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Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer in St Peter's Square Sept. 6, 2026. (OSV News photo/Elisabetta Trevisan, Vatican Media)

At Angelus, Pope Leo renews appeal for peace in Ukraine

Junno Arocho Esteves|Sep 7, 2026|3 Min Read

A teacher at Holy Family Parish's school in Gaza City is seen July 22, 2024, in a classroom with children set up as part of the St. Joseph educational project for the 150 Christian youth sheltering at the parish compound and at the nearby Greek Orthodox church compound. In fall 2026, the parish school reopens for the first time since the start of Israel's military campaign. (OSV News photo/courtesy Father Gabriel Romanelli)

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Amid war and displacement, Gaza parish school reopens as 'a sign of hope'

Junno Arocho Esteves|Sep 1, 2026|4 Min Read

A drone view shows mud covering properties at Trishuli in Nepal's Nuwakot district Aug. 27, 2026, following devastating floods. Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China killed at least 160 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers and others missing after suddenly sweeping through communities and halting travel in some areas Aug. 26. Experts said a glacial collapse caused the disaster in the warming Himalayan region. (OSV News photo/Navesh Chitrakar, Reuters)

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Vatican sends condolences after 'worst disaster' in Nepal's history leaves hundreds dead, missing

Junno Arocho Esteves|Aug 27, 2026|3 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV meets with participants of the XVII Annual Meeting of International Catholic Legislators Network at the Vatican Aug. 21, 2026. (OSV News photo/Matteo Pernaselci, Vatican Media)

Pope urges lawmakers to protect families as AI reshapes daily life

Junno Arocho Esteves|Aug 21, 2026|3 Min Read

A pallbearer stands next to a line of coffins during a memorial service at Nyamhunga Stadium in Kariba, Zimbabwe, Aug. 13, 2026, for victims of a Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) passenger ferry that capsized on Lake Kariba. In a telegram published Aug. 18, Pope Leo XIV expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of the tragic Aug. 11 ferry accident that has killed more than 90 people. (OSV News photo/Bright Charakupa, Reuters)

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Pope offers prayers for Zimbabwe ferry disaster as death toll passes 90

Junno Arocho Esteves|Aug 18, 2026|3 Min Read

People evacuate from a building collapse at Jayakarta hotel following an earthquake of magnitude 7.7, in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, Aug.15, 2026. Earlier that day, a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country's eastern coast, killing over 50 people and leaving thousands displaced in the aftermath. (OSV News photo/Stringer, Reuters)

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Pope Leo offers prayers, solidarity to Indonesia after deadly earthquake

Junno Arocho Esteves|Aug 17, 2026|2 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV greets people around noon in Piazza della Liberta in Castel Gandolfo near Rome Aug. 16, 2026. After leading the Angelus prayer, the pope decried the violence in the West Bank and called on the international community to "work toward advancing the two-state solution." (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)

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Pope Leo renews call to end West Bank violence, urges two-state solution

Junno Arocho Esteves|Aug 17, 2026|3 Min Read

Australian Bishop Christopher A. Saunders is pictured in Rome June 27, 2019. On Aug. 13, 2026, Bishop Saunders, former head of the Diocese of Broome, was found guilty of sexually abusing three young Aboriginal men. (OSV News/CNS file, Robert Duncan)

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Australian bishop convicted of abuse charges against young Aboriginal men

Junno Arocho Esteves|Aug 14, 2026|4 Min Read

A person looks on amid rubble as rescue efforts continue at the site of a damaged building in Cali, Colombia, Aug. 11, 2026, following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake. The Colombian Bishops' Conference confirmed that Pope Leo XIV, through the papal almoner's office, sent an initial donation of 100,000 euros (more than $115,000) for relief efforts in the country. (OSV News photo/Raquel Cunha, Reuters)

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Vatican rushes relief funds as Colombia quake death toll tops 265

Junno Arocho Esteves|Aug 13, 2026|3 Min Read

Residents and emergency personnel dig through the debris of a partially collapsed building after an earthquake, in Pereira, Colombia Aug. 10, 2026. (OSV News photo/Stringer, Reuters)

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Pope Leo XIV prays for Colombia as quake kills 132, damages historic churches

Junno Arocho Esteves|Aug 11, 2026|4 Min Read

Father Samuel Opeyemi Oyetoro, a Nigerian priest, is pictured in an undated screenshot photo from Facebook. Police in northern Nigeria are investigating the murder of Father Opeyemi, who was killed in an apparent roadside ambush, the Diocese of Lokoja announced in a Facebook post July 30, 2026. (OSV News/Facebook)

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Catholic priest in Nigeria killed after machete attack

Junno Arocho Esteves|Aug 3, 2026|3 Min Read

A vandalized statue of the Virgin Mary, with areas of the statue covered in black spray paint, along with various blasphemous writings against Mary, is seen in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 28, 2026. (OSV News/courtesy The Interreligious Council in Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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Shrine to Virgin Mary apparitions in Medjugorje vandalized, fire set

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jul 28, 2026|4 Min Read

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