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The president of the Nicaraguan Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, announced that the Holy See has postponed the ad limina visit of the Central American country’s bishops, citing a lack of “appropriate conditions” for the Nicaraguan prelates.“The Holy See has postponed it until next year with no specific date set as of yet ... read more

Only a week remains until Pope Leo XIVʼs arrival in Uruguay, and anticipation is growing among locals: For many, it will be their first experience of this kind, while others recall the visit of St. John Paul II in 1987, the last time a pontiff visited the country.The date is not just another day on ... read more

undefined 'Old House' Catholic priests describe blessing homes where paranormal occurrences seem to be going on. ... read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, send a telegram of condolence in Pope Leo’s name to the archbishop of Toledo, Spain, following a train collision that killed at least 69 passengers. Cardinal Parolin said that Pope Leo prayed for the eternal repose of the deceased, extended condolences to their ... read more

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Catholics are required to attend Mass every Sunday and on specific holy days of obligation. In 2026, one of those days also falls on a Sunday, and itʼs happening this weekend. On Nov. 1, the solemnity of All Saints will replace the 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time. On Saturday, Oct. 31, and on Sunday, Nov. ... read more

The topic of Q rather abruptly entered the room again this year when Bill Maher, no conservative, confessed in February that he’d misjudged “QAnon,” in light of the Epstein revelations. “I can’t believe I’m saying this, but where does QAnon go for the apology?” Anons had been talking about the existence of pedophile rings in ... read more

Critics of Catholic teaching on the immorality of homosexual acts strongly criticized the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s letter to bishops on the pastoral care of homosexual persons, 40 years after its publication. At the time, the congregation’s prefect was Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who became Pope Benedict XVI in 2005. ... read more

A new Pew Research Center report found that “since 2020, steady percentages of U.S. adults have said they identify with a religion, pray daily, consider religion to be very important in their lives and attend religious services at least monthly,” 41% of young adults born between 2004 and 2008 attend religious services at least ... read more

The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said in an interview that “Ukraine needs weapons, but it also needs you—your solidarity, your prayers, and your human and Christian empathy.” Appearing on the Italian bishops’ television network, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk “emphasized the need to balance Ukraine’s right to self-defense with the responsibility to ... read more

A Vatican diplomat said that “wherever possible,” the return of migrants to their native lands “should be a voluntary and informed choice.” Addressing a committee meeting of the International Organization for Migration, Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, said on October ... read more

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, told journalists that “we will remain committed to Ukraine, addressing humanitarian issues, the exchange of prisoners, and the return of deported Ukrainian children.” “Pope Leo XIV wants to bring the war in Ukraine to an end,” Archbishop Gallagher said ... read more

Aquinas once wrote that “among all worldly things, there is nothing which seems worthy to be preferred to friendship” (De Regno, I, ch. XI). Regardless of one’s station in life, be he wealthy or in the depths of poverty, be he famous or unknown, a true friend is a comfort unrivaled on this side of ... read more

Pope Leo XIV received President Laura Fernández of Costa Rica in an October 29 audience. ... read more

Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles paid tribute to labor leader and activist Dolores Huerta following her death on October 28 at the age of 96. ... read more