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The Popes and World Mission Sunday
Rome – From Pius XII’s appeal during wartime to the annual papal messages of Paul VI, John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis , World Mission Sunday, established in 1926, …
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St. Louis archdiocese files lawsuit over restrictions on sacraments for detainees (St. Louis Review)
The Archdiocese of St. Louis filed a lawsuit over a local detention center’s restrictions on sacraments. The jail has housed 3,000 ICE detainees since mid-2025. The archdiocesan newspaper reported that …
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Pope prays for Gaza victims: ‘How long, O Lord?’ (Vatican News)
Pope Leo XIV sent a message of condolence to the pastor of Gaza’s sole Catholic parish after an Israeli airstrike on a residence killed two Orthodox Christian women. “Since learning …
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Peoria bishop gives Pope a relic of Blessed Fulton Sheen (OSV News)
Bishop Louis Tylka of Peoria, Illinois, gave Pope Leo XIV a relic of Blessed Sheen during an October 5 audience. “To place a relic of this son of the Diocese …
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Vatican to publish The Private Diary of Pope Francis (Vatican News)
The Vatican Publishing House will release The Private Diary of Pope Francis on November 24. Vatican News, the news agency of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, described the text as …
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Federal judge rejects Oakland diocese’s bankruptcy plan (San Francisco Chronicle)
Siding with over 330 plaintiffs who allege they were abused as minors, a federal judge rejected the Diocese of Oakland’s $242-million settlement offer. “While today is a setback, we remain …
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Italy’s President Mattarella: St. Francis was more than an ecologist, pacifist, or social worker (Presidenza della Repubblica)
President Sergio Mattarella of Italy paid tribute to St. Francis in an address in Assisi on October 4, the 800th anniversary of the saint’s death. “We would not be doing …
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ASIA/QATAR – The Inauguration of the Holy Childhood society: a joyful day for the Church in the country
Doha – On Saturday, September 26, 2026, a historic chapter was written in the annals of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia. After two years of dedicated preparatory work and …
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Slovenian leader praises Pontiff’s moral guidance (CWN)
Prime Minister Janez Janša of Slovenia met with Pope Leo XIV on October 5 and praised the Pontiff for his moral guidance.
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Pope encourages Korean priests, religious to live ‘hidden martyrdom’ of daily love (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV encouraged Korean priests and religious who reside in Rome to live the “hidden martyrdom” of daily love.