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POPE LEO XIV IN AFRICA

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

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Pope Leo XIV rejects media ‘narrative’ his Africa remarks targeted Trump

by Courtney Mares

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV pushed back against the media narrative that has pitted him against President Donald Trump since the start of …

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Bishops’ pro-life chair concerned about ‘uneven enforcement’ of FACE Act after DOJ report
Just war not ‘a blank check for violence’ and pope is ‘guardian of conscience,’ says bishop
Pope Leo named one of Time magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People of 2026’
Vatican ends canonization cause for Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek
Washington Roundup: Trump lashes out at Pope Leo; scandals lead to congressional resignations

U.S. Church

Gallup: Young men are an ’emerging exception’ among ‘low ebb’ of religiosity in US

by Gina Christian

Data from 2024 and 2025 “mark a clear break, with young men now surpassing young women on this measure of religious importance.”

Investigation ‘ongoing’ in false bomb threat at home of Pope Leo’s brother

Analysis: Does a new survey show potential for a confession revival? Some say yes; others not so sure

More US bishops raise their voices against Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo

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

Pope finds the embodiment of the ‘guiding principle above all’ in Algeria

Catholic leaders appeal to end Russia’s religious persecution in Ukraine

World

Pope Leo tells African students AI revolution risks changing ‘our very relationship with truth’

by Courtney Mares

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has warned that the rise of artificial intelligence threatens to change humanity’s relationship with truth, calling on Catholic universities to …

Church concerned about Costa Rica’s deal with US to receive deportees every week
Pope Francis remembered in Buenos Aires as ‘guiding light’ for Argentine Church
‘We can always begin anew’: Pope Leo leads peace meeting in heart of Cameroon’s conflict zone
At Cameroonian orphanage, Pope Leo tells children they can always find a friend in Jesus
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Cameroon as ‘a servant of dialogue’ amid violent separatist conflict

From searching to belonging: Record Easter baptisms in France reflect personal journeys of faith

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

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass with 120,000 people in Cameroon: ‘Bring the bread of life to your neighbors’

by Courtney Mares

Opinion

How I met abortionist Kermit Gosnell

by Katie Yoder

Leo’s response

by Michael R. Heinlein

Old lines, new thoughts: Writing out a Gospel by hand

by Elizabeth Scalia

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