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  • October 2, 2026

Lost homily by Blessed Sheen surfaces in NJ; themes in nearly 50-year-old sermon resonate today

An audio recording of a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Sheen at a cathedral in Newark, N.J., for the...
  • October 2, 2026

800 years after St. Francis’ death, Franciscans to mark his ‘Transitus’ — so what is it?

FEATURE: Each year on Oct. 3, the followers of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) mark the globally popular...
  • October 2, 2026

Greenland Catholics eye new security agreement with relief, concern and commitment to the Gospel, says priest

The estimated 500 Catholics in Greenland are regarding a new security agreement with a mixture of relief and...
  • October 1, 2026

Hundreds of children join Pope Leo XIV in praying the rosary for peace in Vatican Gardens

Pope Leo XIV is joined by hundreds of children as he prays the rosary for peace in the...
  • October 1, 2026

Bishop Barron meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican, ordains 18 deacons in St. Peter’s Basilica

In an interview with OSV News in Rome, Bishop Robert Barron speaks of "spiritual hunger" in the age...
  • October 1, 2026

‘Too much at stake’: Church leaders plead for dialogue amid renewed unrest in Northern Ireland

The primate of all Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin, and his Anglican counterpart Archbishop John McDowell call for the...
  • October 1, 2026

Pope Leo XIV’s October prayer intention is ‘for mental health ministry’

Pope Leo XIV has dedicated his October prayer intention to mental health ministry, calling on the Church to...
  • October 1, 2026

Pakistan bishop ‘inspired’ by Blessed Fulton Sheen crossed globe for beatification

While Catholics across the country celebrated the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Sept. 24, his impact extends...
  • October 1, 2026

Pope Leo XIV tastes French students’ ‘St. Thérèse cake’

Students at a high school in the northeastern French region of Brittany, are still overjoyed to know that...
  • October 1, 2026

Tennessee halts executions after death row inmate survives lethal injection attempt

After Tennessee officials failed in their Sept. 30 attempt to execute death row inmate Christa Gail Pike for...