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“Communication is not just about words; it involves the entire person and asks us to look, hear and feel again in order to answer Christ’s call.”

Decades after World War II, Pope Leo argued that the institutions created out of that experience remain an antidote to the desire for domination.

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (OSV News) — On the return flight to Rome from his four-day visit to France Sept. 28, Pope Leo XIV said that the prospect of artificial …

Invoking the memory of a region marked by war and division, Pope Leo XIV called on humanity to let go of revenge and retaliation, and instead seek the path of …

French survivors of clergy sexual abuse who met with Pope Leo XIV in Lourdes said they were struck by the pontiff’s deep personal empathy and his frank acknowledgment of the …

Pope Leo XIV urged European leaders to courageously choose peaceful dialogue and guard themselves against the illusion that military buildups are the answer to conflicts threatening the continent.

LOURDES, France (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV led tens of thousands of people in a candlelight rosary procession Sept. 27 in the Marian shrine of Lourdes, saying that he …

After meeting with each victim, Pope Leo XIV met with them together and thanked them “for their painful testimony,” said the Vatican of the pope’s private meeting in Lourdes with …

(OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given Sept. 27, 2026, at the Prairie of the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. …

Amid the wheelchairs, crutches, and prayer intentions of the 150,000 pilgrims in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, the pope spoke out strongly against the practice of assisted suicide for the sick …