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The greatest risk in life is to waste it by not seeking to follow God’s plan, Pope Leo XIV said, proclaiming two new saints: Sts. Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo …

A newly built circular greenhouse, reminiscent of Bernini’s curved colonnade in St. Peter’s Square, and two new buildings, all topped with solar panels, make up the heart of Borgo Laudato …

Amid a global arms race, ending the threat of nuclear war — and even the testing of nuclear weapons — is imperative, said the Holy See’s diplomat to the United …

I had the privilege of visiting Assisi, Italy, in June of 2025, where I encountered the tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis — and I was not prepared for the immediate …

The future Christians hope for and must build “is not one of walls and barbed wire, but one of mutual acceptance,” Pope Leo XIV told young adult Catholics from more …

(OSV News) — Those who are religiously unaffiliated are less likely to hold spiritual beliefs or engage in religious practices — but in a number of countries, many such “nones” have …

Soon-to-be St. Carlo Acutis is a fresh “shoot” budding from the 800-year-old spiritual “vine” of Sts. Francis and Clare in Assisi, said the rector of the shrine housing the millennial …

“Under no circumstances can the clergy report the abuses and daily surveillance to which they are subjected,” said a Nicaraguan lawyer in exile.

The Season of Creation, a time of Christian prayer and commitment to safeguarding the earth, runs from Sept. 1 through the Oct. 4 feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron …

True Christian charity respects the person being assisted and sets no conditions for receiving help, Pope Leo XIV said.