Pope prays Mary will fill believers with hope, inspire them to serve
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service ROME (CNS) — Celebrating the feast of the Immaculate Conception as the Jubilee Year was ending, Pope Leo XIV prayed…
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Holy Land patriarch welcomes announcement of initial peace deal ‘with joy’ as ‘first step’
byBy Judith Sudilovsky , OSV News JERUSALEM (OSV News) — The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem welcomed “with joy” the announcement of an initial agreement…
Use wealth to help people, not destroy them, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV prayed that the leaders of nations would use money and resources to…
Theology must address climate change, AI, other real concerns, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Because “true knowledge of God is realized in a life transformed by love,” the Catholic Church needs…
Pope sets Aug. 22 as day to pray, fast for peace in Ukraine, Holy Land
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY —Pope Leo XIV asked Catholics to observe Aug. 22 as a day of prayer and fasting…
As annual NATO summit emphasizes military readiness, local church leaders call for peace
byBy Elsa Eikema, Katholiek Nieuwsblad, OSV News ‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands — While the NATO summit in the Netherlands focused on military preparedness, Christian voices in…
‘Stop the tragedy of war,’ pope says after U.S. bombs Iran
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY- Hours after the United States bombed the sites of three nuclear-enrichment facilities in Iran, Pope Leo…
Pope wants peace, not a role in negotiations, Cardinal Parolin says
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV’s offer to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine — an offer…
Pope Leo begins papacy calling for ‘united church’ in a wounded world
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Launching his papacy with a call for reconciliation and communion, Pope Leo XIV formally began…
Pray, do penance, everything possible for peace, pope says at audience
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — People were born to help communities thrive, not to kill others, Pope Francis said. “Please…