‘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…
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‘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…
Pope’s journey to Africa is chance to rediscover the Church’s African roots, say historians
by(OSV News) — As Pope Leo XIV makes his first apostolic journey to Africa April 13-23, some scholars of the Church’s past are hoping…
Pope Leo praises witness of Algeria’s Christian martyrs at meeting with local Catholics
byBy Courtney Mares , OSV News ALGIERS (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV honored the memory of Algeria’s Christian martyrs Monday evening, telling the…
Pope Leo responds to Trump: ‘Blessed are the peacemakers’
byBy Courtney Mares , OSV News ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO ALGIERS (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV said April 13 he has “no…
Pope decries horror, inhumanity that ‘some adults boast of with pride’
byBy Carol Glatz , Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Warning against an increasingly unpredictable and aggressive “delusion of omnipotence” threatening the globe,…
Olympic and Paralympic athletes call meeting pope a ‘dream,’ ‘supercool,’ an inspiration
byROME (OSV News) — When Pope Leo XIV met a group of Olympic and Paralympic athletes who competed in the 2026 Milan Cortina Games,…
Archbishop Shelton issues appeal for peace, prayer to ‘prevent more loss of life’
byArchbishop Shelton J. Fabre is joining with other bishops and Pope Leo XIV in appealing for peace amid the war in Iran and violence…
Experts: Trump threat to wipe out Iran’s civilization violates international law, Christian ethics
byBy Gina Christian , OSV News (OSV News) — President Donald Trump’s threat to annihilate Iran’s civilization violates multiple international norms, while the administration’s…