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One Year after Election, Americans Feel Closeness to Pope Leo

  CHICAGO (OSV News) — A year into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV is still enjoying popularity and rockstar-like fame, especially in Chicago, his hometown. Beyond the pop-culture interest, some of the faithful […]

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Pope Leo Concludes 11-Day Apostolic Journey to Africa

  Pope Leo XIV concluded his first trip to Africa on Thursday, April 23, capping a four-country visit marked by urgent calls for peace, direct engagement with conflict zones and […]

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An American Catholic Patriotism

  “Our country, right or wrong.” So Commodore Steven Decatur famously declared his loyalty to the United States in celebration of his victory over the Barbary Pirates in 1815. This […]

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News Briefs: April 26, 2026

Vatican Ends Canonization Cause for Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania (OSV News) — The canonization cause for Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek — a Polish American priest who ministered amid […]

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Pope Leo XIV Honors Pope Francis on Death Anniversary

Flying over the west coast of central Africa on Tuesday, April 21, Pope Leo XIV paused to honor his predecessor on the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ death, remembering the […]

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Pope Leo Preaches Peace, Accompaniment in Africa

  KILAMBA, Angola (OSV News) — In the middle of his 11-day apostolic visit to four countries in Africa, Pope Leo XIV celebrated an outdoor Mass for an estimated 100,000 Catholics […]

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News Briefs: April 19, 2026

OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV is greeted by an Algerian girl with flowers upon arrival at Houari Boumediene International Airport in Dar El Beida district in […]

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USCCB Calls for Adoration, Works of Mercy to Mark America’s 250th Anniversary

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) — As the U.S. prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has […]

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Pope Decries Horror, Inhumanity of War at Prayer Vigil for Peace

  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Warning against an increasingly unpredictable and aggressive “delusion of omnipotence” threatening the globe, Pope Leo XIV called on world leaders and individuals to empty their […]

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Holy Cross Lives Missionary Revival Through New Mission

  (Vatican News) — “Where in the world is the greatest need for religious today?” The Congregation of Holy Cross asked that question of Cardinal Luis Tagle, pro-prefect of the […]

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News Briefs: April 12, 2026

At Easter Mass, Pope Leo Proclaims Resurrection Conquers ‘the Power of Death’ VATICAN CITY (OSV News) – Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, April 5, declared that Easter “embraces the mystery […]

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In Easter Blessing, Pope Leo Says, ‘To the Lord We Entrust All Hearts that Suffer’

  (OSV News) – This is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s “urbi et orbi” address given on Easter April 5, 2026, from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. Brothers […]