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  • October 9, 2026

US bishops’ president condemns ‘barbaric’ Pentagon plan to livestream execution

After Pentagon officials said they planned to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan by...
  • October 9, 2026

World Mission Sunday has ‘borne fruit in my own life,’ says Pope Leo

Pope Leo XIV issues a message for World Mission Sunday....
  • October 9, 2026

Sheen effect, innovative storytelling and ‘renewed energy’ mark World Mission Sunday at 100

The Catholic Church will mark the 100th year of celebrating World Mission Sunday on Oct. 18, 2026. OSV...
  • October 8, 2026

New name, same mission: The National Association of Catholic Church Musicians celebrates 50 years

The National Association of Pastoral Musicians is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and under a new name,...
  • October 8, 2026

Cornell Catholic ministry calls on students to witness to faith amid university sexual assault case

Catholic leaders at Cornell University are providing pastoral accompaniment and guidance as that school reels from a 2024...
  • October 8, 2026

FDA expects to draft mifepristone safety review next year; pro-life groups call it ‘insufficient’

The Food and Drug Administration's safety review of mifepristone, is expected to stretch into next year, according to...
  • October 8, 2026

At Vatican bishops meeting, cardinal shares how phones are changing family life

Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão told the Vatican bishops' meeting Oct. 8 about success his archdiocese in India has...
  • October 8, 2026

Kenyan archdiocese holds memorial Mass for Catholics killed on way to National Prayer Day

Catholics in the Archdiocese of Mombasa held an Oct. 8 memorial service for 17 pilgrims, killed in a...
  • October 8, 2026

Swiss Guard to mark 500th anniversary of the Sack of Rome

The Pontifical Swiss Guard is preparing a commemorative year to mark the 500th anniversary of the Sack of...
  • October 8, 2026

Pope Leo to deliver peace message in Assisi 40 years after St. John Paul II’s landmark gathering

Pope Leo to deliver peace message in Assisi 40 years after St. John Paul II's landmark gathering....