November 10, 2026

Memorial of Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church

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Father Baker’s legacy: A ‘City of Charity’ and century-old shrine to Our Lady of Victory

Venerable Nelson Baker might say the greater victory is in finding the face of Christ in vulnerable young...

Women’s equality, uniqueness must be respected, says Vatican UN diplomat

"Equal dignity and rights for men and women" should be "a guiding principle for all multilateral commitments" and...

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given October 7, 2026

Full text of Pope Leo XIV's general audience address....

Faithful cannot accept oppression, injustice, pope says

Pope Leo XIV continues his Vatican II series during his weekly general audience Oct. 7, 2026....

Church leaders call for dialogue over confrontation amid turbulent protests in France

Weeks after Pope Leo XIV's Sept. 25-28 visit to France, scenes of unrest have replaced the atmosphere of...

After spiritual conversion, St. Francis spent rest of life seeking to live Gospel, rector says

Eight hundred years after St. Francis of Assisi's death, Catholics gathered at the National Shrine of St. Francis...

Sheen effect, innovative storytelling and ‘renewed energy’ mark World Mission Sunday at 100

The Catholic Church will mark the 100th year of celebrating World Mission Sunday on Oct. 18, 2026. OSV...

St. Louis Archdiocese sues over ICE policy barring it from providing sacraments to migrants

The Archdiocese of St. Louis files a federal lawsuit over a no-contact policy that prohibits priests from distributing...

‘You are made for love’: Pope Leo pens new foreword to YOUCAT book on love and relationships

Pope Leo shares advice with young people on authentic true love and marriage in the book forward, published...

Church leaders in Ethiopia amplify papal call for peace, as new war breaks out in Tigray

Ethiopian Church leaders amplify their call for peace as a new war breaks out in Tigray....