Pope Leo says Sunday is ‘foundation and kernel’ of liturgical year August 12, 2026By Josephine Peterson OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to gather in person for Sunday Mass and called for working conditions that allow people to attend, saying Sunday is “the foundation and kernel of the whole liturgical year.”
Pope encourages Catholics to deepen prayer through Liturgy of the Hours August 5, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Returning to his weekly general audiences after a monthlong summer break, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to embrace the Liturgy of the Hours more fully in their daily lives, saying the church’s public prayer is an antidote to a world shaped by technology, consumerism and an efficiency-driven mindset.
US cardinal: Exorcist role should be ‘private’ after priest’s removal tied to UFO controversy July 8, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of Washington said his decision to remove a high-profile priest as an archdiocesan exorcist was driven by the public way he exercised his ministry, not by his specific beliefs about UFOs.
On U.S. Independence Day, Pope Leo XIV honors migrants in Lampedusa July 4, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News For more than 30 years, Dr. Pietro Bartolo said he has examined more than 350,000 people and performed postmortem examinations on those who died making the crossing to Lampedusa, where migrants rescued from the Mediterranean first arrived.
Pope Leo tells cardinals war is ‘never blessed by God’ June 26, 2026By Josephine Peterson OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Opening the first day of his second consistory with cardinals from around the world, Pope Leo XIV condemned war as “never blessed by God” while urging the Church’s leaders to embrace a style of listening and collaboration
Eucharist transforms believers into Christ’s body and counters division, pope says June 24, 2026By Josephine Peterson OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Participation in the Eucharist transforms believers into the Body of Christ and offers a remedy to the divisions affecting families and communities, Pope Leo XIV said during his weekly general audience June 24.
Pope reflects on Spain trip, says migration concerns call for Christians to reread the Gospel June 17, 2026By Josephine Peterson OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Reflecting on his weeklong trip to Spain, Pope Leo XIV said one of his clearest impressions came from the Canary Islands, where migration revealed both the challenges facing Europe and what he described as a Christian path toward a “civilization of love.”
Liturgical rites and symbols reveal God’s presence, Pope Leo says June 3, 2026By Josephine Peterson OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The rites and symbols of the liturgy are not arbitrary ceremonies but the means through which Catholics encounter God and are formed in faith, Pope Leo XIV said June 3.
Pope Leo calls for ‘openness’ to Church reform that respects tradition May 27, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Amid renewed tensions between the Vatican and traditionalist Catholics over the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Leo XIV defended Church reform as a legitimate process that adapts to current needs while remaining rooted in authentic tradition.
Encyclical: What Pope Leo thinks about ‘just war’ theory, historic Church apology for slavery May 26, 2026By Josephine Peterson OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV used a sweeping reflection on artificial intelligence to question whether the Catholic Church’s centuries-old just war framework remains valid in modern warfare and to ask pardon for the church’s role in slavery.
In first encyclical, Pope Leo urges world to ‘disarm’ AI amid increased reliance May 26, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Presenting the first encyclical of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV warned that artificial intelligence must be “disarmed,” urging governments, tech leaders and society to confront the rapidly growing technology before it weakens human relationships, critical thinking and peace itself.
Holy Spirit opens doors of peace, truth and forgiveness, pope says May 24, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV celebrated Pentecost by highlighting the role of the Holy Spirit in his repeated calls for peace in recent months, saying the spirit also guides the Church to truth amid a world marked by war, division and ideological fragmentation.
