A father’s farewell: Journalist recalls personal bond with Pope Francis in new book April 19, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The world had its eyes fixed on the 10th floor of Rome’s Gemelli Hospital in 2025, waiting, hoping and praying that Pope Francis would recover.
Pope Leo arrives in Angola, calls for fostering ‘just model of coexistence’ April 19, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV touched down in the Angolan capital of Luanda on Saturday, April 18, beginning a three-day visit to the southern African country that is home to 20 million Catholics.
Movie Review: ‘The Drama’ April 18, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews Many potential brides and grooms-to-be have experienced cold feet in the lead-up to their nuptials. But few can have had their trotters quite so thoroughly chilled as the previously devoted fiance at the center of writer-director Kristoffer Borgli’s provocative psychological study “The Drama” (A24).
Gallup: Young men are an ’emerging exception’ among ‘low ebb’ of religiosity in US April 18, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News An increasing number of the nation’s young men say religion is “very important” in their lives, marking a return to levels seen 25 years ago, and edging them ahead of young women on the issue, according to Gallup.
Pope Leo XIV rejects media ‘narrative’ his Africa remarks targeted Trump April 18, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV pushed back against the media narrative that has pitted him against President Donald Trump since the start of his 11-day apostolic journey to Africa, telling journalists aboard the papal flight to Angola April 18 that “there has been a certain narrative that has not been accurate in all its aspects.”
Pope Leo year one: How Chiclayo’s bishop brought his grounded leadership to global church April 18, 2026By Ines San Martin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News When Pope Leo XIV was elected to the papacy on May 8, 2025, few felt the change more personally than those who had known him long before he stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.
New York Gov. Al Smith: Perseverance in both political endeavors, faith April 18, 2026By Russell Shaw OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary To President Franklin Roosevelt, he was the “Happy Warrior.” To suspicious Protestants, he was a pawn of the pope. Amid such conflicting views as these, the remarkable political career of Al Smith was forged.
Pope Leo named one of Time magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People of 2026’ April 18, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Time magazine has named Pope Leo XIV to its “100 Most Influential People of 2026” list.
With candor, Pope Leo confronts Cameroon’s ongoing abductions, killings in plea for peace April 18, 2026By Josephine Peterson OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News “The voices in the bushes.” That is the fear that defines daily life for many residents of this city in Cameroon’s troubled Anglophone region.
Vatican ends canonization cause for Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek April 18, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News The canonization cause for Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek — a Polish American priest who ministered amid years in Soviet captivity — has been terminated, although Vatican’s decision does not “diminish the enduring spiritual value” of his witness, said a leading advocate for the cause.
Pope Leo tells African students AI revolution risks changing ‘our very relationship with truth’ April 18, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has warned that the rise of artificial intelligence threatens to change humanity’s relationship with truth, calling on Catholic universities to help form leaders capable of navigating an increasingly digital world with integrity and discernment.
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass with 120,000 people in Cameroon: ‘Bring the bread of life to your neighbors’ April 17, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for more than 120,000 people in Cameroon’s largest city on April 17, urging “beloved children of the African continent” to share God’s love by feeding the hungry and offering the spiritual nourishment of “the bread of life.”
