1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1715+ words) Pope Leo XIV's Sept. 25-28 visit to France is expected to be watched closely for his message to a Europe divided by political tensions and a recent wave of laws that undermine the dignity of life. But the most fundamental message…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (898+ words) Ten years after the killing of Father Jacques Hamel shocked France and the world, the Catholic Church in France is preparing to honor his memory with prayer and remembrance. The 86-year-old French priest was attacked July 26, 2016, while celebrating Mass in…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (139+ words) AI-generate image shows Pope Leo XIV and the Montecassino Abbey in Italy in the background. On the morning of Monday, July 20, a car left Castel Gandolfo and took the road that climbs toward Cassino. No announcement, no livestream. When Leo…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (133+ words) Even the Vatican experiences the infamous summer lull, which can sometimes devolve into a summer farce. We know the term from politics, where trivial matters are blown out of proportion to make them seem momentous, as if the world's fate…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (549+ words) OSV News, OSV News Pope Leo XIV urged the major superiors of men's religious congregations meeting in Phoenix to consider community life 'as a place of sanctification and a source of inspiration, witness and strength in your apostolate.' The pope…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (760+ words) Catholic philanthropic organizations have challenged the Church in Asia to remain relevant by listening to local communities and responding to urgent social, environmental, and pastoral issues. Representatives of Misereor, Missio Munich, Porticus, Missio Aachen, the Archdiocese of Cologne, and the…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (957+ words) When the Diocese of Vinh in central Vietnam announced a canonical process against Father Anthony Dang Huu Nam earlier this month, the news spread rapidly across Catholic social media. The priest is no stranger to public attention. He first gained…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (618+ words) Courtney Mares, OSV News Pope Leo XIV took a road trip pilgrimage with his older brother to the scenic mountainside Sanctuary of the Most Holy Trinity in Vallepietra July 22 before stopping to pray in the Holy Cave in Subiaco, where…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (201+ words) ucanews.com When silence becomes a moral failure While governments debate regulation and technology companies race toward the next breakthrough, Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas poses a question more unsettling than most people are prepared to face: Whom will…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (604+ words) OSV News, OSV News U.S. Catholics can support Pope Leo XIV's recent call for peace, reconciliation and interreligious dialogue in Africa by giving to the Solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a July…...