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5 Franciscan martyrs beatified in Georgia; Pope hails their example (CWN)
Five Franciscan friars who were martyred in modern-day Georgia in 1597 were beatified on October 31.
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Nov. 2 The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day), Commem.
Today is the Commemoration of the All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day). The Church, after celebrating the feast of All Saints, today prays for all who, in the purifying …
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Curbing infections, not people—Part I (CWN)
An exclusive CWN report by Phil Lawler
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Africa surpasses Europe in Catholic population; Church leaders highlight missionary role
According to the latest statistics published by Agenzia Fides, Africa’s Catholic population has now surpassed Europe’s, rising to 288.3 million. […]
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Peru loses second bishop in two days as Pope Leo’s visit nears
Bishop Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich of Puno, Peru, died at age 76, just two days after the death of Archbishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia of Cusco and less than two …
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Peru loses second bishop in two days as Pope Leo’s visit nears
Bishop Jorge Carrión Pavlich, who led the Diocese of Puno for more than 24 years, has died at 76, two days after Archbishop Richard Alarcón of Cusco. […]
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How the Pope Became the Final Word on Sainthood
undefinedThe canonization of Elizabeth of Hungary in 1235, by Sándor Liezen-Mayer (1863) From the well-meaning attempt to canonize a noble pup to a streamlined administrative process reserved to the Vatican, …
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Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King: “Jesus did not ask us to feel sympathy for our enemies, but to love them”
by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Salt Lake City -On the sidelines of the G20 Interfaith Forum, taking place in Salt Lake City from October 15 to 17, 2026, Fides news agency spoke …
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Pope Leo doesn’t take sides, but teases his loyalty in Villanova-Notre Dame matchup
Pope Leo XIV appears to have fully bounced back from the lung operation that sent him to the hospital less than three weeks ago: On the stage of the Vatican’s …