Italian police foil attempted attack on Catholic festival; Turkish suspects arrested September 5, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Vatican, World News Italian police and special forces thwarted a possible terrorist attack meant to target a centuries-old Catholic festival that thousands of people, including Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, were expected to attend.
Wife of Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski urges Pope Leo to back jailed Catholic leader September 5, 2025By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News Supporters of a Catholic winner of the Nobel Peace Prize have urged Western church leaders to take up his cause four years after he was detained and jailed in Belarus on trumped-up charges.
Peace comes from dialogue, not ‘walls and barbed wire,’ pope says September 5, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Young Adult Ministry The future Christians hope for and must build “is not one of walls and barbed wire, but one of mutual acceptance,” Pope Leo XIV told young adult Catholics from more than a dozen Mediterranean countries.
Pope saddened by loss of life in streetcar derailment in Portugal that killed 17 September 4, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV expressed condolences to victims and their families after the derailment of Lisbon’s historic funicular streetcar Elevador da Glória, which caused the death of over a dozen people.
Pope meets Israeli president, discusses ‘tragic’ situation in Gaza September 4, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News As Israeli military operations in Gaza continued, Pope Leo XIV met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Vatican.
Pope appeals for end to conflict in Sudan, open paths for aid September 3, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV publicly called on the leaders of Sudan’s warring factions to negotiate an end to the violence and to ensure aid can reach desperate civilians.
Add your prayers to this spiritual bouquet for Pope Leo XIV’s 70th September 3, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV turns 70 on Sept. 14, and OSV News is celebrating by gathering a host of prayers into a very special “spiritual birthday bouquet” for the Holy Father. The best part? Everyone can participate.
Salvation comes from being strong enough to ask God for help, pope says September 3, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The human longing for love is not a sign of weakness but demonstrates that no one is completely self-sufficient and that salvation comes from letting oneself be loved and assisted by God, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope’s prayer for September: Respecting, protecting God’s creation September 3, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Participating in the ecumenical Season of Creation, Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of September is “for our relationship with all of creation.”
Pope prays for victims, rescue workers in Sudan after landslide September 2, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV offered his prayers for the dead after days of heavy rain triggered a landslide in a remote area of Sudan, and he prayed for all involved in the ongoing search and rescue operations.
Jesuit Father James Martin says pope welcomes LGBTQ Catholics September 2, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV met privately Sept. 1 with Jesuit Father James Martin, an author and editor known for his ministry with LGBTQ Catholics.
Pope to his Augustinian confreres: Listen, be humble, promote unity September 2, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, Vocations, World News Twelve years after ending two terms as prior general of the Augustinian order, Pope Leo XIV encouraged his confreres in the order to pray to the Holy Spirit for the gifts of listening, being humble and promoting unity.
