Pope Leo XIV’s diplomatic efforts may impact U.S. foreign policy, analyst says June 16, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News In a little over a month since his election to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV has appeared to embrace his role as a head of state to promote Catholic principles about peacebuilding, an analyst told OSV News. His actions as a head of state could also impact U.S. diplomacy.
Future priest from Congo has a heart of service June 16, 2025By Samantha Smith Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2025, News, Vocations Faith has been a vibrant part of Deacon Ilanga’s 46 years of life. It all began in his childhood with his mother bringing him and his eight siblings – five sisters and three brothers – to daily and Sunday Masses as a family. With the church being a five-minute walk from home, Deacon Ilanga was also involved in ministries such as singing in the choir and being an altar server.
Pope urges peace, warns against escalation in Middle East conflict June 15, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News As conflict in the Middle East escalated with Israeli airstrikes on nuclear sites in Iran and retaliatory drone attacks on Israel, Pope Leo XIV appealed for restraint and renewed the church’s calls for nuclear disarmament and peaceful dialogue.
Minnesota lawmaker who once taught Catholic Sunday school shot and killed in apparent ‘politically motivated assassination’ June 15, 2025By Joe Ruff OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Democratic State Rep. Melissa Hortman, who once taught Sunday school at St. Timothy in Blaine, Minn., and was a speaker of the Minnesota House, and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed in their home early June 14 in what Gov. Tim Walz said “appears to be a politically motivated assassination.”
In video for Chicago’s celebration, Pope Leo urges youth to recognize the ways God is reaching out to them June 15, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: News, Sports, Vatican, World News he June 14 celebration, organized by the Archdiocese of Chicago, included a series of short video clips and first-ever airing of Pope Leo XIV’s video message to the world’s youth at Rate Field on Chicago’s Southside.
Pope: Sport reveals beauty of God, teaches teamwork, humility and hope June 15, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Sports, Vatican, World News Sport, with its demands for self-giving, collaboration and perseverance, reflects the beauty and dynamic love of God, Pope Leo XIV said.
A pending element of tackling the abuse crisis: transparency June 15, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News While much was done during Pope Francis’ pontificate to tackle the global abuse crisis — a crisis moving at differing speeds in the church, depending on the country — one significant element is still pending and left for Pope Leo XIV to implement. That element is transparency.
Vatican can take 3 key steps to bring Ukrainian kids back from Russia, says child advocate June 14, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News The Vatican can take three key steps to provide greater assistance than it already has in securing the return of Ukrainian children forcibly taken by Russia, a Ukrainian child advocate and former government official told OSV News.
Delaware garden of plenty provides food to needy, thanks to Vincentians, parishes June 14, 2025By Cathy Rossie OSV News Filed Under: Environment, News, Social Justice, World News An expansive garden sitting on a third of an acre of parish property at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Frankford, the mission church of St. Ann Parish in Bethany Beach, serves neighbors in need within the boundaries of both churches and is the only one of its kind in the Wilmington Diocese.
Pope sets Sept. 7 for joint canonization of Blesseds Acutis and Frassati June 13, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati together Sept. 7, the Vatican announced.
As revival’s Year of Mission draws to close, organizers look back — and ahead June 13, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News In the same way that a relationship with Christ is not about something but someone, the organizers of the National Eucharistic Revival will tell you that their movement is not just something faithful Catholics do, but something that they are — a grace from God, stirring up the hearts of his people.
Texas prisoners’ witness of faith makes prison visit ‘a highlight’ of eucharistic pilgrimage June 13, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, World News The eight young adults traveling the full route of this year’s National Eucharistic Pilgrimage had expected to witness their faith to inmates of James Lynaugh Prison Unit near Fort Stockton, Texas, during their June 9 visit.
