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Pope Leo XIV declared Boys Town founder Father Edward Flanagan venerable, recognizing his heroic virtue and moving him one step closer to sainthood.

As the U.S. and Israel-Iran war enters its fourth week, and amid a deep humanitarian crisis throughout the region, Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace during his Angelus prayer March …

“The liturgy thus invites us, in light of the fact that Holy Week is drawing near, to relive the events of the Lord’s Passion — the entry into Jerusalem, the …

Pope Leo XIV greeted and reminisced with 10 of his 82 former classmates after the general audience in St. Peter’s Square March 18.

The visit sets the stage for Pope Leo’s apostolic journey to Spain scheduled from June 6 to 12, the first papal trip to the country since Pope Benedict XVI traveled …

The pope said that he was convening the meeting “in light of the changes that continue to impact families.”

Through baptism and confirmation, the faithful are “more perfectly bound to the Church” and endowed “with special strength” by the Holy Spirit, the pope said.

(OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given March 18 at St. Peter’s Square. Catechesis. The Documents of Vatican Council II. …

The case centers on the Holy See’s investment of roughly 350 million euros (nearly $404 million) in a luxury London property development between 2014 and 2018.

He met with Gareth Gore, the British financial journalist and author of a book that levels allegations of exploitation and human trafficking against Opus Dei, accusations that the Catholic organization …