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On the Feast of the Assumption, the pope invoked Mary’s intercession for “those communities that are in particular need of consolation and of renewed hope.”

“For it is the purity of the soul that, in Mary — as in us — by the grace of God, illuminates and transfigures the whole person, leading us to …

Pope Leo lamented the increasing number of children and adolescents forced to flee their homes due to “war, poverty, violence, environmental disasters and other tragedies.”

It is the first time that the Vatican has issued coins featuring a pope’s portrait in nearly a decade.

(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV encouraged sisters to foster vocations to religious life in the United States in a video message sent Aug. 12. Addressing participants in the Leadership …

Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to gather in person for Sunday Mass and called for working conditions that allow people to attend, saying Sunday is “the foundation and kernel of …

(OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given Aug. 12 in St. Peter’s Basilica. Dear brothers and sisters, The fifth chapter …

(OSV News) — The Vatican announced Aug. 11 that Pope Leo XIV’s message for the 2027 World Day of Peace will focus on “disarming technology” and political leaders’ moral responsibility. The …

Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid to innocent civilians in Sudan caught between conflict between state military and paramilitary forces. 

The Vatican has confirmed that the pope will travel to Genazzano to offer an evening Mass Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. local time.