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  • October 6, 2026

‘Mission renewal’ starts with priests, Catholic education, says archbishop in pastoral letter

Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland, Oregon, called for "mission renewal" across his archdiocese in an Oct. 1...
  • October 6, 2026

Supreme Court hears key climate change lawsuit, but procedural question remains

In its first case of its new term, the Supreme Court will consider a lawsuit from officials in...
  • October 6, 2026

Blockbuster feature film on modern mystic is ‘an extraordinary story of an ordinary woman’

Alicja Lenczewska was a lay Catholic from Szczecin, Poland, whose spiritual journals record what she understood as years...
  • October 6, 2026

Vatican to publish Pope Francis’ private diary

The Vatican Publishing House will publish "The Private Diary of Pope Francis," a book by Cardinal Víctor Manuel...
  • October 5, 2026

In Assisi, cardinals and friars celebrate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis’ death

In Assisi, cardinals, friars, and thousands of pilgrims joined in the celebration of the 800th anniversary of the...
  • October 5, 2026

‘Transitus’ at Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land marks 800 years since St. Francis’ death

Each year on Oct. 3, followers of St. Francis mark the globally popular saint's journey from life to...
  • October 5, 2026

Ahead of papal visit, archbishop warns of a ‘wounded Argentina’ at Our Lady of Luján shrine

Archbishop Jorge García Cuerva of Buenos Aires pleaded for unity, describing the country as wounded and deeply divided...
  • October 5, 2026

Pope Leo receives a relic of Blessed Fulton Sheen from Peoria’s bishop

Bishop Louis Tylka of Peoria presented Pope Leo with a relic of Blessed Fulton Sheen during a private...
  • October 5, 2026

Pope writes to Gaza priest after strike kills 5, including Christian mother, daughter

The pastor of Gaza's only Catholic parish revealed that Pope Leo XIV sent a personal condolence message following...
  • October 3, 2026

Pope moves St. Peter’s archpriest to Italian diocese without naming successor

Pope Leo XIV named Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica, as archbishop of Chieti-Vasto. However, he...