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As postwar order frays, Pope Leo articulates a vision for peace through human dignity
59+ min ago (1128+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As wars multiply and the post-World War II international order comes under increasing strain, Pope Leo XIV has spent the opening months of his pontificate articulating a Catholic vision for international relations rooted in human dignity, international…...
World cannot remain indifferent to suffering of migrant children, pope says
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (641+ words) (OSV News) -- The world must no longer look at the plight of migrants, especially children, as a problem to be managed or quantified, but as a call to protect human rights and dignity, Pope Leo XIV said. "Minors are the…...
Pope Leo to offer Mass at Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel for Nativity of Mary feast
1+ week, 1+ day ago (789+ words) (OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass in the Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel on the eve of the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sept. 7. The Vatican has confirmed that the pope…...
Franciscans in Peru martyred 35 years ago: They stayed when people needed them most
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1198+ words) (OSV News) ─ On Aug. 9, 1991, two young Polish missionaries were killed by Peru's Maoist Shining Path guerrillas after refusing to abandon the people they served. Thirty-five years after Conventual Franciscan Fathers Michal Tomaszek and Zbigniew Strzalkowski were martyred, their legacy endures…...
In France, pope to highlight life, unity; Vatican confirms he'll meet with abuse victims
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1526+ words) (OSV News) ─ Pope Leo XIV will make a four-day apostolic journey to France Sept. 25-28, with a program that stretches from the Élysée Palace and UNESCO in Paris to the Marian shrine of Lourdes and a final stop in Metz, and…...
Pope Leo writes to 97-year-old cardinal who spent 18 years in labor camps
2+ week, 2+ day ago (489+ words) ROME (OSV News) – At the age of 97, Cardinal Ernest Simoni, returned to the former prison camp in Albania where he used to offer Mass in secret during his 18 years of sentenced forced labor, offering a public Mass July 31 in the…...
In Spain, diocese pledges emergency aid as death toll rises in enclave's border crisis
2+ week, 5+ day ago (578+ words) (OSV News) – The Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta offered emergency resources to civil authorities July 31 as more than 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, straining local infrastructure. In a statement published July 30, the diocese said it…...
Bishop: Church must listen to victims, understand abuse also threatens 'faith itself"
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1015+ words) PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (OSV News) ─ Pope Benedict XVI understood it. He knew that sexual abuse in the Catholic Church is not just an individual act of sin. It is a threat to faith itself. It was from that serious…...
Papal visit to Spain garners 98% favorable rating, survey finds
3+ week, 1+ day ago (517+ words) (OSV News) – A study conducted among participants of Pope Leo XIV's recent apostolic visit to Spain reported an overwhelmingly positive experience, with many citing a significant impact on their faith. In a survey published July 23 of 5,027 attendees, conducted by Spanish…...
'Viva Cristo Rey': A silenced story of faith captivates Hispanic Catholics in Detroit
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (716+ words) DETROIT — On the occasion of the centennial of the Cristero War, approximately 280 Hispanic Catholics gathered July 17 for the "¡Viva Cristo Rey!" conference, an initiative that allowed many to discover a chapter of Church history of which they were previously unaware....