Mons. José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. delivers homily at St. Peter's Basilica

Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A., delivered a homily before the tomb of Saint Peter at St. Peter's Basilica on October 20, 2026. The Archbishop of Panama and president of the Episcopal Conference of Panama spoke during an Ad Limina visit.

Ulloa Mendieta addressed bishops and priests, noting that the visit serves to renew faith and return to the roots of the Church. He described the site as a place to remember the mission entrusted to the apostle and to find consolation in the human fragility shared by both Peter and modern bishops. He stated that bishops are not owners of the Church but servants of the people entrusted to them by God.