Pope Leo calls Archbishop Fulton Sheen ‘a light of faith’ who touched millions with the Gospel June 1, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV praised Venerable Fulton J. Sheen on June 1 as “a light of faith, hope, and love” whose radio and television broadcasts brought the Gospel to millions of Americans — including the pope himself as a child.
Can Catholics as consumers drive a better AI future? June 1, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News As a small group of tech companies race to dominate the artificial intelligence era, much of the world has been left wondering whether ordinary people have any voice in the AI future that is being built.
Faithful join in rosary for peace in Washington as pope leads the Marian devotion for world May 31, 2026By Mark Zimmermann OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marian Devotion, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Joining Pope Leo XIV in a worldwide rosary for peace, several hundred people gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington May 30 to seek the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary to bring peace to the hearts of people and peace to nations at war.
Knights of Peter Claver express ‘full support’ for Pope Leo slavery apology May 29, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Knights of Peter Claver, one of the Catholic Church’s largest historically Black Catholic lay fraternal organizations, said it “offers its full support” for Pope Leo XIV’s acknowledgment of the Church’s role in slavery.
Pope Leo XIV heads to Spain — a missionary country he knows by heart May 29, 2026By Ines San Martin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As the first pope in modern history to have spent much of his priestly ministry as a missionary, Pope Leo arrives in Spain June 6 with a unique familiarity not only with the country itself — which he has visited almost 50 times — but also with the missionary tradition that helped shape Catholicism across much of the world.
Pope Leo asks Catholics worldwide to pray rosary for peace May 30 May 29, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV will preside over a worldwide rosary for peace May 30, uniting Marian shrines across continents in simultaneous prayer to close the Catholic Church’s month of devotion to the Virgin Mary.
Pope Leo calls for ‘openness’ to Church reform that respects tradition May 27, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Amid renewed tensions between the Vatican and traditionalist Catholics over the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Leo XIV defended Church reform as a legitimate process that adapts to current needs while remaining rooted in authentic tradition.
Pope Leo XIV declares the digital age a mission field in ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ May 27, 2026By Ines San Martin OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News On May 15, 2026 — the 135th anniversary of “Rerum Novarum” — Pope Leo XIV signed his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas.” The date was deliberate.
Pope Leo calls for ‘educational alliance’ on AI: Here are takeaways for parents, teachers May 26, 2026By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Amid the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and digital media, Pope Leo XIV is calling on families, schools and policymakers to forge an “educational alliance for the digital age” to protect the dignity and intellectual development of young people.
‘Magnifica Humanitas’ condemns online sexual exploitation as ‘Take It Down Act’ enforcement begins May 26, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence,” addressed sexual exploitation as one of the human dignity concerns posed by AI.
Encyclical: What Pope Leo thinks about ‘just war’ theory, historic Church apology for slavery May 26, 2026By Josephine Peterson OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV used a sweeping reflection on artificial intelligence to question whether the Catholic Church’s centuries-old just war framework remains valid in modern warfare and to ask pardon for the church’s role in slavery.
Pope Leo XIV likely to visit Argentina and Uruguay in 1 trip with Peru May 26, 2026By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Uruguay’s bishops have confirmed “there is a high probability” Pope Leo XIV will visit the country in late 2026 and “progress is being made with hope toward its realization.”
