October 11, 2026

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Vatican / National News

Bishops, clergy, religious and faithful offer prayers for Pope Leo ahead of lung surgery

SECOND UPDATE: Reaction from Canada's bishops and the Archdiocese of Washington added: Catholic leaders and faithful in North...

New online courses help Catholics comfort those struggling with mental illness

The International Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers unveils new learning tools to help Catholics better understand, accompany...

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given Oct. 11, 2026

Text of Pope Leo XIV?s Angelus address given Oct. 11, 2026....

US bishops call for prayer for Pope Leo ahead of lung surgery

Catholic leaders and faithful in the U.S. are pledging prayers and support for Pope Leo XIV, following his...

Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery to remove lung nodule

Pope Leo XIV announced after the Oct. 11 Angelus prayer he will undergo operation of a lung nodule....

Pope Leo declares death penalty ‘inadmissible’ attack on dignity of human person

Pope Leo XIV has posted Oct. 10 on his official X account that the Catholic Church holds the...

Novena, resources respond to ‘urgent pastoral challenge’ of mental health

As the global community marks World Mental Health Day (Oct. 10), the nation's Catholic bishops have renewed their...

Pope Leo names Archbishop Viola new archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica

Pope Leo XIV appointed Oct. 10 Archbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola as the new archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica....

Mike Ditka dies at 86: A life of football, fire, and Catholic faith

Legendary Chicago Bears football coach Mike Ditka, who was open about his Catholic faith, dies at 86....

Everything ‘begins with God’ for first Black woman to be president of Denver’s Regis University

A first for Jesuit-run Regis University in Denver: First woman, a Black Catholic, has begun her tenure as...