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Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given Aug. 23, 2026

by Pope Leo XIV

(OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given Aug. 23 at St. Peter’s Square. Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday! …

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U.S. Church

Confession must include desire for reconciliation for clergy-penitent privilege, AZ court says

by Tony Gutiérrez

Although the specific case did not involve Catholic clergy, the precedent could impact how courts view priest-penitent privilege in the future.

Confession must include desire for reconciliation for clergy-penitent privilege, AZ court says

Come to the Water: Eucharist boat procession along the Bayou Teche celebrates faith, history

Why some Catholic schools are going low-tech in the age of AI

3 US-based leaders among 12 consultors named to Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Ahead of beatification, the women behind Archbishop Sheen’s missionary work remember hidden labor

World

‘Prayer is our number one weapon’ against Russian aggression, says papal nuncio to Ukraine

by Gina Christian

“We need to pray and to explain to our brothers and sisters that we need to keep our hope. And our hope is Jesus, not this life.”

Colombia: Bogotá archdiocese launches ‘spiritual first aid’ mission to quake-hit cities
Threatened harvest and daily harassment rattle West Bank’s last Christian village
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Australian bishop found guilty of abusing 3 young Aboriginal men

Pope Leo XIV offers prayers, financial assistance to disaster-stricken Colombia

Jordan prepares for 2,000th anniversary of Christ’s Baptism in 2030

Desecration of Madrid tabernacles, relic prompts court filing by Christian legal group

Vatican

AI must serve common good, not dominate humanity, pope tells lawmakers

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Opinion

Look to the teenagers

by Laura Kelly Fanucci

Cultivating a relationship with Mary

by Colleen Pressprich

The Church in the Upper Midwest

by Father Anthony D. Andreassi

Reviews

The End of Oak Street

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