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Pope Leo XIV led his first Sunday recitation of the “Regina Coeli” prayer and urged all Catholics to pray for vocations, especially to the priesthood and religious life.

(OSV News) — Parishioners of St. Jude Parish in the Chicago suburb of New Lenox, Illinois, may have had a moment of shocked recognition as the first American pope stepped out …

Less than 48 hours after being elected, Pope Leo XIV traveled 40 miles southeast from the Vatican to pray at a Marian shrine cared for by his Augustinian confreres.

The cardinals met May 10 to listen to some reflections and then have a general discussion.

How many people on Thursday, May 8, while waiting for the cardinals to elect a new pope, said, “It will never be an American!” I was one of those, and …

CHICAGO (OSV News) — Catholics and non-Catholics alike were abuzz with excitement in Chicago May 8, after one of the city’s native sons became pope. Taking the name Leo XIV, …

(OSV News) — Catholic groups from around the nation are elated by the newly chosen Pope Leo XIV, while assuring him of their prayers and support. Moments after the former …

If one gets the chance to stand atop the Bernini colonnades of St. Peter’s Square, it’s delightful to discover that the hills and trees of the Roman horizon boast the …

The seagulls perched on the Sistine Chapel rooftop undoubtedly saw the white smoke first. But it didn’t take long for the basilica bells to confirm the news we were all …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Within moments of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost stepping onto the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican May 8 as Pope Leo XIV, some U.S. …