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Read more: The historic pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump effort to end temporary protections for Haitians, Syrians

by Kate Scanlon

A ruling in the case could have far-reaching implications for those who hold TPS status, including 350,000 Haitians who are living and working in the U.S.

These 4 asteroids just got named for Pope Leo XIII, Vatican astronomers
Supreme Court rules New Jersey pregnancy centers can challenge state probe in federal court
Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given April 29, 2026
Benedictine abbot warns of Holy Land becoming ‘Christian Disneyland’
Madre Peregrina statue on US tour brings message of hope, peace and joy, bishop says
US, Japanese bishops warn 9 nuclear powers are killing non-proliferation treaty

U.S. Church

King Charles invokes faith, ‘shared values’ as he calls for peace in address to Congress

by Kate Scanlon

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — King Charles III appealed to the Christian faith and invoked “shared values” between the United Kingdom and the United States as he called for peace around the globe during an address to a joint meeting …

Msgr. Robert Coll, creator of Rice Bowl, dies at 95 after a life ‘poured out in service’

Catholic maritime ministries urge prayer for seafarers trapped amid Hormuz blockade

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

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

World

Patron saints named for World Youth Day 2027

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Organizers said the lives of the patron saints reflected on issues relevant today, including persecution, migration and social struggle.

Church advocates for disappeared priest who became a symbol of South Sudan’s struggle
Pope Leo’s October meeting on marriage, family gains urgency amid declining birth rates in West
Canadian cardinal urges vote to stop expansion of assisted suicide to those with mental illness
‘We have to make sure the pope’s words do not get wasted,’ says Cameroon archbishop
Buenos Aires archbishop laments lack of unity at Mass for Pope Francis

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

Vatican

Anglicans, Catholics must work to overcome differences, pope tells archbishop of Canterbury

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Opinion

‘Pope Leo XIV: The Biography’: A Vatican insider tells the pope’s tale, from southside Chicago to Rome

by Kimberley Heatherington

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

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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