Friday, April 17, 2026
Sign up for our newsletter
Read more: The historic pontificate of Pope Leo XIV
Read more: The historic pontificate of Pope Leo XIV
LIVE

POPE LEO XIV IN AFRICA

Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea
April 13-23

Live Updates

LATEST NEWS

Investigation ‘ongoing’ in false bomb threat at home of Pope Leo’s brother

by Simone Orendain

Police is conducting “an ongoing and active investigation” of an unsubstantiated bomb threat at the house of one of Pope Leo XIV’s brothers.

Pope Francis remembered in Buenos Aires as ‘guiding light’ for Argentine Church
Analysis: Does a new survey show potential for a confession revival? Some say yes; others not so sure
Trump says he has ‘right to disagree’ with Pope Leo, not ‘necessary’ to meet him
Irish-born religious sister’s joyful witness endures 10 years after her death in Ecuador quake
Trump administration ends contract with Miami Catholic Charities to shelter unaccompanied minors
‘We can always begin anew’: Pope Leo leads peace meeting in heart of Cameroon’s conflict zone

U.S. Church

Catholic groups slam Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo, a ‘shepherd’ of souls, not a politician

by Gina Christian

A number of Catholic organizations are speaking out in defense of Pope Leo XIV, as President Donald Trump doubled down on his harsh criticism of the pope.

Pope finds the embodiment of the ‘guiding principle above all’ in Algeria

Catholic leaders appeal to end Russia’s religious persecution in Ukraine

Pro-life groups urge DOJ to stop opposing state abortion pill lawsuits

Dominicans who care for poor cancer patients sue over state’s transgender mandates

‘Son of Augustine’: Pope Leo XIV retraces St. Augustine’s steps in Algeria

Religious Liberty Commission holds final hearing in shadow of Christian backlash to Trump posts

World

At Cameroonian orphanage, Pope Leo tells children they can always find a friend in Jesus

by Courtney Mares

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV brought joy to 64 orphaned and abandoned children on the evening of April 15 when he visited the Ngul Zamba …

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Cameroon as ‘a servant of dialogue’ amid violent separatist conflict
From searching to belonging: Record Easter baptisms in France reflect personal journeys of faith
Cameroon separatists declare temporary ceasefire ahead of pope’s visit to conflict-hit regions
Pope Leo on papal plane to Cameroon: St. Augustine invites all to search for God and truth today
Pope sends message to Madrid’s massive Easter concert as youth pray for peace

Bamenda’s archbishop: Papal visit to Cameroon has brought miracles before it even begins

New Chaldean patriarch elected for Iraq amid pope’s calls he ‘should be’ a ‘father in faith’

Pope Leo praises witness of Algeria’s Christian martyrs at meeting with local Catholics

Vatican

Pope Leo XIV sets stage for June consistory with letter to cardinals

by OSV News

Opinion

How I met abortionist Kermit Gosnell

by Katie Yoder

Leo’s response

by Michael R. Heinlein

Old lines, new thoughts: Writing out a Gospel by hand

by Elizabeth Scalia

Reviews

St. Francis of Assisi in film

by John Mulderig
Looking for a Holy Week read? Updated book explores ‘What Christ Suffered’
Meet the Catholic filmmaker behind a new series on ‘Women of the Bible’
‘The Optimist’ tells story of Holocaust survivor helped by Catholic family
Facebook Twitter Instagram