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Pope Leo's 70th birthday is Sept. 14. Add a prayer to his spiritual bouquet!
Pope Leo's 70th birthday is Sept. 14. Add a prayer to his spiritual bouquet!

Trump, Utah governor reveal suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination now in custody

by Kate Scanlon

(OSV News) — President Donald Trump and law enforcement officials said Sept. 12 they had a suspect in custody in connection to the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie …

Add your prayers to this spiritual bouquet for Pope Leo XIV’s 70th
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U.S. Church

Arizona Catholics hold rosary vigil for Charlie Kirk

by Gina Christian

Catholic faithful in Arizona gathered in prayer following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a Sept. 10 public speaking event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

Trump marks 9/11 anniversary at Pentagon ceremony amid gloom of Charlie Kirk killing

Augustinians elect Philadelphia-area native as new prior general

Peace, dignity emphasized at prayer service ahead of UN General Assembly

US bishops deepen commitment to fight racism with new permanent body

Retired Bishop Gaydos of Jefferson City dies at 82; he served ‘with a shepherd’s care’

Armed guards, security drills: Catholic schools enhance security after Minneapolis

World

Oldest organ in Christendom sounded for first time in 800 years, leaving organist speechless

by Judith Sudilovsky

“The emotion I felt when I heard the sound revealing itself after 800 years of silence was like … opening the tomb of a pharaoh.”

Polish prelate calls for peace after ‘reckless’ Russian drone attack violates country’s airspace
Poll: France highly values Catholic schools, even as political turmoil swirls around them
Catholic networks: Push for profits, power threaten peace, climate justice
Estonia celebrates historic beatification of bishop who ‘did not abandon’ the flock
Duchess of Kent, a royal who chose faith and service, dies at 92

New young saints encourage faithful to live life to the full, pope says

Italian police foil attempted attack on Catholic festival; Turkish suspects arrested

Wife of Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski urges Pope Leo to back jailed Catholic leader

Vatican

Being a bishop requires humility, creativity, pope says

by Cindy Wooden

Opinion

God’s dazzling creation

by Effie Caldarola

On the road to Our Lady: How pilgrimage taught me the power of community

by Paulina Guzik

OSV Editors: On 100 days of Leo

by OSV Editorial Board

Reviews

Friar behind ‘Rosary in a Year’ explores Jesus Christ’s ‘blueprint’ in the beatitudes

by Lauretta Brown
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