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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.
Central City faith community at St. Joseph Parish celebrates Jubilee 2025
On Sunday, June 1, Fr. John Ighacho and the faith community of St. Joseph Parish in Central City, Ky., joyfully hosted a special gathering for the Jubilee Year of Hope 2025.
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.
With music and prayer, diocese celebrates newest priest
At the conclusion of the Mass of Ordination to the Sacred Order of Priesthood for Fr. Conrad Jaconette on May 31, Bishop William F. Medley addressed the new priest’s family.
Owensboro diocese celebrates new pope
On May 8, Pope Leo XIV was elected the 267th Bishop of Rome.
‘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.
New pope’s Black, Creole roots illuminate rich multiracial history of US
(OSV News) — A New Orleans genealogist has found that the first U.S.-born pope has Black and Creole roots — and the discovery illuminates the nation’s rich multiracial history, the experience of Black Catholics and the importance of the church’s sacramental records.
10 things to know about Pope Leo XIV
(OSV News) — As the Catholic Church welcomes its first American pope, here are 10 things to know about Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert F. Prevost.
Pope Leo: A pope is nothing more than a humble servant
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic community is alive, beautiful and strong, and it is up to its pastors to protect and nourish the faithful and to help bring God’s hope to the whole world, Pope Leo XIV said.
