Pope Leo XIV addresses young people gathered in his hometown – Chicago – and urges them to build community, embrace God’s love, and become “beacons of hope” in today’s world.

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In a world marked by division and ideological conflict, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to reject walls of separation and embrace Jesus as "a door that unites"

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Pope Leo XIV appealed for restraint and renewed the church's calls for nuclear disarmament and peaceful dialogue.

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Amid the escalation of hostilities between Iran and Israel, the possibility of a spillover of war beyond regional borders raises fears of disastrous consequences.

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Amid the ongoing Jubilee of Sport, Father Chase Hilgenbrinck, a former professional football player, reflects on the positive values that sport offers as well as the fact that it can be a source of resilience and fraternity.

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Pope Leo XIV decries the military escalation between Iran and Israel and renews his appeal for dialogue and the pursuit of a world free from the nuclear threat.

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Pope Leo XIV continues his predecessor’s Saturday Jubilee audiences, focusing on St Irenaeus as a witness of hope as he welcomes athletes to St Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee of Sport.

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(OSV News) — Canada’s Catholic bishops are reminding faithful of “the urgent need to pray for peace” as tensions in the Middle East rise following an exchange of strikes between Israel…

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Are there enough chaplains for the estimated 250,000 Catholics -- 25% percent of the U.S. armed forces -- serving worldwide?

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Survivor Jakub Pankowiak said the Polish bishops did not want to set up a fully independent commission to investigate past clergy sex abuse cases.

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