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The Historic Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV
Habemus Papam! The Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

LIVE UPDATES: Parents, clergy grapple with aftermath of Annunciation shooting

by Maria Wiering

Pray for the Minneapolis Catholic community as it mourns two students and determines how to move forward with the school year.

Brave new classroom: Catholic schools nationwide integrate AI into teaching plans
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Pope talks about what St. Augustine has given him and taught him
Nicaraguan-style law used to expel religious groups stokes fears in El Salvador
Pope appoints Filipino-born priest as San Jose auxiliary bishop

U.S. Church

Washington roundup: FBI investigates Catholic school shooting, Trump targets flag burning

by Kate Scanlon

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As the nation grappled with the aftermath of a deadly mass shooting Aug. 27 while students and staff from Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis attended an all-school Mass at the adjacent Annunciation Catholic Church, the …

Parents, clergy grapple with aftermath of Minneapolis Catholic school shooting

Archbishop Hebda is praying for a ‘healing of memories’ following Annunciation shooting

Archbishop Hebda prays for community’s peace, fortitude, consolation after school shooting

Archbishop Hebda after Catholic school shooting: We ask for your prayers and action, rooted in hope

Experts: Churches, schools must act on ‘unique vulnerability’ in their security

Amid nation’s divisions over immigration, church stands as ‘beacon of hope,’ say Iowa bishops

World

Sydney couple raise the roof with Pope Leo hat trick

by Tara Kennedy / The Catholic Weekly

It “can’t get more Australian” than the hat they chose, which was made of kangaroo leather and fur felt, with an opal embedded on the side of the …

Amid Russian attacks, Ukraine’s religious leaders plead for Pope Leo’s help in returning abducted children
Catholic aid workers help rebuild shattered West Bank economy amid war
Vatican official warns of AI’s hidden costs to environment, work and society
Rights experts highlight rising anti-Christian hate crime in Europe
Legends, wars, scars and saints: the enduring journey of Our Lady of Częstochowa

Catholic leaders demand end to ‘barbarism in plain sight’ in Gaza

Deepfake claims emerge as Cameroonian bishop faces viral misconduct video

Journalists killed in Gaza hospital strike, following global day of prayer for peace

Vatican

Live, act on faith; avoid ‘split’ personality, pope tells politicians

by Cindy Wooden

Opinion

On the road to Our Lady: How pilgrimage taught me the power of community

by Paulina Guzik

OSV Editors: On 100 days of Leo

by OSV Editorial Board

Reckoning with empire: A Catholic critique of American foreign policy in a nuclear age

by Jason Adkins

Reviews

Friar behind ‘Rosary in a Year’ explores Jesus Christ’s ‘blueprint’ in the beatitudes

by Lauretta Brown
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