In Chiclayo, Peru, where he was bishop 2015-2023, Pope Leo XIV is fondly remembered for prioritizing the poor, bringing the church closer to the people and embracing his adopted country.
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(OSV News) — World leaders warmly congratulated Pope Leo XIV on his election and exhorted him to work toward peace in an increasingly conflictive word. Leaders in Latin America, meanwhile, …
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Mark Carney, Canada’s newest Catholic prime minister, is an admirer of the late Pope Francis and promised to aggressively confront U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Archbishop Jorge García Cuerva of Buenos Aires fought back tears during the Mass, celebrated hours after Pope Francis’ funeral at the Vatican.
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Pope Francis exercised an outsized role in world affairs with his pleas for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, advocacy for the rights of migrants and dealing with hostile regimes persecuting …
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(OSV News) — Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires made history with his election on March 13, 2013, becoming the first Argentine and first Latin American to become pope. As …
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Police and paramilitaries maintained a heavy presence outside the Nicaraguan Managua cathedral on Palm Sunday, sending a not-so-subtle message of intimidation.
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In a telegram to Dominican Republic archbishop, the pope sent condolences to the families of the dead, “while encouraging everyone to persevere in their efforts to help and accompany others.”
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The March 16 shooting deaths of eight young people outside a church make “us reflect on the violence plaguing our nation, which has become a cancer for our society,” the …
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Thousands of Catholics prayed for Pope Francis’ recovery in the Sanctuary of Lujan, Argentina, on March 16.
