NEW ORLEANS (RNS and NPR) — ‘I’m praying for this new pope from the United States who has roots in the 7th Ward. That was a mind-blowing moment for me,’ said one Black priest, whose church is a mile from where the pope’s ancestors once lived.

Pope Leo and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke together by phone today, June 4, for the first time, the Kremlin said.

Medicaid programs allow more children to attend school and climb out of poverty, and they allow some 4.5 million people to live in their own homes rather than in institutions.

With rapid developments in artificial intelligence, The Catholic University of America's reaction has been strategic: to launch two new degree offerings, a bachelor of science and a master of science in artificial intelligence.

A leaked draft document on revising liturgical norms in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, has stirred backlash for its addressing of some practices predating the Second Vatican Council.

Pope Leo XIV “is the man the church and the world need right now” and his greatest challenge, “the one he’ll carry most in his heart, is peace in the world.”

Amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign student visas, several Catholic universities contacted by OSV News said they are actively seeking to support affected students.

There are some signs of progress in addressing the questions raised in “Laudato Si’.” There are also intimations of backpedaling, particularly by the Trump administration, regarding the industrialized world’s malign effects on creation.

Twenty days into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV’s appointment style remains largely unknown—but his years leading the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, may offer clues.

Brazilian Cardinal Leonardo Steiner told America that Pope Leo would carry forward Pope Francis' legacy of synodality in the church.