National & World
How San Diego bishops and clergy showed up in immigration court — and made an impact
(OSV News) — Amid the Trump administration’s crackdowns on unauthorized immigration — which have included daily arrest quotas — a clergy visit to immigration court in San Diego was a way to show “God is with us,” and “he never abandons us,” a San Diego priest told OSV News.
‘Be bold for Jesus’: Los Angeles closes out the National Eucharistic Revival
LOS ANGELES (OSV News) — The three-year National Eucharistic Revival closed in Los Angeles on Corpus Christi Sunday with a call to “become Eucharistic missionaries” and lead others back to the Catholic faith at a celebration scaled back due to unrest caused by recent immigration raids.
Pope leads Corpus Christi procession through streets of Rome
ROME (CNS) — In carrying Jesus through the city streets in a Corpus Christi procession, Christians are called to be witnesses of his love, sharing both their material and spiritual gifts, Pope Leo XIV said.
Trump orders US attack on Iran nuclear sites, as Pope Leo, bishops plead for peace
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. has attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran, in a move that comes amid repeated pleas from Pope Leo XIV and other church leaders for peace and dialogue in ending multiple conflicts throughout the world, including that between Israel and Iran.
USCCB president: Bishops stand with immigrants ‘in this challenging hour’
(OSV News) — “No one can turn a deaf ear to the palpable cries of anxiety and fear heard in communities throughout the country in the wake of a surge in immigration enforcement actions,” said the leader of the nation’s Catholic bishops in a June 16 statement that assured all impacted of their shepherds’ support.
Jesus invites Christians to overcome despair, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When hope seems long gone, Christians can turn to Jesus to overcome being resigned to despair and regain the desire to be healed, Pope Leo XIV said.
LA archbishop calls for prayer, restraint, immigration law reform amid ICE protests
(OSV News) — Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles is calling for prayer, while urging “restraint and calm” as clashes have broken out in that city over recent immigration arrests. President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard amid pushback from California officials and is threatening to mobilize Marines.
American? Peruvian? French? Augustinian, religious say, is Pope Leo’s core identity
(OSV News) — As headlines in major U.S. publications on May 8 blared that the first pope from the U.S. had been elected, newspapers in Peru, where he is a citizen, begged to differ.
Full text: Pope Leo XIV homily for Pentecost
The following is the full text of the homily given by Pope Leo XIV for Pentecost Mass in St. Peter’s Square June 8.
‘Humble, receptive and open’
When Pope Leo XIV walked out onto the balcony on May 8 to greet the world shortly after his election as the 267th bishop of Rome, Donna Sauer Miller burst into tears.
