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New priests share journeys of discernment and discipleship that led to 2026 ordinations

by Kurt Jensen

(OSV News) — Father James Musgrave III, 39, a Detroit native who is one of more than 400 men ordained to the priesthood in the United States this …

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
Religious freedom ‘rooted in human dignity,’ says expert ahead of US bishops’ observance
Religious, civic leaders join Pope Leo for Liberty Medal award ceremony
World’s conflicts are ‘fed’ more readily than people, Pope Leo XIV says

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 …

New Mexico diocese fights to save Mount Cristo Rey from ‘desecration’ for border wall

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

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

Cardinal Pizzaballa prays in the cave where Jesus stopped with his mother

by Dale Gavlak

The Church of Our Lady of the Mount commemorating the Virgin Mary is located next to a Catholic school that aids orphans and disabled children.

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
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

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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