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Oct. 9 Thursday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem St. Denis, Bishop, & Companions; Opt Mem St. John Leonardi, Priest; (England Wales – Feast St. John Henry Newman), Weekday
Today the Church offers two Optional Memorials:
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Pope urges journalists to guard independence (Vatican Press Office)
Speaking on October 9 to representatives of leading news agencies, Pope Leo XIV said: “I urge you: never sell out your authority!” The Pontiff observed that “news and media agencies …
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Papal encouragement for Catholic Charities USA (Vatican Press Office)
At an October 9 meeting with representatives of Catholic Charities USA, Pope Leo XIV characterized them as “agents of hope for the millions of people who approach the Church in …
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Jerusalem Patriarchate welcomes ceasefire agreement (Vatican News)
The Latin-rite Catholic Patriarchate of Jerusalem issued a statement welcoming a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, and expressing “ardent hope” that the agreement will be honored and become “the …
Pope Leo XIV to supporters of migrants in U.S.: ‘You stand with me, and I stand with you’
Pope Leo XIV receives a video from the Hope Border Institute from Auxiliary Bishop Anthony Celino on Oct. 8, 2025. / Credit: Fernie Ceniceros/El Paso Diocese Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct …
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Would-be attacker of DC Red Mass targeted Catholics, police say
St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Washington, D.C. / Credit: Marcos Carvalho/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 8, 2025 / 15:45 pm (CNA). Police said the man arrested outside of a Washington, D.C., cathedral …
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Pope Leo XIV: Joy Does Not Have to Be ‘Free From Suffering’
Daniel Ibáñez/CNAPope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 Toward the conclusion of his address, the Holy Father …
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Pope Leo XIV: Joy Does Not Have to Be ‘Free From Suffering’
Daniel Ibáñez/CNAPope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 Toward the conclusion of his address, the Holy Father …
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Irish Loreto Sister Receives Honorary Doctorate for Work With Girls in South Sudan Crisis
Courtesy photoSt. Patrick’s Pontifical University confers a theology doctorate on Sister Orla Treacy. Father Sheridan noted that Treacy’s vision for the school and her pupils does not stop at the …