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Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a Mass on Nov. 2 for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed — also known as All Souls’ Day — at the Monumental Cemetery of Verano, the oldest and largest cemetery in Rome.According to the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, which announced the event on ... read more

The Catholic bishops of the Nordic countries have called for the careful integration of migrants, saying each country must assess how many newcomers it can receive and that migrants are obliged to obey the laws of their new homelands.In a joint pastoral letter on migration, published Oct. 24, the bishops also warned that restrictive policies ... read more

undefined Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims from his popemobile as he rides around St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 28, 2026. The Pontiff emphasized that a responsible synthesis between faith and culture is 'an essential requirement for bearing witness to the faith.' ... read more

(us.fotolia.com/smolaw11) The latest front in the battle to protect the God-given parental right to direct the educational upbringing of their children, because “the child is not the mere creature of the state,” affording them genuine choices as to where their offspring attend school is playing out in Ohio. On October 15, 2026, ... read more

When Pope Pius XI ordained six Chinese priests as bishops in St. Peterʼs Basilica on Oct. 28, 1926, he had picked each of them himself from lists sent from China.A century later, bishops in mainland China are appointed under a controversial agreement the Holy See made with Beijing in 2018. Its text has never been ... read more

The Church celebrates the Feast of Sts. Simon and Judes, Apostles, on Oct. 28. Here are five things to know about each of these men. St. Jude Jude is also called Thaddeus (see Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18). Jude is not the same person as Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus (see John 14:22-23). St. Jude is ... read more

undefined Pro-life advocate Professor Joanna Howe welcomes the crowd outside of NSW Parliament House on March 19, 2026. A pro-life activist has announced legal action against her employer after being 'inundated by an avalanche of investigations and complaints' about her views on abortion and gender ideology. ... read more

undefined The Road to Emmaus (painted around 1516–1517) by the Italian Renaissance artist Altobello Melone. COMMENTARY: When listening, and not the Gospel, is the message, the listeners are still lost on the many Emmaus roads of our time. ... read more

The pontiff emphasized that a responsible synthesis between faith and culture is “an essential requirement for bearing witness to the faith.” Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims from his popemobile as he rides around St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 28, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News ... read more

VATICAN CITY — Continuing his catechetical series on the pastoral constitution Gaudium et Spes on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV called on the faithful not to live their faith with a spirit of “opposition” or “hostility towards the world,” while underscoring that a mature and responsible synthesis between faith and culture constitutes “a necessary condition for ... read more

by Professor Liu ZhiqingRome – On October 28, 1926, exactly 100 years ago, Pope Pius XI consecrated six Chinese bishops in Rome: Philippe Zhao Huaiyi, Odorico Cheng Hede, Melchior Sun Dezheng, Louis Chen Guodi, Joseph Hu Ruoshan and Simon Zhu Kaimin. They were to lead, respectively, the Apostolic Vicariate of Xuanhua, the Apostolic Prefecture of ... read more

undefined Celebrate our friends the saints. Catholic families and an educator explain how they celebrate — including picking patrons for the year ahead. ... read more

Rome – A hundred years ago, six Chinese priests set sail from Shanghai to receive episcopal consecration at the hands of the Successor of Peter, Pope Pius XI, in Saint Peter's Basilica. In the coming days, two bishops will also travel from China to Rome to commemorate that event.On Thursday, November 5, the Pontifical Urbaniana ... read more

James Edward (Ed) Mullen, a long-time pro-life activist in Atlantic Canada, died on Sept. 11, at the age of 87. Mullen was a husband and father of 10, active in his church, Catholic charities, and the pro-life movement. From 2018 until May this year, he served as president of Campaign Life Coalition Nova Scotia. ... read more

Two legal cases concerning surrogacy made headlines this summer. Both arose after surrogates were pressured to abort in the second trimester due to fetal anomalies: in Ontario, a cleft lip and possible other health problems; in Alaska, hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Both the unnamed Canadian surrogate and the American surrogate McKenna West refused, and the ... read more