God’s name can never be used to justify ‘absurd’ pursuit of war, pope says March 16, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Believing problems and differences can be resolved with war is absurd, Pope Leo XIV said, chastising those who use God’s name in their dark and deadly pursuits.
Pope Leo calls for ceasefire in Middle East, special prayers for Lebanon March 16, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Marking the two weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched their first attacks on Iran and since the Israeli military resumed strikes in Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire.
In a return to tradition, Pope Leo moves into new home in the Apostolic Palace March 16, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV moved into his new apartments at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace March 14, the Holy See Press Office announced that afternoon in Rome.
Here’s a preview of Pope Leo XIV’s historic one-day trip to Monaco March 15, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Vatican has released the schedule for Pope Leo XIV’s day trip to Monaco, the first papal visit to the Catholic principality in the modern era.
Can AI be a tool for virtue? Catholics grapple with Anthropic’s claim of virtuous AI March 14, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News In a room full of Dominican friars and Catholic philosophy professors, a priest and AI researcher read aloud excerpts pertaining to ethics from the guiding “constitution” of one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent artificial intelligence companies, drawing laughter from the audience of Thomists.
Pope’s Robin Hood wraps almoner’s mission and returns to Polish hometown as archbishop March 13, 2026By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News After 13 years of daring acts of charity that made him break the law in the name of the Gospel and elevate Rome’s homeless to the heart of the Church, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the pope’s “Robin Hood” leaves Rome after nearly three decades to become archbishop of Lódz, Poland.
Pope Leo XIV names Benedictine monk as bishop of Belleville Diocese in Illinois March 13, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has named Father Godfrey Mullen, a Benedictine monk, as the new bishop of Belleville, Ill.
Pope Leo XIV points to St. Joseph as an example of the importance of ‘being present’ March 12, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has highlighted how St. Joseph, who is never directly quoted in the Bible, is an example for Christians of the importance of “being present.”
Pope Leo XIV names Augustinian prelate as new prefect of charity dicastery March 12, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has named Spanish Augustinian Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín as the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, reassigning Cardinal Konrad Krajewski to serve as archbishop of his home diocese in his native Poland.
Pope Leo XIV meets with evacuated Tehran cardinal as U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran continue March 12, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV met privately March 11 with the cardinal archbishop of Tehran after the Belgian-born prelate was evacuated from Iran amid U.S. and Israeli military strikes on the country.
Faith, flowers: Special rules keep God’s house simply beautiful March 12, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Lent, News, Vatican, World News Of the many traditions and penitential practices observed during the season of Lent, one of the more visible is the stark change in church decor and a complete absence of flowers.
Slain Lebanese priest hailed as a ‘martyr,’ commemorated by Pope Leo XIV March 11, 2026By Dale Gavlak OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest Father Pierre al-Rahi was commemorated by Pope Leo XIV ahead of the cleric’s funeral attended by scores of faithful as well as Catholic and Lebanese government officials in his southern village of Qlayaa.
