At Easter Mass, Pope Leo proclaims Resurrection conquers ‘the power of death’ April 5, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Easter, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV offered Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square Sunday proclaiming that with Christ’s resurrection “death has been conquered forever” and “no longer has power over us.”
Pope: Don’t be paralyzed by mistrust, fear; be catalyzed by Christ to build peace April 4, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Easter, Feature, News, Vatican, World News God’s love is stronger than any evil, capable of “driving out hatred” and “bringing down the mighty,” Pope Leo XIV said.
At Colosseum, pope carries the cross, leading thousands in Good Friday prayer for suffering world April 4, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Easter, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Inside the ancient arena of the Roman Empire that crucified Christ, Pope Leo XIV carried the cross through the darkness of night on Good Friday at Rome’s Colosseum, leading about 30,000 in prayer for the sufferings of the modern world.
Pope at Colosseum: Follow Christ’s path, including the Way of the Cross, to bring peace April 3, 2026By Carol Glatz OSV News Filed Under: Easter, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Life must be lived as a journey seeking to follow in Jesus’ footsteps, Pope Leo XIV said after completing the Stations of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum.
Pope Leo XIV calls Israeli, Ukrainian leaders on Good Friday, urging peace April 3, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Easter, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Leo XIV spoke over the telephone with the presidents of Israel and Ukraine on Good Friday, urging diplomatic solutions and humanitarian support amid the ongoing wars in the Middle East and Europe.
Pope Leo XIV on Holy Thursday: Jesus teaches us how to love at the Last Supper April 2, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV washed and kissed the feet of 12 priests on Holy Thursday in his first Easter Triduum liturgy as pope, saying that Jesus taught us how to love like he loves during the Last Supper.
‘In this dark hour of history,’ do not shy away from your mission, pope says April 2, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Easter, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to reject comfort, power and domination and instead embrace a mission rooted in self-giving love, even when it requires risk, vulnerability and suffering.
All Catholics share in Church’s mission, not just clergy, pope says April 1, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Laypeople are not passive members but active participants in the Church’s mission, called to live and spread the Gospel in everyday life, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope urges Catholics to pray for priests in crisis April 1, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, Vocations, World News Pope Leo XIV has called on Catholics to pray for priests who find themselves in crisis and to “support those who so often support us.”
Cultural trends and technology threaten contemplation, Cardinal Roche says April 1, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News Modern cultural influences, including technology and shifting views on identity, risk weakening human relationships and spiritual development, said Cardinal Arthur Roche, the prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
Pope Leo XIV to carry cross at all 14 stations of Colosseum Way of the Cross April 1, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV will carry the cross himself through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum on the first Good Friday of his pontificate.
4 U.S. leaders named to Vatican dicastery that promotes Church’s humanitarian vision, work March 31, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has appointed four U.S.-based scholars and leaders as members of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development.
