News & Commentary
Pope Leo XIV releases apostolic exhortation
OSV News
October 9, 2025
Five months into his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV has promulgated his first official document, making as his own the draft of a text unfinished by his predecessor.
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Vatican confirms papal trip to Turkey, Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2
OSV News
October 8, 2025
Pope Leo XIV's first papal trip abroad will be to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2, the Vatican press office announced.
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Supreme Court begins fall term
OSV News
October 7, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court began its fall term Oct. 6, with cases on its docket that include legal battles over some of President Donald Trump's policies and use of executive authority.
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World must come together to fight climate change, Pope Leo says
Catholic News Service
October 3, 2025
People of faith cannot love God while despising his creatures, and people cannot call themselves Christians without caring for everything fragile and wounded, including the earth, Pope Leo XIV told climate activists and political and religious leaders.
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Leaders blame Israel for dwindling number of Christians in Holy Land
OSV News
October 2, 2025
Christian leaders in the Holy Land, as well as Palestinian government officials, condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent speech at the United Nations General Assembly and blamed the Israeli occupation for the decreasing number of Christians in the area.
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Catholic high school boys choir wows in ‘AGT’ season finale
OSV News
October 1, 2025
A Catholic high school boys' choir from Chicago made it to the top five on the season finale of "America's Got Talent" Sept. 24, prompting a message of pride and encouragement from Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich.
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Holy Land patriarch welcomes news of initial peace deal