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People stand on their balconies in Havana during a blackout June 17, 2026. The Cuban government on June 18 announced far-reaching economic measures that could mark the most significant shift toward a market economy since the 1959 revolution. (OSV News photo/Norlys Perez, Reuters)
As fuel shortages deepen Cuba's humanitarian crisis, nuns struggle to sustain ministries
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, venerates the statue of the Virgin Mary with the Christ child in Anjara, Jordan, before celebrating a Mass at the church there June 19, 2026. (OSV News photo/courtesy Noursat Jordan)
Cardinal Pizzaballa prayed in the cave where Jesus stopped with his mother
Pope Leo XIV takes part in Eucharistic adoration in Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, the birthplace of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, whom the Vatican named patron saint of immigrants in 1950 for her ministry to immigrants in the United States, in Italy, June 20, 2026. (OSV News photo/Vincenzo Livieri, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV venerates heart of Mother Cabrini, calls for more missionaries like her
Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the Augustinian order, sits in front of the relics of St. Augustine during a meeting with bishops, clergy and religious officials at the Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d’Oro, which houses the remains of St. Augustine, in Pavia, Italy, June 20, 2026. (OSV News/Yara Nardi, Reuters)
Pope Leo prays at St. Augustine's tomb in Pavia, calling all to be signs of Jesus' love
Sts. Marie-Azélie Guérin and Louis Martin, the parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, are depicted with their daughter in a stained-glass window at St. Thérèse of Lisieux Church in Montauk, N.Y. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
For Father's Day, 7 saints who were fathers
Pope Leo XIV greets a child from the popemobile while riding around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience June 17, 2026. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope reflects on Spain trip, says migration concerns call for Christians to reread the Gospel
Volunteers help load a pallet with boxes of packaged dried food June 13, 2026, during the Million Meal Event at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego. Over the course of two days, approximately 5,100 people, mostly from San Diego-area Catholic parishes, assembled 2 million packages of red lentils, rice, dried vegetables and vitamins to be distributed to needy communities within the San Diego Diocese as well as in neighboring Tijuana, Mexico. (OSV News photo/David Maung)
'Faith in action': Over 5,000 volunteers in San Diego pack 2 million meals for those in need
Pope Leo XIV smiles as he greets visitors during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 17, 2026. A day earlier, outside the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo spoke with journalists about the Society of St. Pius X, or SSPX, the U.S.-Iran deal, Spain and future travels.(CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope says Church 'must move forward' if SSPX proceeds with illicit ordinations
Czech Republic's Stepan Chaloupek in action with South Korea's Park Jin-seob during the South Korea v Czech Republic Group A match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 at Estadio Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, June 11, 2026. (OSV News/Paul Childs, Reuters)
World Cup kicks off amid passion, protests in Mexico
Men lie prostrate during their ordination to the diaconate at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville, Tenn., April 1, 2023. Bishop J. Mark Spalding of Nashville ordained 12 permanent deacons and one transitional deacon. (OSV News photo/Katie Peterson, Tennessee Register)
Deacons say encouragement from family, clergy plays decisive role in answering vocational call
Pope Leo XIV meets with French Archbishop Thibault Verny of Chambéry, France, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, left, and Colombian Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera, commission secretary, right, in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Sept. 12, 2025. In documents published June 13, 2026, Pope Leo XIV approved new statutes for the commission (PCPM) that seek to balance its integration with the Roman Curia while preserving its independence.(CNS photo/Vatican Medi
Pope Leo XIV approves new statutes for child protection commission
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 15, 2026. (OSV News photo/Reuters)
Trump and Iran reach tentative deal to end war, but obstacles to peace remain
Ohio and Indiana Catholic history
Intrepid missionaries and martyrs: The origins of Catholicism in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan
Sacred Heart consecration in Orlando
Bishops consecrate United States to Sacred Heart of Jesus
Fireworks explode during the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia during Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic journey in Barcelona, Spain, June 10, 2026. (OSV News photo/Nacho Doce, Reuters)
Pope Leo blesses Sagrada Familia's Tower of Jesus, says beauty can lead people to God
Bishop Daniel J. Felton of Duluth, Minn., speaks about the sainthood cause for Msgr. Joseph Francis Buh during a June 10, 2026, session of the annual spring meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Orlando, Fla. Msgr. Buh was a missionary priest who served Northeastern Minnesota and his cause was first opened in 2023. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)
US bishops show support for local advancement of 2 American canonization causes
Copies of "Magnifica Humanitas" are seen at the Vatican's Synod Hall May 25, 2026. It is the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV's papacy and focuses on the rise of artificial intelligence. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
US bishops thank pope for encyclical and shining 'light of Gospel' on AI, tech advances
Pope Leo XIV receives a present from an inmate at Barcelona’s Brians 1 prison, during his apostolic journey, in Barcelona, Spain, June 10, 2026. (OSV News/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Don't let painful past overshadow hopeful future, pope tells Barcelona inmates
A Toronto city worker cleans a sign outside of City Hall during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola at Nathan Phillips Square May 25, 2026. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in partnership with the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and New Jersey Catholic Conference held an event to explore the intersection of human trafficking and major sporting events as the nation prepares to host the 2026 World Cup. (OSV News photo/Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images via Reuters) EDITORS: MANDATORY CREDIT
Human trafficking prevention advocates share World Cup challenges, opportunities
People cheer as Pope Leo XIV attends a meeting with the diocesan community at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid June 8, 2026, during his June 6-12 apostolic journey to Spain. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters)
Pope Leo scores with 80,000 Spanish Catholics in Real Madrid soccer stadium
Sister Cecilia Nguyen, seen in an undated photo, is a member of the Sisters, Community of Charity and Social Services and lives in Biloxi, Miss. She has spent decades working in catechetical formation of children and teens, and now as she faces kidney failure and a long wait for a transplant, she leans on her own faith to sustain her. She said her best hope is a living kidney donor. (OSV News photo/courtesy Gulf Pine Catholic)
Religious sister describes her journey through kidney failure, her hope for the gift of life
Members of Spain's Congress of Deputies applaud Pope Leo XIV at the conclusion of his visit to the Congress of Deputies in Madrid June 8, 2026. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Pope Leo XIV calls defense of life the measure of a nation’s moral greatness in landmark parliament speech
The faithful attend Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid June 7, 2026, during his apostolic journey to Spain. (OSV News photo/Mohammed Salem, Reuters)
Pope Leo's Corpus Christi Mass and procession in Madrid draw 1.2 million
Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
Pope Leo calls Archbishop Fulton Sheen 'a light of faith' who touched millions with the Gospel
A box containing a cookie with an image of Pope Leo XIV is displayed at Mallorca bakery in Madrid June 3, 2026, ahead of the pontiff's June 6-12 apostolic visit to Spain. (OSV News photo/Violeta Santos Moura, Reuters)
Flowers, stadiums, Banderas and jamón: Spain is ready to welcome Pope Leo XIV
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