‘Cease fire’ Pope Leo asks world leaders as he expresses closeness to Lebanon, Sudan and Ukraine
(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV is renewing urgent calls for peace, following a powerful April 11 prayer vigil where he warned that
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Bioethics of the brain: A conversation with a Catholic neurosurgeon
How can rapid advancements in medical technology, questions about the criteria for brain death and the rise of transhumanism be considered within
Pope decries horror, inhumanity that ‘some adults boast of with pride’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Warning against an increasingly unpredictable and aggressive “delusion of omnipotence” threatening the globe, Pope Leo XIV called on
Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s reflection at the Prayer Vigil for Peace April 11, 2026
(OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s reflection at the Prayer Vigil for Peace April 11,
Opinion: The Artemis II mission, and the perspectives we gained
The Artemis II space mission was extraordinary for many reasons, and not insignificantly so for the perspectives it gave us. The team
Like the promise of Easter, new baseball season offers chance to begin again
(OSV News) — Baseball season arrives each year just as Catholics experience the promise of the Easter season. Now, in the early
A mercy that transcends our disappointments
I had wanted to visit Poland for a long time, not least to see the Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Kraków.
Peruvian bishops’ conference secretary general steps down after abuse allegations surface
(OSV News) — A Peruvian bishop stepped down from his role as secretary general of the Peruvian bishops’ conference after a Spanish Catholic
Artemis II mission prompts look at Catholics’ longtime interest in space exploration
CHICAGO (OSV News) — On Easter Monday, April 6, NASA’s Artemis II mission — the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50
Olympic and Paralympic athletes call meeting pope a ‘dream,’ ‘supercool,’ an inspiration
ROME (OSV News) — When Pope Leo XIV met a group of Olympic and Paralympic athletes who competed in the 2026 Milan