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Pope Leo XIV holds the Jubilee Cross as young people gather around him during a prayer vigil at Tor Vergata in Rome Aug. 2, 2025, part of the Jubilee of Youth celebrations. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

'Hope does not disappoint:' A Jubilee for the history books

Junno Arocho Esteves|Dec 30, 2025|7 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV greets the crowd from a mini popemobile during an event with Lebanese young people in the square in front of the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch in Bkerké, Lebanon, Dec. 1, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Missionary on the move: Where Pope Leo XIV might travel next in 2026

Junno Arocho Esteves|Dec 30, 2025|6 Min Read

Emergency vehicles are at the scene of a mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney Dec. 14, 2025. Two gunmen targeted Jewish beachgoers at an event celebrating the first day of Hanukkah, leaving 12 dead, including a gunman, and 29 wounded, New South Wales police said. (OSV News photo/Izhar Khan, Reuters)

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Catholic leaders pray for victims of anti-Jewish terror attack at Bondi Beach in Australia

Junno Arocho Esteves and Cindy Wooden|Dec 15, 2025|5 Min Read

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awards Argentine Dominican Sister María Lucía Caram Padilla the Order of Princess Olga, III class, in Madrid Nov. 18, 2025. Sister Lucía was honored for her efforts to provide humanitarian aid and support since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (OSV News/courtesy Office of the President of Ukraine)

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy awards Dominican sister with civil decoration for war relief efforts

Junno Arocho Esteves|Nov 19, 2025|6 Min Read

People hold rosaries while participating in a roadside prayer rally marking Religious Freedom Week at St. James Church in Setauket, N.Y., June 24, 2020. The U.S. observes International Religious Freedom Day Oct. 27 to commemorate the signing of the International Religious Freedom Act in 1998. In its 2025 report, the Vienna-based Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians, or OIDAC, noted "a significant rise in personal attacks" against Christians in 2024 in Europe. (OSV News photo/CNS file, Gregory A. Shemitz)

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EU bishops call for greater protection after report finds uptick in hate crimes against Christians

Junno Arocho Esteves|Nov 17, 2025|5 Min Read

Pope Benedict XVI prays near the mummified body of St. Rose of Viterbo, Italy, in the shrine named after her in Viterbo Sept. 6, 2009. Every year on the Sept. 4 feast of the saint, members of the fraternity "Bearers of St. Rose" carry a 98-foot-tall tower weighing 11,000 pounds through the streets of Viterbo. On Sept. 3, 2025, Italian police foiled an attempted attack on the Catholic festival. (CNS photo/Pier Paolo Cito, pool via Reuters)

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Italian police foil attempted attack on Catholic festival; Turkish suspects arrested

Junno Arocho Esteves|Sep 5, 2025|2 Min Read

Afghan men search for their belongings amidst the rubble of a collapsed house after a deadly 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan around midnight, in Dara Mazar, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 1, 2025. (OSV News/Reuters)

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Pope 'saddened' by deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan

Junno Arocho Esteves|Sep 1, 2025|2 Min Read

A detail of a sculpture of Blessed Carlo Acutis kneeling at the foot of the crucified Christ is seen in Assisi, Italy, Aug. 21, 2025, after a rainstorm. The bronze work titled "St. Carlo at the Cross" is by Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz, and it portrays the young blessed leaning his head against the cross while holding a laptop depicting the sacred vessels for Holy Communion. The QR code brings visitors to the artist's website. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Ahead of canonization, new statue of Blessed Carlo Acutis unveiled in Assisi

Junno Arocho Esteves|Aug 22, 2025|4 Min Read

Grace Gagnon, 17, from the San Francisco Bay Area, California, poses for a photo at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome July 30, 2025, during the USA National Jubilee Pilgrim Gathering. (CNS photo/Junno Arocho Esteves)

For US pilgrims, Jubilee of Youth confirms call to holiness in everyday life

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jul 31, 2025|4 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV greets participants in the Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers after Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican July 29, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Create encounters, not just content, pope tells digital missionaries, influencers

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jul 29, 2025|3 Min Read

A family member cries upon hearing the news of her brother who died when the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane crashed in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025. The flight crashed midday shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport with more than 240 people on board. (OSV News photo/Amit Dave, Reuters)

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Pope 'deeply saddened' by tragic Air India plane crash

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jun 12, 2025|3 Min Read

The mosaics on the doors of the facade of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in southwestern France, are being covered in an undated photograph provided by the sanctuary. The doors showcase the artwork of Father Marko Rupnik, a priest and former Jesuit who is currently under investigation for alleged abuse of multiple women. On March 31, 2025, Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Lourdes and Tarbes said the sanctuary would cover the mosaics on the doors to make the basilica more welcoming for all, particularly victims of abuse. (OSV News photo/courtesy Lourdes Sanctuary)

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Brazilian art center continues to promote Rupnik art as alleged survivors hail mosaic coverages

Junno Arocho Esteves|Apr 8, 2025|5 Min Read

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