45 years on, attempted assassination of St. John Paul II recalled as turning point in history May 13, 2026By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Before he started his general audience, Pope Leo XIV stepped out of his popemobile on May 13 and walked over to pray beside a plaque marking the spot where history took a turn that shocked the world 45 years before.
Pope Leo XIV names former missionary in Cuba as new bishop of Venice, Florida May 13, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father Emilio Biosca Agüero, a Capuchin Franciscan missionary who served in Cuba and Papua New Guinea, as the new bishop of Venice, Florida.
First-ever pilgrimage celebrates Pope Leo with Mass, visits to papal boyhood landmarks May 12, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News On the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIV’s election, a group promoting the Catholic faith in Chicago’s south suburbs led an inaugural pilgrimage to his boyhood home and the church he attended as a boy.
Vatican continues dialogue with German bishops regarding blessing for same-sex couples, cardinal says May 11, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Dialogue between the Vatican and German bishops regarding the blessing of same-sex unions is ongoing, and it was too soon to talk about sanctions, said the Vatican secretary of state.
Pope Leo thanks Canary Islands as hantavirus-stricken ship arrives in Tenerife May 11, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV thanked the people of Spain’s Canary Islands after passengers exposed to hantavirus aboard a cruise ship were allowed to disembark on the island of Tenerife.
Bishop Varden on hope, AI, patience — and not weaponizing Christianity May 11, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News During his May 7 visit to St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore, Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim, Norway, a member of the Trappist monastic order, sat down with OSV News to share his insights on Christian hope, the dangers of AI and weaponizing the Christian faith, and the need for patience in the spiritual life.
Leo XIV: A pope of order for chaotic times May 8, 2026By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Today, we know a lot more about Cardinal Robert Prevost turned Pope Leo XIV. A year after his first words to the world were “Peace be with you all,” he has emerged as a pope of order for times of global chaos.
‘My soul magnifies the Lord!’: Pope Leo marks anniversary of election at Marian shrine in Pompeii May 8, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV marked the anniversary of his May 8 election by making a pilgrimage to celebrate Mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in Pompeii, one of Italy’s most beloved Marian shrines, placing his pontificate under the protection of the Virgin Mary.
Customer service story of ‘relatable’ Pope Leo XIV gone viral resonates with everyday people May 8, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The incoming provincial superior of the Midwest Augustinians, the order that Pope Leo XIV belongs to and the province he once led, said viral interest in the story of the pope’s customer service call last year has been unexpected.
One year in, Pope Leo navigates division through dialogue in his push for peace May 8, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News One year after stepping onto the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and greeting the world with the words, “May peace be with you all,” Pope Leo XIV has emerged as a pontiff attempting to guide a polarized church and fractured world through dialogue, peace and increasingly forceful speech defending human dignity.
Our Lady of Champion: When Mary appeared in Wisconsin’s northwoods May 7, 2026By Robert Fastiggi OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marian Devotion, News, Vatican, World News The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, Wisconsin — formerly known as the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help — is the only Marian shrine in the United States located on the site of an approved apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Pope Leo XIV discuss Iran war at Vatican meeting May 7, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on May 7, discussing the war in Iran, humanitarian aid and what the Vatican described as “the need to work tirelessly to promote peace,” amid ongoing tension between President Donald Trump and the pope.
