Elderly residents explode with joy amid Pope Leo XIV’s energizing visit
SAURIMO, Angola (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV brought pure joy to some 74 elderly residents of a nursing home whose name
US saw more than 1.12 million abortions in 2025, but actual figures likely higher
(OSV News) — New data estimates show the number of abortions in the U.S. remained stable in 2025, totaling some 1.126 million,
With candor, Pope Leo confronts Cameroon’s ongoing abductions, killings in plea for peace
BAMENDA, Cameroon (CNS) — “The voices in the bushes.” That is the fear that defines daily life for many residents of this
The Eucharist can ‘rekindle lost hope,’ Pope Leo says at Sunday Mass in Angola
KILAMBA, Angola (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated an outdoor Mass for an estimated 100,000 Catholics in Angola on Sunday, April 19,
Pope Leo arrives in Angola, calls for fostering ‘just model of coexistence’
LUANDA, Angola (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV touched down in the Angolan capital of Luanda on Saturday, April 18, beginning a
Pope Leo XIV rejects media ‘narrative’ his Africa remarks targeted Trump
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV pushed back against the media narrative that has pitted him against President
Pope Francis on then-Cardinal Prevost: ‘He’s a saint,’ journalist recalls in memoir book on the late pope
(OSV News) — The world had its eyes fixed on the 10th floor of Rome’s Gemelli Hospital in 2025, waiting, hoping and
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass with 120,000 people in Cameroon: ‘Bring the bread of life to your neighbors’
DOUALA, Cameroon (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for more than 120,000 people in Cameroon’s largest city on April 17, urging
Church concerned about Costa Rica’s deal with US to receive deportees every week
(OSV News) — The Catholic Church in Costa Rica has expressed concern over an agreement signed by the government and the United States
Faithful sing, pray, walk in solidarity with detained immigrants in Florida to bring them hope
SANDERSON, Fla. (OSV News) — As some 50 people stood on state land, they could barely see the barbed wire and fencing