Cindy Wooden, OSV News
Pope Leo XIV welcomes Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas; discusses Gaza, peace
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the Vatican to celebrate the 10th anniversary of a Vatican-Palestinian agreement recognizing...
Get to know the Lord, be like him, Pope Leo XIV...
VATICAN CITY — Marking the 400th anniversary of the archdiocesan seminary in Trujillo, Peru, Pope Leo XIV thanked God for all the men whose...
Pope Leo XIV: Catholics in immigration detention centers have ‘spiritual rights’;...
VATICAN CITY -- Catholics in immigration detention centers have "spiritual rights" that Catholic clergy should be allowed to serve, Pope Leo XIV said.
Speaking briefly...
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith firmly asserts that Mary,...
VATICAN CITY -- While praising devotion to Mary, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith firmly rejected moves to formally proclaim Mary as...
Pope Leo XIV calls for end to violence in Sudan, Tanzania:...
VATICAN CITY -- With reports of a massacre in Sudan and election-related violence in Tanzania, Pope Leo XIV pleaded for peace and dialogue.
After reciting...
Faith thrives in community, not isolation, Pope Leo XIV tells young...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV encouraged an international group of young adults to reach out to their peers and invite them to be...
Recognition of St. John Henry Newman is ecumenical celebration: ‘It’s about...
ROME -- Pope Leo XIV's recognition of St. John Henry Newman as a "doctor of the church" will be an ecumenical celebration, a sign...
Changing world calls for new commitment to Catholic schools, Pope Leo...
VATICAN CITY -- Catholic education, which has changed over the centuries, must continue to evolve to help young people face the challenges not only...
Catholic universities must ‘overcomes intellectual laziness,’ promote growth in faith, knowledge,...
VATICAN CITY -- Rather than educating students to "become experts in infinitesimal details of reality," Pope Leo XIV said, Catholic universities must help them...
Pope Leo XIV’s first trip will focus on ecumenical, interreligious relations;...
VATICAN CITY -- Commemorating the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and its Creed, as well as reaffirming hopes for peace in the...