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Ten priests from six municipalities in the Brazilian state of Goiás are pushing back against what they call “shameful attacks, slander, and lies directed against” their bishop, Adair José Guimarães, in the midst of a heated presidential election campaign in the world’s most populous Catholic country.In a video posted on social media, a resident of ... read more

undefined A fallen soldiers memorial is shown before the memorial service for the victims of the shooting rampage by U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan on Nov. 10, 2009, in Fort Hood, Texas. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, killed 14 people and wounded more than 30 in a shooting at the military base on Nov. ... read more

Catholic and evangelical leaders issued an ecumenical statement Oct. 13 as part of a joint effort to call for compassionate immigration reform. ... read more

The execution of the convicted mass shooter by firing squad is set for Dec. 3. A fallen soldiers memorial erected before the memorial service for the victims of the shooting rampage by U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan on Nov. 10, 2009, in Fort Hood, Texas. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, ... read more

A fallen soldiers memorial erected before the memorial service for the victims of the shooting rampage by U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan on Nov. 10, 2009, in Fort Hood, Texas. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, killed 14 people and wounded more than 30 in a shooting at the military base on Nov. 5, ... read more

President Donald Trump announced the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will not be livestreamed.The president said in a Truth Social post on Oct. 15 that while he still believes “streaming the execution for all to see might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists ... read more

Pope Leo XIV met with a top aide on Thursday and resumed working from the hospital, as doctors reported his lung had recovered well from surgery to remove a cancerous nodule. ... read more

The Vatican meeting of the world's bishops' conference presidents and the heads of Eastern Catholic churches marking the 10th anniversary of Amoris Laetitia concluded on the evening of Oct. 14 with prayers for Pope Leo XIV's recovery from lung cancer surgery. ... read more

A dinner conference in Rome on Wednesday brought together clergy, business leaders, journalists, and scholars to discuss how to communicate the truth amid distrust in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).The Acton Institute, a faith-based think tank promoting free markets and limited government, held the “Communicating Truth in an Age of AI” convivium: a conversation ... read more

Catholics in Chicago and around the world met the news of Leo's lung cancer diagnosis with shock, concern and support for the 71-year-old, whose candor around his health broke with the Vatican's tendency to be tight-lipped around papal health. ... read more

undefined A picture of Pope Leo XIV and candles are shown laid at the statue of John Paul II Oct. 14, 2026, outside Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo remains hospitalized but is recovering well, according to the Vatican update on Oct. 15, 2026. The Vatican has not yet announced whether the Pope ... read more

President Donald Trump on Oct. 15 called off Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad in December. ... read more

undefined Young people join other faithful in prayerful vigil outside of Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Leo is recovering from lung surgery. Following his lung cancer surgery, Catholics from around the world have continued to congregate at Gemelli Hospital to pray for the Holy Father. ... read more

undefined ‘Chalice’ With a handful of U.S. dioceses moving to restrict the practice, Catholics are debating whether receiving Communion from the chalice should be widely available or reserved for special occasions. ... read more

Father Ignatius Ding Zuyao was consecrated on Thursday, Oct. 15, as bishop of Haimen in eastern China, a diocese that had lacked a bishop for more than three years.Zuyao is the ninth Chinese bishop consecrated under Pope Leo XIV following procedures established by the provisional agreement between China and the Holy See governing bishop appointments. ... read more