Rome-based Dominican Father Patrick Briscoe cautioned against viewing Pope Leo’s decision as a critique of Pope Francis, who often washed the feet of inmates and the underprivileged on Holy Thursday.
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Pope Leo XIV to carry cross at all 14 stations of Colosseum Way of the Cross
It will be the first time that a pope has carried the cross for every station in the Via Crucis since the tradition was revived at the site more than six decades ago.
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Pope Leo urges an Easter end to the US-Israel war on Iran, calling for dialogue
“I’m told that President Trump has recently stated that he would like to end the war,’’ the U.S.-born pope said. “I hope that he’s looking for an off-ramp.’’
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Supreme Court backs challenge to Colorado ‘conversion therapy’ ban
In an 8-1 ruling, the Supreme Court said the law banning “conversion therapy,” referring to efforts intended to change a minor’s gender identity that differs from the young person’s biological sex or to change their sexual orientation, likely violated the First Amendment rights of Kaley Chiles, a Christian counselor.
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JD Vance to publish book exploring his conversion to Catholicism
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Vice President JD Vance will publish a new book this summer exploring his conversion to Catholicism as an adult, The Associated Press reported March 31. Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith will be published June 16, the HarperCollins Publishers imprint Harper told AP. HarperCollins is also the publisher of Vance’s […]
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Is there a Catholic revival? Pope Leo seems to think so.
While research points to skepticism regarding a possible Catholic “revival”—following years of steady decrease in the number of faithful as parents struggle to pass down the faith to the new generations—some recent data and reports from Catholic dioceses have suggested growth in some pockets of Catholicism worldwide.
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Catholics express grief, warn of politicizing immigration issue in murder of Loyola student
Catholics in Chicago have expressed sympathy and sorrow over the death of a Loyola University Chicago student who was shot and killed March 19 near the school campus.
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Israel to allow church leaders to celebrate Holy Week, Easter at holy sites, Latin patriarchate says
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said an agreement has been reached with Israeli authorities to allow Holy Week and Easter celebrations to take place at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher after they were initially barred from celebrating Palm Sunday.
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‘Proclaim the Gospel of life,’ Pope Leo says in first papal visit to Monaco in modern era
In the principality known for super yachts and sports cars, Pope Leo XIV urged Monaco’s wealthy citizens to remember the poor and protect every human life, calling on them to remember that the Last Judgment “places the poor at its center.”
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In Monaco, Pope Leo to reflect on peace, faith and ecology in a land of vast wealth
The pope’s one-day trip will spotlight a Catholic state grappling with secularization and a quiet rise in new converts.