Catholic News Service

Catholic News Service (CNS) is a news organization based in the United States that focuses on reporting about the Roman Catholic Church. Founded in 1920, CNS serves as a key news provider for Catholic media outlets, both in print and broadcast, across the globe. CNS considers itself the main source of national and international news for the U.S. Catholic press. It operates independently in terms of editorial content and is a financially self-sufficient part of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The agency is located in Washington, D.C. Please note: This outlet has been discontinued and is now available at https://muckrack.com/media-outlet/osv.

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With jobs disappearing, cardinal says he 'rejoiced' at pope's name choice

2 days ago | usccb.org | Cindy Wooden

Cardinal Czerny, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, talks about jobs -- a critical issue facing the church, governments and people. Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the College of Cardinals at the Vatican May 10, 2025, explaining why he chose his name, paying tribute to Pope Leo XIII.
Pope thanks media, urges them to be peacemakers

4 days ago | usccb.org | Cindy Wooden

Pope Leo XIV met with thousands of reporters, radio and television correspondents, photographers and camera operators who covered the death and funeral of Pope Francis, the conclave and the election of the new pope. Pope Leo XIV waves photographers as he welcomes members of the media who covered his election, during a meeting in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican May 12, 2025.
Pope Leo prays for vocations, for peace and for mothers on Mother's Day

5 days ago | usccb.org | Cindy Wooden

Tens of thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square again to join Pope Leo XIV for the recitation of the "Regina Coeli" prayer at noon. Pope Leo XIV folds his hands in prayer as he leads the midday recitation of the “Regina Coeli” prayer for the first time from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican May 11, 2025.
Pope Leo: A pope is nothing more than a humble servant

6 days ago | usccb.org | Carol Glatz

In his first formal address to the College of Cardinals, Pope Leo XIV committed to continuing the Catholic Church's post-Vatican II mission and to renewing social teachings in order to address the need for greater social justice and the challenges posed today by AI.
Unity, not nationality led to Pope Leo's election, U.S. cardinals say

1 week ago | usccb.org | Cindy Wooden

Cardinal Christophe Pierre, nuncio to the United States, and six of the U.S. cardinals who participated in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV spoke at a news conference in Rome the day after the election. U.S. cardinals participate in a news conference at the Pontifical North American College in Rome May 9, 2025, to discuss the recent conclave and the election of Pope Leo XIV.
New pope calls for Christian witness in world that finds faith 'absurd'

1 week ago | usccb.org | Justin Mclellan

Pope Leo XIV, in his first Mass as pope, said Christians must offer witness in a world that prefers power, pleasure and success to faith. Pope Leo XIV offers a prayer during his first Mass as pope with the cardinals who elected him in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican May 9, 2025.
Chicago native Cardinal Prevost elected pope, takes name Leo XIV

1 week ago | usccb.org | Cindy Wooden

A native of Chicago and Augustinian missionary who worked for years in Peru, the new Pope Leo XIV had been working at the Vatican as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under the late Pope Francis. Pope Leo XIV, the former Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, waves to the crowds in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican after his election as pope May 8, 2025. The new pope was born in Chicago.
Conclave: First ballot fails to elect pope

1 week ago | usccb.org | Justin Mclellan

After tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square, black smoke signaled no pope was elected on the first day of the conclave. Black smoke billows from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel May 7, 2025, on the first day of the conclave at the Vatican.
Choose the pope the world needs, dean urges cardinals before conclave

1 week ago | usccb.org | Carol Glatz

At Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica before the conclave, the dean of the College of Cardinals urged all of the cardinal electors to choose a shepherd who can help the church and the world confront today's challenges.
Child protection commission urges prayers for cardinals in conclave

1 week ago | usccb.org | Junno Arocho Esteves

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As the College of Cardinals continues to discuss the church's most pressing issues before the conclave, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said it was encouraged that protecting children and vulnerable people was a priority in those discussions.