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  • October 21, 2026

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given October 21, 2026

Full text of Pope Leo XIV's general audience address with quote graphic....
  • October 21, 2026

Protecting marriage more urgent than ever, pope says after surgery

Pope Leo XIV gives his first weekly general audience Oct. 21 following his lung cancer surgery....
  • October 21, 2026

Former premier who led Quebec when province OK’d ‘assistance in dying’ now questions its expansion

Former Quebec premier's reservations about the expansion of medical assistance in dying draws international attention, with a longtime...
  • October 20, 2026

Canadian bishops express sorrow, pledge prayer following deadly military base fire

Canada's Catholic military bishop is praying "for all the victims, the injured, and their families" after a large...
  • October 20, 2026

AI, migration and Church renewal on bishops’ fall meeting agenda

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops releases its agenda for its 2026 fall plenary assembly in Baltimore Nov....
  • October 20, 2026

2 years after the Synod on Synodality, where does the Church in the US stand?

The Synod on Synodality -- a three-year (2021-2024), world-and-Church-wide process of listening and dialogue initiated by Pope Francis...
  • October 20, 2026

Centuries later, Georgia Martyrs offer fresh witness to faith, says Cardinal Leo

Centuries after their deaths, the Georgia Martyrs, who will be beatified Oct. 31, remain an inspiration to modern...
  • October 20, 2026

Holy Land Church leaders condemn settler attack on Christian village, European diplomats

Christian leaders in the Holy Land condemned recent Israeli settler attacks in the West Bank, including an Oct....
  • October 20, 2026

Ahead of pope’s surgery, Mexican bishops brought plight of country’s missing persons to pontiff

Days before Pope Leo XIV announced that he would undergo surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, the Mexican bishops'...
  • October 19, 2026

Denver archbishop asks prominent exorcist to step out of media spotlight for 1 year

Father Chad Ripperger, a priest within the Archdiocese of Denver well-known for his exorcism ministry, has reportedly been...