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  • October 14, 2026

Prayers, well-wishes pour in after pope’s lung cancer diagnosis

Church and world leaders offered prayers and wishes for a speedy recovery to Pope Leo XIV following the...
  • October 14, 2026

Cardinal Tagle reads Pope Leo’s homily to bishops: ‘The world has no future without strong families’

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle presided over the closing Mass for the Vatican meeting of bishops on marriage and...
  • October 14, 2026

‘To see the face of God in wartime’: a Jesuit’s mission in Siberia

Small but growing Catholic community in Siberia has spent more than four years praying daily for peace in...
  • October 13, 2026

Pope Leo XIV’s surgery reveals lung cancer

The Vatican is expected to provide an update on Pope Leo XIV's surgery this evening following the operation...
  • October 13, 2026

Beyond the celebration: Quinceañera formation nurtures faith and belonging

A Colorado-based Catholic ministry is helping young Hispanic women see their quinceañera as more than a celebration, offering...
  • October 13, 2026

Pope Leo XIV’s lung surgery completed successfully, Vatican says

The Vatican is expected to provide an update on Pope Leo XIV's surgery this evening following the operation...
  • October 13, 2026

What’s a lung nodule? As Pope Leo undergoes surgery, medical experts explain

Ahead of Pope Leo XIV's Oct. 13 surgery for a lung nodule, medical experts share with OSV News...
  • October 13, 2026

Prayers for pope ahead of surgery invoke Our Lady of Fatima on miracle of sun anniversary

As Pope Leo XIV entered the hospital Oct. 13 for surgery, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, longtime secretary to St....
  • October 13, 2026

Pope Leo XIV admitted to hospital for afternoon lung surgery

Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery on the afternoon of Oct. 13 to remove a lung nodule at...
  • October 12, 2026

Texas priest named Maronite bishop of eparchy in Mexico

Pope Leo XIV has nominated Bishop-designate Milad Yaghi, who currently serves as a pastor of a Houston parish,...