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“We will do everything possible to make WYD Seoul 2027 a celebration of hope and a witness to the hospitality and solidarity of Korea and Seoul.”

“Dear young people,” Pope Leo said, “today Europe and the whole world are looking to you to be new saints. Dare to believe in the word of the Gospel.”

OSV News has learned that 22 previously undisclosed letters from women who belonged to the Slovenian Loyola Community and described alleged abuse by the famed mosaic artist are part of …

ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV will make the first apostolic journey to South America of his pontificate Nov. 6-17, visiting 10 cities in Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the …

Returning to his weekly general audiences after a monthlong summer break, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to embrace the Liturgy of the Hours more fully in their daily lives.

(OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given Aug. 5 at St. Peter’s Basilica. Brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! …

“Make us a Church that goes forth, able to reach out to the peripheries, to console those who are lonely, and to sow fraternity and connection.”

The pope described the cardinal’s decision to return to celebrate Mass at the site as a witness to “the Sacrifice of Christ.”

Here is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given August 2, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, at St. Peter’s Square.

“It was a long audience that felt more like a conversation between two people discovering they were old friends, sharing memories.”