One year ago today: The pope from the peripheries died on Easter Monday
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — One year ago today, Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m., April 21, 2025. It came the day after
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Pope Leo XIV honors Pope Francis on death anniversary, recalling his mercy and closeness to ‘the little ones’
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (OSV News) — Flying over the west coast of central Africa on April 21, Pope Leo XIV paused
Pope Leo XIV, the world’s conscience: A Jewish perspective
The last thing a Jewish academic like myself with no grounding in Christian theology should want to do at this particular time
One year later, nurse remembers Pope Francis’ last journey with love and gratitude
(OSV News) — As the Catholic Church commemorates the first anniversary of Pope Francis‘ death in Rome and beyond, his personal nurse,
Christians protest after Pakistani court says forced marriage of Christian girl, 13, is legal
(OSV News) — Christians in Pakistan are protesting a controversial court ruling that upheld the marriage of a 13-year-old Christian girl to a
Analysis: Will President Trump’s recent attacks on Pope Leo cost him Catholic voters?
(OSV News) — Why would the president of the United States pick a fight with the pope? After President Donald Trump launched
Mass at Basilica of St. Mary Major marks first anniversary of Pope Francis’ death
(OSV News) — On the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ death, Pope Leo XIV praised his predecessor’s “courageous witness” as “a significant
National Eucharistic Congress says use of ‘one nation under God’ is about ‘spiritual renewal’
(OSV News) — Amid what it called “a moment of heightened tension” in the U.S. and the world, the National Eucharistic Congress said
In Angola, Catholic Church steps in to give a voice to mining-affected communities
LUANDA, Angola (CNS) — When more than 100 villagers’ homes were torn down because they sat atop mineral-rich land, it was the
Pope Leo meets Equatorial Guinea’s dictator, quoting St. Augustine’s ‘City of God’
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV arrived April 21 in Equatorial Guinea, the fourth and final country of his