Pope Leo’s October meeting on marriage, family gains urgency amid declining birth rates in West April 27, 2026By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News As declining birth rates reshape the West, a global conversation on marriage and family is gaining urgency ahead of an October gathering in Rome convened by Pope Leo XIV.
Radio Interview: Pope Leo XIV’s biographer shares insights on the Augustinian who became pope April 27, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vatican George Matysek talks with Elise Ann Allen about her new biography of Pope Leo XIV, published this April in English. She traces how his years as an Augustinian missionary in crisis-torn Peru shaped his pastoral vision, his instinct for synodality and his quiet but effective leadership style.
Pope Leo to new priests: Keep Church door open, don’t be an obstacle April 27, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Vocations, World News Priests are called each day to leave the doors of the Church open to a “suffering humanity” in need and not “be an obstacle to those who wish to enter,” Pope Leo XIV told 10 deacons just before ordaining them to the priesthood.
Pope Leo encourages death penalty abolitionists as US brings back firing squad and electric chair April 25, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV sent a message of support to participants at a Catholic university event marking 15 years since the abolition of the death penalty in his home state of Illinois.
Vatican pro-prefect at Catholic University: Liturgical prayer is indispensable to evangelization April 25, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Prayer, by its very definition, is dialogue with God. But do we really know how to pray — on our own, and together? It’s a question with profound implications for each and every evangelization effort of the Catholic Church.
With outcries against corruption throughout Africa, pope softens speech in Equatorial Guinea April 25, 2026By Josephine Peterson OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In the final leg of his apostolic journey to Africa, Pope Leo XIV struck a more measured tone, delivering a message to the faithful while navigating one of the continent’s most politically sensitive environments.
Advocates for Father Capodanno’s sainthood hopeful cause will gain momentum at Vatican April 24, 2026By Paula Katinas OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News As supporters of Maryknoll Father Vincent Capodanno’s canonization cause marked the 60th anniversary of the late Navy chaplain’s arrival in Vietnam in 1966, there was renewed hope that the effort was gaining momentum.
Buenos Aires archbishop laments lack of unity at Mass for Pope Francis April 24, 2026By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Archbishop Jorge García Cuerva of Buenos Aires rebuked the country’s political class for ignoring Pope Francis’ magisterium on unity by bickering among themselves at a Mass celebrated on the anniversary of the late pope’s passing.
Pope condemns killings in Iran, speaks on migration, same-sex blessings April 23, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV, who has repeatedly called for peace and dialogue in the Middle East, went a step further April 23, condemning the unjust taking of life by governments as violence continues in Iran.
From conflict zones to ancient Christian sites, Pope Leo XIV brings message of peace, hope to Africa April 23, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV concluded his first trip to Africa April 23, capping a four-country visit marked by urgent calls for peace, direct engagement with conflict zones and a backdrop of international political tension.
Gospel message brings freedom, hope, pope says at final Mass in Equatorial Guinea April 23, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News On his last day in Equatorial Guinea, Pope Leo XIV reminded Catholics in the country to seek strength, justice and hope from the Gospel and the sacraments.
Pope Leo meets Equatorial Guinea’s dictator, quoting St. Augustine’s ‘City of God’ April 22, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV arrived April 21 in Equatorial Guinea, the fourth and final country of his 11-day apostolic journey in Africa, where the pope met the country’s longtime ruler and urged the country’s civil authorities to choose justice over power, quoting St. Augustine’s “City of God.”
