Pope Leo XIV Archive

Pope to Name St. John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church ROME (OSV News) – St. John Henry Newman, the 19th-century theologian, intellectual, and preacher who journeyed from Anglicanism […]

Accountability demanded for Israeli Strike GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (OSV News) – On Thursday, July 17, an Israeli strike hit the Holy Family Parish compound, killing three Christians and wounding 10 […]

USCCB President: One Big Beautiful Bill Will Cause ‘Greatest Harm’ to Poor WASHINGTON, D.C. (USCCB) – Reacting to the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by the U.S. […]

Pope tells Crowd in Chicago, ‘God Can Work in Our Lives’ BySimone Orendain CHICAGO (OSV News) – Under a bright sun, around an altar set up at centerfield, more than […]

Three Years After Dobbs Decision, States Still Navigating Abortion Policy Changes WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – Three years after a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its prior […]

Pope on Pentecost: God’s Love Breaks Down Walls, Opens Borders VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In a world marked by wars and where people are disconnected and numb with indifference, Pope […]

Justices Deadlocked on Oklahoma Catholic Charter School Case WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – An evenly-divided U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, May 22, sidestepped a major ruling in a case regarding what […]

Lisieux Celebrates 100 Years Since the Canonization of ‘The Little Flower’ PARIS (OSV News) – Catholics in Normandy have commemorated the 100th anniversary of the canonization of St. Thérèse of […]

Beneath a flawlessly blue Roman sky, with Bernini’s famous colonnade wrapping its ancient arms around the estimated 150,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV – the Church’s […]

Pope Leo to Inaugurate His Papacy on May 18 VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Leo XIV will officially inaugurate his papacy with Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, May […]

(OSV News) – Standing on the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved, and appeared to hold back emotion on Thursday, May 8, as he introduced […]