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Pope Leo XIV opens consistory, asks cardinals to be ‘builders of Christ’s communion’

by Courtney Mares

The pope said his ministry “cannot be carried out alone,” and he called on the cardinals to support him by offering frank and sincere counsel.

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
Religious freedom ‘rooted in human dignity,’ says expert ahead of US bishops’ observance
UK bishops ‘distressed’ after Northampton prelate charged with rape
Cardinal Francis Spellman: A dramatic, hard-fought rise to the top

U.S. Church

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage reaches Maine before turning toward Philadelphia

by Maria Wiering

(OSV News) — Catholics of all ages walked through downtown Manchester, New Hampshire, June 21, following the Eucharist in a monstrance sheltered by an embroidered baldichino raised on four …

Supreme Court allows policy permitting asylum-seekers to be turned away at US-Mexico border

Supreme Court paves way for Trump administration to end TPS for Haiti, Syria

Deacons, detailed in new report, are ‘icons of Christ the Servant,’ says Archbishop Hicks

Outreach 2026 conference highlights LGBTQ discipleship, community, ministry efforts

Trump cancels plans to sign housing bill, demanding Congress pass voter ID bill

World

Archbishop calls for prayer, solidarity after twin earthquakes devastate Venezuela

by Junno Arocho Esteves

The twin earthquakes, which struck in the evening June 24, measured 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude and were the strongest to hit Venezuela in more than a century. 

Germany: Vatican denies request for lay homilies, sparks pushback by lay groups
Sudanese priest who chose to remain with his people shot dead in broad daylight
Pakistan Catholics counter persecution with hope, says bishops’ human rights director
French bishops launch prayer novena ahead of key ‘assisted-dying’ vote
Cardinal Pizzaballa prays in the cave where Jesus stopped with his mother

As fuel shortages deepen Cuba’s humanitarian crisis, nuns struggle to sustain ministries

Pope Leo venerates heart of Mother Cabrini, calls for more missionaries like her

Pope Leo prays at St. Augustine’s tomb in Pavia, calling all to be signs of Jesus’ love

Vatican

Pope Leo hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning authors at Vatican for discussion on power of written word

by Courtney Mares

Opinion

The fate of Haitian migrants lies with the Senate

by Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski

The human error

by Katie Yoder

In Spain, Pope Leo XIV shared a message of human dignity for all of Europe

by Ines San Martin

Reviews

Sacred Heart: His Reign Has No End

by John Mulderig
Obsession
The Sheep Detectives
St. Francis of Assisi in film
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