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- From his shrine to hers: ‘Mini-Camino’ walks from St. Joseph to Our Lady of Champion
by Patricia Kasten on May 5, 2026 at 7:43 pm"You're finding the Lord is reorienting you to things that are simpler, things that are stronger, things that are more true, rather than settling for less." The post From his shrine to hers: ‘Mini-Camino’ walks from St. Joseph to Our Lady of Champion first appeared on OSV News.
- Trump renews attacks on Pope Leo over Iran war and accuses him of endangering Catholicsby Kate Scanlon on May 5, 2026 at 7:28 pm
Trump renewed his attacks on Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war; the pontiff said anyone criticizing him for proclaiming the Gospel should "do so with the truth." The post Trump renews attacks on Pope Leo over Iran war and accuses him of endangering Catholics first appeared on OSV News.
- Bishops’ pro-life chair ‘urgently’ encourages FDA to proceed with safety review on mifepristoneby Kate Scanlon on May 5, 2026 at 6:44 pm
The head of the bishops' pro-life committee has written to Trump administration officials his concerns about the status of their mifepristone safety review. The post Bishops’ pro-life chair ‘urgently’ encourages FDA to proceed with safety review on mifepristone first appeared on OSV News.
- ‘We have to protect creation’: At Spanish convent, Franciscan sisters breed rare giant rabbitby Lissette Lemus | Global Sisters Report on May 5, 2026 at 6:04 pm
"Many families have managed to get by thanks to this animal, and now it seems we are forgetting that part of our history." The post ‘We have to protect creation’: At Spanish convent, Franciscan sisters breed rare giant rabbit first appeared on OSV News.
- God’s diplomat: Pope Leo XIV and his strategy to speak Gospel to powerby Ines San Martin on May 5, 2026 at 5:55 pm
Roughly two months before celebrating a year on the throne of Peter, Pope Leo XIV became one of the most quoted global leaders on the planet. The post God’s diplomat: Pope Leo XIV and his strategy to speak Gospel to power first appeared on OSV News.
