3+ hour, 49+ min ago  (361+ words) On Easter, Pope Leo XIV encouraged everyone to join him in a prayer vigil for peace on Saturday, April 11. The staff of America unites our fervent prayer for peace in Iran and throughout the world with those of the Holy…...

4+ hour, 27+ min ago  (1271+ words) As pope, Leo comes as a messenger of peace to Algeria, as reflected in the motto for his visit: "Peace be with you!" The interview has been edited for clarity and length. What is the significance of Pope Leo's visit…...

22+ hour, 35+ min ago  (887+ words) America Media interprets the church for the world and the world for the church. We are a forum for discussion of religion, society, politics and culture from a Catholic perspective. The Ignatian traditions of "finding God in all things" and…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (224+ words) A Reflection for Wednesday in the Octave of Easter When Jesus encounters the two, they are "conversing about all the things that had occurred." It is probably safe to say that it is a dark and desolate conversation. Even the…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (271+ words) A Reflection for Thursday in the Octave of Easter "When Peter saw this, he addressed the people, "You children of Israel, why are you amazed at this, and why do you look so intently at us as if we had…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (474+ words) (OSV News) " Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to Pope Francis and called on Catholics to follow the late pontiff's example in proclaiming the truth in a troubled world." Addressing pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square April 6, the pope remembered his…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (291+ words) On one of his livestreams in February, the popular influencer Braden Peters discussed his interest in the Catholic faith while at the gym. "I really liked'the order that followed, having some sort of authority that I believed to be'virtuous," the…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (370+ words) A remarkable thing has been happening in the Catholic Church in the United States over the past few years: growth. In short, many people have given up on church for the same kinds of reasons they have shed other institutional…...

1+ week, 11+ min ago  (804+ words) On his first Good Friday as pope, Leo XIV led the Way of the Cross at Rome's Colosseum and carried a wooden cross for all fourteen stations, in commemoration of the path trodden by Jesus on the Via Dolorosa to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (885+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) " Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to reject comfort, power and domination and instead embrace a mission rooted in self-giving love, even when it requires risk, vulnerability and suffering. As Catholics prepare for Easter on Holy Thursday, Pope…...