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.
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.”
2026 Distinctive Scholars recognized April 17, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Archdiocese of Baltimore honored three seniors from each of the 17 Catholic high schools across the Archdiocese of Baltimore during the 34th annual Distinctive Scholars Convocation held April 16 at Mercy High School in Baltimore.
Trump says he has ‘right to disagree’ with Pope Leo, meeting him not ‘necessary’ April 17, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House April 16 that he does not see a meeting with Pope Leo XIV as “necessary” after the president lashed out at the pontiff on social media and in verbal remarks over the pontiff’s opposition to the Iran war over the course of several days starting April 12.
Investigation ‘ongoing’ in false bomb threat at home of Pope Leo’s brother April 17, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The police chief of a southwest suburb of Chicago, where one of Pope Leo XIV’s brothers lives, confirmed to OSV News that his department is conducting “an ongoing and active investigation” of an unsubstantiated bomb threat at John Prevost’s house.
Trump administration ends contract with Miami Catholic Charities to shelter unaccompanied minors April 16, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The Trump administration has canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami for sheltering unaccompanied migrant children, leaving just three months to place an unspecified number of children.
Archbishop Lori urges respect, dialogue after Trump-pope tensions April 16, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori on April 16 urged civility and prayer following recent public exchanges between the U.S. president and Pope Leo XIV, warning that harsh rhetoric risks deepening divisions and undermining the common good.
At Cameroonian orphanage, Pope Leo tells children they can always find a friend in Jesus April 16, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV brought joy to 64 orphaned and abandoned children on the evening of April 15 when he visited the Ngul Zamba orphanage in Cameroon, blessing the children and assuring them that despite their suffering, Jesus “cares especially for children like you.”
