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Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s homily for Good Shepherd Sunday 2026

by Pope Leo XIV

This is the official English translation of the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s homily for Mass on the Fourth Sunday of Easter, also known as Good Shepherd …

Pope Leo to new priests: Keep Church door open, don’t be an obstacle to seekers
US bishops call for prayer after gunman attacks White House press dinner with Trump
Washington Roundup: Senate passes ICE plan; Trump in no ‘rush’ on Iran; SNAP chicken bill; and more
Pew: In US and other countries, Catholicism loses more members than it gains
Pope Leo encourages death penalty abolitionists as Trump DOJ brings back firing squad, electric chair
With outcries against corruption throughout Africa, pope softens speech in Equatorial Guinea

U.S. Church

Vatican pro-prefect at Catholic University: Liturgical prayer is indispensable to evangelization

by Kimberley Heatherington

Prayer, by its very definition, is dialogue with God. But do we really know how to pray — on our own, and together?

Retired Archbishop Henry J. Mansell, Hartford’s fourth shepherd, dies at age 88

Advocates for Father Capodanno’s sainthood hopeful cause will gain momentum at Vatican

Indigenous coalition continues challenge to mining project on religious liberty grounds

Disability ministry in the Church is making strides, but needs more widespread adoption by parishes

Diocese of Peoria releases schedule of pilgrimage events for Sheen beatification

Appeals court upholds Texas law on Ten Commandments in public schools

World

Canadian cardinal urges vote to stop expansion of assisted suicide to those with mental illness

by The Catholic Register (Toronto, Ontario)

The measure, Bill C-218, proposes to amend Canada’s criminal code to permanently prohibit medical assistance in dying, or MAiD, for individuals solely living with a mental illness.

‘We have to make sure the pope’s words do not get wasted,’ says Cameroon archbishop
Pope Leo: Holy See does not approve formalized blessings of same-sex unions, but ‘all are welcome’ in Church
From conflict zones to ancient Christian sites, Pope Leo XIV brings message of peace, hope to Africa
Gospel message brings freedom, hope, pope says at final Mass in Equatorial Guinea
In Central Africa’s largest Catholic church, Pope Leo tells faithful: ‘The future of Equatorial Guinea depends upon your choices’

Pope Leo meets Equatorial Guinea’s dictator, quoting St. Augustine’s ‘City of God’

In Angola, Catholic Church steps in to give a voice to mining-affected communities

Christians protest after Pakistani court says forced marriage of Christian girl, 13, is legal

Vatican

Pope Leo offers encouragement to inmates, young people and families in final full day of Africa visit

by Maria Wiering

Opinion

What the Easter Scriptures teach us about how to live as family

by Laura Kelly Fanucci

Pope Leo XIV, the world’s conscience: A Jewish perspective

by Menachem Z. Rosensaft

How I met abortionist Kermit Gosnell

by Katie Yoder

Reviews

St. Francis of Assisi in film

by John Mulderig
Looking for a Holy Week read? Updated book explores ‘What Christ Suffered’
Meet the Catholic filmmaker behind a new series on ‘Women of the Bible’
‘The Optimist’ tells story of Holocaust survivor helped by Catholic family
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