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Pope Leo XIV met with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres during a private audience at the Vatican June 11.

(OSV News) — While much was done during Pope Francis’ pontificate to tackle the global abuse crisis — a crisis moving at differing speeds in the church, depending on the country …

Every papal diplomat around the world must let people know that the Catholic Church is always on the side of the marginalized and is ready to face everything “out of …

His mosaics, long used to mark major feast days online, were recently replaced or left blank — a shift many survivors say is long overdue.

The following is the full text of the homily given by Pope Leo XIV for Pentecost Mass in St. Peter’s Square June 8. Dear brothers and sisters, “The day has …

“The Holy Spirit … brings to maturity within us the fruits that enable us to cultivate good and healthy relationships,” Pope Leo XIV said.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With their specific forms of prayer, outreach or emphasis both the long-established groups of Catholic laypeople as well as the newer movements and communities are called …

Pope Leo XIV praised representatives from a missionary society, a branch of the Franciscans and an order devoted to serving and accompanying infirm priests, saying they reflect the “harmonious beauty” …

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors hopes to deliver a “Universal Guidelines Framework for Safeguarding” to Pope Leo XIV later this year, the commission said.

The Council of Nicaea 1,700 years ago recognized that Christian unity had to be based on a common faith and should be demonstrated by a common celebration of Easter, the …