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POPE LEO XIV IN AFRICA

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

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Diocese of Peoria releases schedule of pilgrimage events for Sheen beatification

by OSV News

The schedule begins with a nine-day novena of holy hours at 7 p.m. every evening at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria, Illinois, …

Top 10 takeaways from a report on the 400 men becoming US priests in 2026
Belarus rights groups urge Church to ‘continue caring’ amid ongoing suppression of religion
Pope Leo offers encouragement to inmates, young people and families in final full day of Africa visit
Appeals court upholds Texas law on Ten Commandments in public schools
In Central Africa’s largest Catholic church, Pope Leo tells faithful: ‘The future of Equatorial Guinea depends upon your choices’
See what missionaries say Pope Leo’s Africa trip was (really) all about

U.S. Church

Marquette Law survey: Most Americans say US did not have sufficient reasons for Iran war

by Kate Scanlon

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Most Americans say they do not believe there were sufficient reasons for the U.S. to carry out combat operations in Iran, according to a new Marquette Law School national survey published April 22. The survey …

On Earth Day, a look at St. Francis of Assisi as patron of the environment

National Eucharistic Congress says use of ‘one nation under God’ is about ‘spiritual renewal’

Pope Leo donates $100K to CRS clean water project in El Salvador

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’

World

Pope Leo meets Equatorial Guinea’s dictator, quoting St. Augustine’s ‘City of God’

by Courtney Mares

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV arrived April 21 in Equatorial Guinea, the fourth and final country of his 11-day apostolic journey in Africa, where …

In Angola, Catholic Church steps in to give a voice to mining-affected communities
Christians protest after Pakistani court says forced marriage of Christian girl, 13, is legal
Pope Leo XIV honors Pope Francis on death anniversary, recalling his mercy and closeness to ‘the little ones’
Elderly residents explode with joy amid Pope Leo XIV’s energizing visit
Holy Land Catholic leaders condemn Israeli soldier’s desecration of crucifix in Lebanon

‘The heart of the Church’ is ‘alive and beating’: Pope Leo XIV leads rosary at beloved Muxima Marian shrine in Angola

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

Pope Francis on then-Cardinal Prevost: ‘He’s a saint,’ journalist recalls in memoir book on the late pope

Vatican

Mass at Basilica of St. Mary Major marks first anniversary of Pope Francis’ death

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Opinion

Pope Leo XIV, the world’s conscience: A Jewish perspective

by Menachem Z. Rosensaft

How I met abortionist Kermit Gosnell

by Katie Yoder

Leo’s response

by Michael R. Heinlein

Reviews

St. Francis of Assisi in film

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