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(OSV News) — This is the text from Pope Leo XIV’s Nov. 26, 2025, general audience given in St. Peter’s Square. Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! The …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV has asked Catholics to join him in praying for Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East. May …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican reported that it ended 2024 with a 1.6-million-euro surplus ($1.85 million) compared to a deficit of 51.2 million euros ($59.3 million) in 2023. Its …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A widely discussed new documentary about UFOs, “Age of Disclosure,” includes an allegation from a former CIA official that the Vatican holds evidence of the existence …

PARIS (OSV News) — The hit French film “Sacré Coeur” (“Sacred Heart”) is set to reach American audiences next spring, with a U.S. release planned for June 12, the Solemnity of …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (OSV News) — “Give us this day our daily bread.” With those words from the Lord’s Prayer, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is framing a new …

(OSV News) — Authors of new German church guidelines for sexual identity classes at Catholic schools have declined to defend their text, after several bishops said it violated Catholic teaching and …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As talks aimed at ending Russia’s war on Ukraine continued, Pope Leo XIV welcomed the prime minister and pilgrims from Latvia, another nation bordering Russia. “While …

Shortly after being crowned Miss Universe, the victorious Mexican contestant Fatima Bosch Fernández stood alone on stage, clutching an enormous bouquet of flowers, shedding tears of joy and basking in …

The Catholic Church’s charitable activity makes the Christian faith credible, Pope Leo XIV said, thanking members of Caritas Internationalis for living out what they believe.