Several U.S. and Japanese Catholic bishops seeking nuclear disarmament are expressing both urgency and wariness, as the United Nations hosts a conference on a non-proliferation treaty at a time when the U.N. head himself admits “arms control is dying.”

Pope Leo XIV wanted his journey to Africa to highlight the serious injustices continuing there and propose a message of peace to a world marred by conflict and violations of international law.

In the Holy Land, the Christian population that has borne the brunt of war and economic hardship is slowly diminishing, warned Benedictine Father Nikodemus Schnabel.

Universities across the country are experiencing a surge in students seeking the sacrament of confirmation this academic year. While these students — many of whom were confirmed this Easter Vigil — describe unique journeys of faith, all of them exhibited a newfound joy.

King Charles III appealed to the Christian faith and invoked “shared values” between the United Kingdom and the United States as he called for peace around the globe during an address to a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress April 28.

As the U.S. and Iran face off over the Strait of Hormuz, Catholic maritime ministry leaders are calling for prayer and support for the thousands of souls trapped at sea amid the war.

President Donald Trump’s social media and verbal attacks on Pope Leo XIV could add to challenges facing Republican candidates in the midterm elections later this year, analysts told OSV News.

Although the path to full communion has become “more difficult to discern,” Catholics and Anglicans must continue on the path of dialogue and “proclaim Christ to the world,” Pope Leo XIV said in his first meeting with Anglican Archbishop Sarah Mullally of Canterbury.

Pope Leo XIV issued decrees advancing the sainthood causes of five candidates, including a Dutch nun who served in St. Louis in the early 20th century.

As declining birth rates reshape the West, a global conversation on marriage and family is gaining urgency ahead of an October gathering in Rome convened by Pope Leo XIV.