Vatican releases first Pope Leo postage stamps May 27, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Vatican postal service began selling its first Pope Leo XIV stamps May 27 and offered a special cancellation of the postage featuring a line drawing of the new pope waving to the crowds in St. Peter’s Square.
Pope pledges prayers for China, marks Laudato Si’ anniversary May 27, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV called attention to two important events that fell on May 24: the day of prayer for Catholics in China and the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment.
Communion requires prayer, listening, conversion, pope says May 27, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Celebrating his first Mass in Rome’s diocesan cathedral, Pope Leo XIV said communion is built primarily “on our knees,” through prayer and a constant commitment to conversion.
Pope’s June liturgical calendar features many public celebrations May 26, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News As Pope Leo XIV settles into his new ministry, the Jubilee Year 2025 and its special events mean the pope has a full calendar of public Masses scheduled for June.
Chicago Archdiocese, White Sox team up to celebrate Pope Leo and his ‘message of peace’ May 25, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: News, Sports, Vatican, World News The Archdiocese of Chicago has scheduled a Mass and a special program June 14 to celebrate the election and inauguration of Pope Leo XIV, a native son of the Windy City.
In Peru, Pope Leo saw youth as present, future of church May 25, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry Young people in the former Peruvian diocese of Pope Leo XIV used to gather in a parish parking lot behind the bishop’s residence, where they would rehearse music and dance, worship and make noise into the night — all within earshot of then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost.
Longtime Air Force chaplain and active reservist ordained a bishop to serve U.S. armed forces May 25, 2025By Jean Gonzalez OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vocations, World News For three decades, Father Gregg M. Caggianelli had served in the military as a chaplain and active reservist, earning the rank of colonel in the U.S. Air Force.
Utah diocese’s Catholic refugee program gets helping hand from greater community May 24, 2025By Linda Petersen OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News After the federal government ceased its refugee resettlement program in January, Catholic Community Services of Utah was left scrambling to serve the 300 refugee families already in Utah that they had contracted to provide for.
Amid polarized politics, Georgetown seminar explores the Latino Catholic voice May 23, 2025By Maria del Pilar Guzman OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Racial Justice, World News An event at Georgetown University put the spotlight on Latino communities and delved into the role of Latino Catholics in U.S. public life, highlighting their distinctive contributions, opportunities, and challenges in the polarized political landscape facing the nation.
Popular priest podcaster takes ‘Parables’ tour cross-country to sold-out crowds May 23, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News Now in his 20th year of “Bulldog Catholic” campus ministry, Father Schmitz has seen steady and encouraging growth — defying the prevailing narrative that 85 percent of Catholic college students will likely lose their faith before they graduate.
U.S. bishops urge young people to ‘lead the way’ on climate crisis May 23, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News In a letter to mark the 10th anniversary of the late Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’,” U.S. bishops have urged young people to “lead the way” on the climate crisis.
With Laudato Si’, Pope Francis firmly planted ecology into Catholic social teaching May 23, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Pope Francis, who took his name from the patron saint of ecology — St. Francis of Assisi — died the day before Earth Day and about five weeks before the 10th anniversary of his landmark encyclical on care for creation.
