Pope Leo year one: How Chiclayo’s bishop brought his grounded leadership to global church April 18, 2026By Ines San Martin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News When Pope Leo XIV was elected to the papacy on May 8, 2025, few felt the change more personally than those who had known him long before he stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Pope Leo named one of Time magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People of 2026’ April 18, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Time magazine has named Pope Leo XIV to its “100 Most Influential People of 2026” list.
With candor, Pope Leo confronts Cameroon’s ongoing abductions, killings in plea for peace April 18, 2026By Josephine Peterson OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News “The voices in the bushes.” That is the fear that defines daily life for many residents of this city in Cameroon’s troubled Anglophone region.
Vatican ends canonization cause for Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek April 18, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News The canonization cause for Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek — a Polish American priest who ministered amid years in Soviet captivity — has been terminated, although Vatican’s decision does not “diminish the enduring spiritual value” of his witness, said a leading advocate for the cause.
Pope Leo tells African students AI revolution risks changing ‘our very relationship with truth’ April 18, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has warned that the rise of artificial intelligence threatens to change humanity’s relationship with truth, calling on Catholic universities to help form leaders capable of navigating an increasingly digital world with integrity and discernment.
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass with 120,000 people in Cameroon: ‘Bring the bread of life to your neighbors’ April 17, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for more than 120,000 people in Cameroon’s largest city on April 17, urging “beloved children of the African continent” to share God’s love by feeding the hungry and offering the spiritual nourishment of “the bread of life.”
Trump says he has ‘right to disagree’ with Pope Leo, meeting him not ‘necessary’ April 17, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House April 16 that he does not see a meeting with Pope Leo XIV as “necessary” after the president lashed out at the pontiff on social media and in verbal remarks over the pontiff’s opposition to the Iran war over the course of several days starting April 12.
At Cameroonian orphanage, Pope Leo tells children they can always find a friend in Jesus April 16, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV brought joy to 64 orphaned and abandoned children on the evening of April 15 when he visited the Ngul Zamba orphanage in Cameroon, blessing the children and assuring them that despite their suffering, Jesus “cares especially for children like you.”
‘We can always begin anew’: Pope Leo leads peace meeting in heart of Cameroon’s conflict zone April 16, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A religious sister in Cameroon who was kidnapped just a few months ago by separatists and held hostage for three days in the bush was among those who shared her testimony with Pope Leo XIV April 16 in an emotional peace meeting in Cameroon’s northwest city of Bamenda, a region marred by years of separatist violence.
Americans continue to feel drawn to Pope Leo, first American pontiff, a year after election April 16, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A year into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV is still enjoying popularity and rockstar-like fame, especially in Chicago, his hometown. Beyond the pop-culture interest, some of the faithful told OSV News his message of peace, dedication to the faith and outreach to young people have stood out.
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Cameroon as ‘a servant of dialogue’ amid violent separatist conflict April 16, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV arrived in Cameroon on April 15, delivering a forceful appeal for peace to a nation scarred by years of separatist violence, telling the country’s leaders that “there is such a hunger and thirst for justice” as thousands lined the streets of the capital to welcome him.
US bishops’ doctrine chair defends Church’s just war tradition after Vance comments April 16, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Shortly after Vice President JD Vance appeared to warn Pope Leo XIV to “be careful” when speaking about theology and taking issue with his description of the U.S. conflict in Iran as unjust, the U.S. bishops’ point-man on doctrine issued a forceful statement on the Church’s teaching about just war theory.
