Prayer, social justice are inseparable, pope tells the Society of St. Vincent de Paul August 28, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV encouraged members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to follow the example of its namesake by giving witness to their faith through serving the poor.
Pope prays for dead, missing following catastrophic mudslides, floods in Nepal August 27, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV expressed his sadness by the devastation wrought by a glacial collapse in the Nepal-China border, causing a deadly wave of floods and mudslides that killed 168 people with hundreds more feared dead.
Pope Leo appoints Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly to Vatican dicastery August 26, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 25 appointed the Knights of Columbus’ Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly as a member of the Vatican Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life.
To experience true relationship with God in the liturgy, faithful’s participation cannot be passive, pope says August 26, 2026By Carol Glatz OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News “Firmly rooted” in the Church’s living tradition, the liturgical reform put forth by the Second Vatican Council grew from the need for the faithful to celebrate the liturgy more “consciously and actively,” and not “as strangers and silent spectators,” Pope Leo XIV said.
Vatican’s top diplomat begins visit to Russia as European leaders flock to Kyiv August 25, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, arrived in Moscow Aug. 24 for a four-day visit, with meetings scheduled with Russian government, Orthodox and Catholic leaders.
Pope Leo XIV: See Jesus in the face of every person with disabilities August 24, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV said Aug. 24 that recognizing Jesus in the face of each person with disabilities helps to advance society.
Pope Leo meets Lebanese president; Vatican concerned over border deal implementation August 21, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun as the Vatican expressed concerns over stalled efforts to implement a U.S.-backed border agreement between Lebanon and Israel.
‘Prayer is our number one weapon’ against Russian aggression, says papal nuncio to Ukraine August 21, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News As Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine — which continues attacks launched in 2014 — nears its fifth year, OSV News sat down Aug. 12 with Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, papal nuncio to Ukraine, for a reflection on faith and prayer amid relentless conflict.
Conversion of heart needed to end wars, heal Earth, pope says August 20, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The social and ecological devastation wrought by war represents not just a political failure, but a moral crisis rooted in a divided heart in need of conversion, Pope Leo XIV said.
Sacred music must be ‘dignified,’ reflecting the mystery being celebrated, pope says August 19, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Singing and playing music during the liturgy is an integral and necessary part of the celebration, which means it is much more than something “decorative,” Pope Leo XIV said.
San Antonio priest laicized, excommunicated after calling Popes Francis and Leo ‘usurpers’ August 18, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A priest of the Archdiocese of San Antonio who was “found guilty of schism” has been removed from the clerical state and excommunicated, according to the archbishop of the archdiocese.
Pope offers prayers for Zimbabwe ferry disaster as death toll passes 90 August 18, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV sent condolences to the families of the victims of a tragic ferry accident in Zimbabwe that has killed over 90 people.
