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POPE LEO XIV IN AFRICA

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

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Court hears lawsuit on Illinois law mandating pro-life doctors, centers give abortion referrals

by Simone Orendain

CHICAGO (OSV News) — A federal appellate court in Chicago heard oral arguments April 10 in a case challenging an Illinois law that compels pro-life physicians and pregnancy centers …

From searching to belonging: Record Easter baptisms in France reflect personal journeys of faith
Pope finds the embodiment of the ‘guiding principle above all’ in Algeria
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
Vatican foundation announces global events to honor Benedict XVI ahead of 2027 centenary
Catholic leaders appeal to end Russia’s religious persecution in Ukraine

U.S. Church

DOJ report accuses Biden administration of ‘weaponizing’ prosecutions of pro-life activists

by Kurt Jensen

“The weaponization that happened under the Biden Administration will not happen again, as we restore integrity to our prosecutorial system.”

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

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

US bishops express ‘grave concern’ over ICE treatment of pregnant women

Minnesota butter sculptor brings skills to NCEA convention, enshrines pope in the dairy staple

Archbishop Gudziak: Late iconographer tried ‘to show God to others’

US cardinals speak out against Iran war, mass deportations in 60 Minutes appearance

World

Pope sends message to Madrid’s massive Easter concert as youth pray for peace

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Taking the stage to greet the crowd was Cardinal José Cobo of Madrid, who began by reading a message from Pope Leo sent to those gathered.

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
Lebanese Christians mourn rising death toll as war shatters communities, hope
Pope’s journey to Africa is chance to rediscover the Church’s African roots, say historians

Italy: Church leaders, politicians denounce Trump’s online attack against pope

Pope decries horror, inhumanity that ‘some adults boast of with pride’

Peruvian bishops’ conference secretary general steps down after abuse allegations surface

Vatican

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

by OSV News

Opinion

Odds on Peter: Trump vs the Pope

by Elizabeth Scalia

A mercy that transcends our disappointments

by Ely Segura

Some thoughts on washing feet

by Effie Caldarola

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