Conversion of heart needed to end wars, heal Earth, pope says August 20, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The social and ecological devastation wrought by war represents not just a political failure, but a moral crisis rooted in a divided heart in need of conversion, Pope Leo XIV said.
Sacred music must be ‘dignified,’ reflecting the mystery being celebrated, pope says August 19, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Singing and playing music during the liturgy is an integral and necessary part of the celebration, which means it is much more than something “decorative,” Pope Leo XIV said.
San Antonio priest laicized, excommunicated after calling Popes Francis and Leo ‘usurpers’ August 18, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A priest of the Archdiocese of San Antonio who was “found guilty of schism” has been removed from the clerical state and excommunicated, according to the archbishop of the archdiocese.
Pope offers prayers for Zimbabwe ferry disaster as death toll passes 90 August 18, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV sent condolences to the families of the victims of a tragic ferry accident in Zimbabwe that has killed over 90 people.
Pope calls for end to West Bank violence, pursuit of two-state solution August 17, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Warning against increased violence in the West Bank, Pope Leo XIV urged world leaders to decisively pursue an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.
Pope ‘saddened’ by devastation in Indonesia following earthquake August 17, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV conveyed his solidarity with the people of Indonesia after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s eastern coast, triggering a tsunami warning and leaving thousands displaced in the aftermath.
True beauty found in enduring love, which ‘ennobles and lifts us up,’ pope says on feast of Assumption August 16, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christians are called to reflect Mary’s authentic beauty, which is revealed through a life of enduring love rather than worldly aesthetic standards, Pope Leo XIV said.
World cannot remain indifferent to suffering of migrant children, pope says August 14, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News The world must no longer look at the plight of migrants, especially children, as a problem to be managed or quantified, but as a call to protect human rights and dignity, Pope Leo XIV said.
Vatican City mints new coins featuring face of Pope Leo XIV August 14, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Numismatists take note. The Vatican City State Mint has issued a new set of coins to mark Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate and the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi.
Pope Leo XIV offers prayers, financial assistance to disaster-stricken Colombia August 13, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV sent a donation of 100,000 euros (approximately $115,321) for humanitarian relief efforts in Colombia, which is still reeling in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake early this week.
Pope Leo XIV urges sisters to foster vocations to religious life in United States August 13, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV encouraged sisters to foster vocations to religious life in the United States in a video message sent Aug. 12.
Pope Leo night at White Sox baseball park maxes out stadium capacity August 13, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, Vatican, World News White Sox baseball fans sporting custom-designed, black-and-gold, mitre-style hats celebrated Pope Leo XIV, a fellow diehard Sox fan, at a pope-themed game in Chicago Aug. 11.
