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News Briefs: May 17, 2026
Marco Rubio, Pope Leo XIV Discuss Iran War at Vatican Meeting VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican […]
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News Briefs: May 10, 2026
National Shrine Planned to Honor Venerable Augustus Tolton in Illinois QUINCY, Illinois (OSV News) — The first publicly recognized Black Catholic priest in the United States, who already has 40 […]
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Pope’s May Prayer Intention: ‘That Everyone Might Have Food’
Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics across the globe to join him this May in praying that everyone might have food. On Thursday, April 30, he released the monthly […]
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News Briefs: May 3, 2026
Pope Leo Advances Sainthood Causes, Including Nun Who Served in Missouri VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has advanced the sainthood causes of five candidates, including a Dutch […]
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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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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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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 […]