Pope Leo meets Lebanese president; Vatican concerned over border deal implementation August 21, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun as the Vatican expressed concerns over stalled efforts to implement a U.S.-backed border agreement between Lebanon and Israel.
Conversion of heart needed to end wars, heal Earth, pope says August 20, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The social and ecological devastation wrought by war represents not just a political failure, but a moral crisis rooted in a divided heart in need of conversion, Pope Leo XIV said.
Colombia: Bogotá archdiocese launches ‘spiritual first aid’ mission to quake-hit cities August 20, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Dozens of clergy from the Archdiocese of Bogotá embarked on a five-day pastoral mission to cities in Colombia devastated by the Aug. 10 earthquake.
Pope offers prayers for Zimbabwe ferry disaster as death toll passes 90 August 18, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV sent condolences to the families of the victims of a tragic ferry accident in Zimbabwe that has killed over 90 people.
Pope calls for end to West Bank violence, pursuit of two-state solution August 17, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Warning against increased violence in the West Bank, Pope Leo XIV urged world leaders to decisively pursue an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.
Pope ‘saddened’ by devastation in Indonesia following earthquake August 17, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV conveyed his solidarity with the people of Indonesia after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s eastern coast, triggering a tsunami warning and leaving thousands displaced in the aftermath.
True beauty found in enduring love, which ‘ennobles and lifts us up,’ pope says on feast of Assumption August 16, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christians are called to reflect Mary’s authentic beauty, which is revealed through a life of enduring love rather than worldly aesthetic standards, Pope Leo XIV said.
World cannot remain indifferent to suffering of migrant children, pope says August 14, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News The world must no longer look at the plight of migrants, especially children, as a problem to be managed or quantified, but as a call to protect human rights and dignity, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope Leo XIV offers prayers, financial assistance to disaster-stricken Colombia August 13, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV sent a donation of 100,000 euros (approximately $115,321) for humanitarian relief efforts in Colombia, which is still reeling in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake early this week.
Hong Kong’s Father Benedict Chao, world’s oldest Trappist monk, dead at 108 August 12, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Diocese of Hong Kong announced the death of Trappist Father Benedict Chao, who, prior to his death at 108 years old, was the oldest Trappist monk in the world.
Latin America: Bishops express solidarity with Colombia as death toll surpasses 250 August 12, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Messages of solidarity from bishops’ conferences across Latin America poured in as rescue workers race against time to save victims still trapped beneath the rubble in multiple cities across Colombia.
Pope appeals for peace in Sudan, prays for victims in Ukraine-Russia conflict August 11, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid to innocent civilians in Sudan caught between conflict between state military and paramilitary forces.
