19+ hour, 45+ min ago   (396+ words) VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given Sunday Sept. 13 at St. Peter’s Square. Dear brothers and sisters, Happy Sunday! Today’s Gospel speaks to us of forgiveness, which is a fundamental…...

20+ hour, 19+ min ago   (298+ words) ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV commemorated the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in his Sunday Angelus address, praying for “those who continue to bear the wounds of that tragic day.” Speaking from the window of the Vatican’s…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (543+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) — While overwhelming sorrow at the memory of the dead from 9/11 comes easily, the continuing challenge for Catholics is forgiveness and reconciliation in a fractured world, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio said in his Sept. 11 homily. Archbishop Broglio, head…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1747+ words) (ROME) CNS — If Bishop Robert Paul Boxie was selected to become a bishop just because he is Black, he said he is comfortable with that. “Some people may believe I’ve been selected, picked, because I’m Black,” he said in an…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (775+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Everyone needs to feel there is room for them in their bishop’s heart, Pope Leo XIV said. “Love the people that the Lord has entrusted to you” and boldly bring the Good News of salvation to everyone,…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (475+ words) VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV explained why “giving witness to unity” is something close to his heart in a Sept. 9 audience with bishops associated with the Focolare movement. The pope, whose motto is “In the One, we are…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (538+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians can help overcome the many distortions and lies about the true dignity of every human person and, in doing so, promote and defend human life, Pope Leo XIV said. “Created in God’s image, through Christ and…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (241+ words) (OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given Sept. 9 in St. Peter’s Square. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. IV. Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes (GS12-22). 2. Human dignity: gift and responsibility. Brothers…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (600+ words) (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV returned Sept. 7 to the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel, where he asked the Virgin Mary for aid to bring God’s word to light through “courageous and wise decisions.” The pope traveled to…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (325+ words) (OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV‘s Angelus address given Sept. 6, 2026, at St. Peter’s Square. Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday! Jesus taught us to ask for and to practice the forgiveness of debts....