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Pope Leo connects the dots that can unite the church
1+ week, 2+ day ago (264+ words) Pope Leo XIV smiles as he leads the Angelus prayer in Piazza della Liberta in Castel Gandolfo near Rome Aug. 30, 2026. (OSV News/Vatican Media) by Michael Sean Winters Follow on Twitter at @michaelswinters In his short address to the Society…...
Pope on eve of US 250: Keep working for liberty despite 'ever new challenges"
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (893+ words) Pope Leo XIV urged Americans July 3 to renew their commitment to the nation's founding ideals of human dignity, religious freedom and the common good. He called on the country to continue striving toward the promise of liberty and justice for…...
Pope to speak via livestream at Liberty Medal event in Philadelphia
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (852+ words) Pope Leo XIV receives the 2026 Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center from the center's Interim President and CEO Vince Stango and Chair Mike George during a Vatican ceremony on April 30. (Courtesy of the National Constitution Center) On the eve…...
As the World Cup begins, Catholic social teaching requires our attention
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (534+ words) When the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins today (June 11), it will be the largest in the tournament's history and the first time three nations — the United States, Canada and Mexico — will jointly host. Millions will travel across borders. Billions will tune…...
A Church at a crossroads: Spain's Catholics look to Pope Leo for encouragement
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1584+ words) People walk past a poster of Pope Leo XIV in Madrid May 28, 2026, ahead of the pontiff's June 6-12 apostolic visit to Spain. (OSV News/Reuters/Kacper Pempel) Gonzalo and three of his friends earn pocket money in a rather unusual way…...
Pope Leo calls Archbishop Fulton Sheen 'a light of faith' who touched millions with the Gospel
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (645+ words) Pope Leo XIV praised Venerable Fulton Sheen on June 1 as "a light of faith, hope, and love" whose radio and television broadcasts brought the Gospel to millions of Americans — including the pope himself as a child. Speaking at a Vatican…...
Pope Leo in Spain
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (199+ words) Pope Leo XIV will visit Spain June 6-12, 2026, the first papal visit to the country since Pope Benedict XVI traveled to Madrid for World Youth Day in 2011. With stops in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands, the visit will bring Leo…...
Augustinian charisms of truth, unity, love revealed in Pope Leo's pastoral style, say panelists
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (746+ words) We have raised $524,532 from 2,077 supporters. We are 65.5% of the way to our goal! Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Basilica of St. Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, April 14, 2026. (CNS/Lola Gomez) One year in, Pope Leo XIV's papacy has been…...
Catholic leaders appeal to end Russia's religious persecution in Ukraine
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (584+ words) A church destroyed by a Russian attack on the village of Bohorodychne in Ukraine's Donetsk region is pictured Feb. 13, 2024. Several prominent American Catholics have launched a petition calling for the end of Russia's religious persecution in occupied areas of Ukraine....
Latin American religious declare synodality a priority: 'We have to rescue it"
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (1187+ words) Leaders of the religious conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean reaffirmed their commitment to the process of listening, discernment, and participation among the laity, religious and prelates to bring to fruition what Pope Francis called "walking together," or synodality....