Pope Leo XIV offers prayers, condolences as bishops urge solidarity following Colombia earthquake August 11, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV said he was deeply saddened by the loss of life and destruction following a powerful earthquake that struck Colombia, leaving more than 100 dead and dozens of collapsed buildings.
In France, pope to highlight life, unity; Vatican confirms he’ll meet with abuse victims August 10, 2026By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV will make a four-day apostolic journey to France Sept. 25-28, with a program that stretches from the Élysée Palace and UNESCO in Paris to the Marian shrine of Lourdes and a final stop in Metz, and it will include a private meeting with victims of abuse in the Church, the Vatican has confirmed.
World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul to be ‘a celebration of hope,’ archbishop says August 8, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, World Youth Day Seoul ROME (OSV News) — Preparations are in full swing for World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, South Korea, where Pope Leo XIV is expected to join young Catholics from around the world for the second World Youth Day ever held in Asia. The Aug. 3-8, 2027, gathering comes more than three decades after the first […]
Pope Leo XIV to visit 10 cities in South America in November August 6, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV will make the first apostolic journey to South America of his pontificate Nov. 6-17, visiting 10 cities in Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the Vatican has announced.
Pope encourages Catholics to deepen prayer through Liturgy of the Hours August 5, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Returning to his weekly general audiences after a monthlong summer break, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to embrace the Liturgy of the Hours more fully in their daily lives, saying the church’s public prayer is an antidote to a world shaped by technology, consumerism and an efficiency-driven mindset.
Pope Leo XIV’s August prayer intention is ‘for evangelization in the city’ August 3, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV is inviting Catholics to pray “for evangelization in the city” as his August prayer intention, asking the Lord to accompany millions searching for meaning amid the noise and haste of urban life.
Pope Leo writes to 97-year-old cardinal who spent 18 years in labor camps August 3, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News At the age of 97, Cardinal Ernest Simoni, returned to the former prison camp in Albania where he used to offer Mass in secret during his 18 years of sentenced forced labor, offering a public Mass July 31 in the memory of those who suffered and died at the labor camp.
Pope Leo’s meeting with Patti Smith highlights rocker’s Church-adjacent artistry August 1, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The American singer-songwriter Patti Smith met with Pope Leo XIV July 31 in a private audience at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace.
Pope Leo on his ancestry, and how he’s a ‘pope who happens to be American’ July 30, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV spoke with Tom Llamas of NBC News July 29 about being the first American pope, his diverse ancestry and whether he might be coming to the U.S. soon.
Pope Leo XIV to offer public Masses and audiences every week of August July 30, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a public Mass every week of August after taking time to rest in Castel Gandolfo during the month of July.
Pope Leo XIV at Andrea Bocelli concert: Music’s beauty points us to God July 30, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As dusk settled over the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo on July 29, Pope Leo XIV listened as Andrea Bocelli led 164 young voices in a hymn, prompting the pope to offer a reflection on how beauty can lead us to God.
Pope Leo to youth: Jesus doesn’t want you to be couch potatoes July 28, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, World Youth Day Seoul Pope Leo XIV urged young people not to be “couch potatoes” in a video message on July 25, adding that the Church needs their missionary energy and “holy rebelliousness.
