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Pope Leo XIV walks in a procession during Mass at Yaoundé-Ville Air Base in Yaoundé, Cameroon, April 18, 2026. (CNS/Lola Gomez)

Far from Rome, Pope Leo's missionary instincts take center stage

A composite image features the book "He Leadeth Me" by Jesuit Fr. Walter Ciszek and a photo of Ciszek. The Polish American priest ministered for years in Soviet captivity. (OSV News photo/Megan Marley/A.D. Times)

Vatican ends canonization cause for Jesuit Fr. Walter Ciszek

Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard a flight on his way to Luanda, Angola, April 18, 2026. On the flight from Cameroon to Angola, the pope pushed back against a media narrative that has pitted him against President Donald Trump since the start of his 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (OSV News/Luca Zennaro, pool via Reuters)

Pope Leo says he is 'not trying to debate' Trump, refocuses Africa trip on peace

Auxiliary Bishop James Massa of Brooklyn, N.Y., addresses confirmation candidates during Mass May 5, 2022, at Holy Family Church in Queens, N.Y. (OSV News/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Just war not 'a blank check for violence,' says Bishop Massa