bishop, urging them to be prayerful servants rather than masters or owners of their flock.
Q: Who is Mons. Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski, and what is his new role?
A: Mons. Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski, a 55-year-old diplomat from Poland, was personally consecrated as a bishop by Pope Leo XIV and appointed as the apostolic nuncio (the pope’s diplomatic representative) to Iraq.
Q: What qualities does the Pope associate with a good bishop and a good nuncio?
A: The Pope describes a good bishop as one who sows with patience, cultivates with respect, and waits with hope, acting as a guardian and a man of prayer; a nuncio, he explains, is the “face of a Church that accompanies, consoles, and builds bridges,” focused on serving communion and strengthening bonds.
Q: Why is Wachowski’s assignment to Iraq particularly significant?
A: Iraq is described as a land “marked by pain and the desire for rebirth,” and Wachowski is called to be a father, shepherd, and witness of hope, supporting a region with deep Christian roots that has endured much violence.
Pope Leo XIV: The first lesson for every bishop is humility
