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20 Balearic Islands martyrs, slain during Spanish Civil War, beatified (CWN)
Twenty diocesan priests slain by Republican forces during the Spanish Civil War were beatified on October 17.
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Cardinal Parolin calls for rediscovery of Humanae Vitae (Vatican News (Italian))
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, called for the rediscovery of Humanae Vitae, Pope St. Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical letter on the regulation of birth. The …
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Pope greets young Ukrainian cancer survivor as he leaves hospital (Vatican News)
As he left Gemelli Hospital on October 17, Pope Leo XIV spoke with a 13-year-old Ukrainian cancer survivor whom he first met last December. The Pontiff’s embrace last December gave …
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Cardinal Cupich hails ‘prophetic voice and legacy’ of Cardinal Bernardin (Vatican News)
Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago hailed “the prophetic voice and the legacy” of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, the archbishop of Chicago from 1982 to 1996. In an October 16 address in …
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Cancer may change ‘how’ but not ‘what’ of Leo’s papacy, pope’s friend says
“I hope we’ll see a little bit of a slowing down in the pace, but other than that, I’ll be surprised if there were any change in the velocity of …
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Podcast: Dorothy Day and the call to live the Sermon on the Mount
On this week’s episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” John Dear reflects on the life and witness of Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker.
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Editorial: Immigration, war, democracy should be front of mind for Catholic voters
As Catholic voters consider how to cast their ballots in November, the issues that have the greatest claim on our attention can be discerned from NCR’s headlines since the 2024 …
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Pope recalls World Mission Sunday (CWN)
At the conclusion of his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Leo XIV recalled World Mission Sunday.
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Pope thanks those who prayed for him during hospitalization, say he will resume activities gradually (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV thanked those who prayed for him during his hospitalization and said that he will resume his activities gradually.
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Vatican newspaper: Haiti’s postponed elections are ‘symbol of a broken promise’ (CWN)
The Vatican newspaper published a front-page article lamenting the postponement of Haiti’s elections amid mounting gang violence.