Elderly residents explode with joy amid Pope Leo XIV’s energizing visit
bySAURIMO, Angola (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV brought pure joy to some 74 elderly residents of a nursing home whose name surprised the…
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Pope Leo named one of Time magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People of 2026’
byBy Gina Christian , OSV News (OSV News) — Time magazine has named Pope Leo XIV to its “100 Most Influential People of 2026”…
The Eucharist can ‘rekindle lost hope,’ Pope Leo says at Sunday Mass in Angola
byBy Courtney Mares , OSV News KILAMBA, Angola (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated an outdoor Mass for an estimated 100,000 Catholics in…
Pope Leo tells African students AI revolution risks changing ‘our very relationship with truth’
byCameroon (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has warned that the rise of artificial intelligence threatens to change humanity’s relationship with truth, calling on…
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass with 120,000 people in Cameroon: ‘Bring the bread of life to your neighbors’
byCameroon (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for more than 120,000 people in Cameroon’s largest city on April 17, urging “beloved children…
Americans continue to feel drawn to Pope Leo, first American pontiff, a year after election
byCHICAGO (OSV News) — A year into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV is still enjoying popularity and rockstar-like fame, especially in Chicago, his hometown….
‘We can always begin anew’: Pope Leo leads peace meeting in heart of Cameroon’s conflict zone
byCameroon (OSV News) — A religious sister in Cameroon who was kidnapped just a few months ago by separatists and held hostage for three…
Mother Cabrini: First U.S. citizen canonized a saint dedicated life to New York’s Italian immigrants
byThis story is part of a series profiling great American Catholics ahead of the July 4, 2026, celebration of the 250th anniversary of the…
‘Son of Augustine’: Pope Leo XIV retraces St. Augustine’s steps in Algeria
byBy Courtney Mares , OSV New ANNABA, Algeria (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV offered Mass April 14 at the basilica built near the…
Pope sends message to Madrid’s massive Easter concert as youth pray for peace
by(OSV News) — While the Easter season is a time of joy for Christians around the world, for many the current state of war…