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Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 3 praised the “precious presence” of the small Christian communities who “make Christ present” in the Middle East.

For seminarians navigating years of study and discipline in formation for the priesthood, Pope Leo XIV had a reminder Sept. 3: The key to preparing for priestly ministry is focusing …

The International Theological Commission published a new document Sept. 2 calling for ecological conversion due to “sin against creation and the Creator.”

The faithful are called to leave behind “all passivity and indifference” toward current events and the lives of others, especially amid the “rapid and profound changes we are experiencing today,” …

The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given Sept. 2 in St. Peter’s Square.

The 2026 Season of Creation will conclude as the Church marks the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, who is the patron saint of ecology.

Pope Leo asked the Holy Spirit to guide Christians to defend “the right of every brother and sister to drink without fear and without inequality.”

The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s 2026 message for the 11th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation celebrated by the Church on Sept. …

For over three decades, the allegations of sexual, psychological and spiritual abuse against Slovenian Father Marko Rupnik were met with cover-ups and bureaucratic delays. 

(OSV News) — The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given Aug. 30, 2026, at Piazza della Libertà in Castel Gandolfo. Dear brothers and sisters, …