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Religious, civic leaders join Pope Leo for Liberty Medal award ceremony

by Gina Christian

The National Constitution Center will bestow its Liberty Medal on Pope Leo July 3 during a public ceremony outside its location at Independence Mall in Philadelphia.

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
Religious freedom ‘rooted in human dignity,’ says expert ahead of US bishops’ observance
World’s conflicts are ‘fed’ more readily than people, Pope Leo XIV says
Cardinal Pizzaballa prays in the cave where Jesus stopped with his mother

U.S. Church

Washington Roundup: US-Iran MOU begins; SCOTUS takes up ICE bond hearings; FDA abortion suit filing

by Kate Scanlon

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, with Iranian officials, a tentative framework to end the war in Iran, but uncertainty remained …

Juneteenth ‘calls us forward,’ while urging repentance for sin of racism, say bishops

Communion, presence and listening mark Pope Leo’s communications style, say experts

Chicago Catholic’s longtime photo editor wins CMA’s St. Francis de Sales Award

Panel: Juneteenth, nation’s 250th anniversary shines light on work that remains to address racism in US

Catholic leaders hope end to Iran war is near after Trump, Iran reach agreement

World

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

by Rhina Guidos / Global Sisters Report

Fuel is one of many essentials the U.S. is stopping from entering Cuba as it seeks to bring the government to its knees and create regime change.

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
COMECE president says new EU migrant regulations raise ethical concerns
In Spain, Pope Leo XIV shared a message of human dignity for all of Europe
The father behind the pope: How Karol Wojtyla Sr. helped shape St. John Paul II

Cardinal Camillo Ruini, influential voice of the Italian Church, dies at 95

Bishops mark ‘sobering anniversary’ of Canada euthanasia law, call faithful to action

Pew: More governments cracking down on religion, with spikes in religious hostility in 2023

Vatican

Pope Leo XIV tells American teens true joy isn’t found in ‘endless scrolling’ on social media

by Courtney Mares

Opinion

The human error

by Katie Yoder

The friendship crisis beneath the loneliness epidemic

by Vicente Del Real

The heart of the matter

by Michael R. Heinlein

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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