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undefined Adoration, with Rosary and Benediction, underway during the conference. Leading theologians and cardinals examine Marian doctrine, devotion and history nearly a year after the Vatican controversially called the title inopportune in official usage. ... read more

undefined Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka is carried off the field on the shoulders of Steve McMichael (76) after the Bears’ 46-10 victory in Super Bowl XX in New Orleans on Jan. 26, 1986. The Chicago Bears icon, who died on Friday, gave to charities, lectored at Mass, and belonged to the Knights ... read more

Bishop Michael J. Sis of the Diocese of San Angelo, TX. (Images: sanangelodiocese.org) Bishop Michael J. Sis has served as Bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, since 2014. He grew up in Bryan, Texas. He was the fourth of five children; his father, Raymond Sis, was a professor of veterinary ... read more

The State Department released its 2026 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report on Oct. 8, showing criminal organizations and repressive governments are using trafficking for profit in new ways.The report, released more than three months after the June 30 deadline, said the spread of industrial-scale online scam operations “pose a direct threat to US national security.”Transnational ... read more

undefined L to R: Sts. John XXIII (Oct. 11), John Paul II (Oct. 22), Thérèse of Lisieux (Oct. 1), Faustina Kowalska (Oct. 5) and John Henry Newman (Oct. 9). COMMENTARY: As the Church’s universal calendar illustrates, it’s not possible to have too many saints. ... read more

Father Eduardo Chávez has been named representative of the Primate Archdiocese of Mexico for the celebrations of the fifth centenary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which will take place in 2031.In a letter signed on Sept. 22, Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, primate archbishop of Mexico, appointed Chávez, the magisterial Guadalupan theologian of ... read more

undefined In this photo released by the Bell County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist convicted of murder in the Fort Hood shootings, is seen in a booking photo after being moved to the Bell County Jail on April 9, 2010, in Belton, Texas. The decision to livestream the ... read more

undefined Catholic wedding At a gathering marking the 10th anniversary of ‘Amoris Laetitia,’ Church leaders point to changing attitudes toward sexuality, widespread divorce, and economic insecurity among obstacles to marriage. ... read more

The Chicago archdiocese this year recognized the work of Rev. Charles Rubey by dedicating in his honor a memorial to the lives lost to suicide and their surviving families.  ... read more

Pope Leo XIV took a first step Friday to lay the groundwork for the eventual conclave that will elect his successor: He appointed Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as the new dean of the College of Cardinals, elevating his profile as a papal contender in the process. ... read more

The president of the U.S. bishops' conference described the Pentagon's Oct. 8 announcement that it plans to livestream a firing squad execution as "a barbaric promotion of a culture of death." ... read more

As Cornell University grapples with a high-profile sexual assault case, Catholic leaders on campus said they are responding with "prayer, pastoral care, and renewed commitment to the formation of Catholic students," along with an 11-page pastoral letter to guide the faithful on campus. ... read more

undefined St. Eugene’s Cathedral in Derry, Ireland. An Irish priest pleads guilty to minor sex abuse, Glasgow shutters 24 churches and half its parishes, the UAE gets a new Vatican ambassador, and more in this week’s Catholic world news roundup. ... read more

The bishops of El Salvador asked Pope Leo XIV to proclaim St. Óscar Arnulfo Romero a doctor of the Church and to visit the Central American country to pray at the tomb of the martyred archbishop.The requests were made during an audience on Sept. 11 as part of the ad limina visit the Salvadoran prelates ... read more

undefined Catholic colleges and universities help students look to the saints and the truths of faith as they learn academic disciplines. COMMENTARY: If we allow the Catholic university to be a place where faculty, staff and students encounter Christ the living God, the transforming truth and love of Jesus will give rise to ... read more