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Vatican City – We publish below the text of the video message delivered by Pope Leo XIV in preparation for World Mission Sunday, established 100 years ago by Pope Pius XI and celebrated this year on Sunday, October 18.§§§Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,As we mark World Mission Sunday, we give thanks to God for ... read more

undefined It's the final out of the 1966 World Series and staff photographer Darryl Heikes captures the jubilant mood of Brooks Robinson (5) and Dave McNally (19), the two players who helped the Orioles win the championship. COMMENTARY: America could use more such men today, not least in politics, like the ... read more

The Archdiocese of Córdoba, Argentina, announced that Bishop Ricardo Seirutti has been removed from the offices of auxiliary bishop and vicar general. Following unspecified allegations by two adults, Bishop Seirutti has also been barred from hearing confessions for five years, though he may continue to celebrate the other sacraments. ... read more

On his Radio María program, Bishop José Ignacio Munilla of the Diocese Orihuela-Alicante in Spain recently shared five reasons to pray the rosary during the month of October:1. The Blessed Mother herself has repeatedly made the request.The Spanish prelate pointed out that the fact that over the centuries the Virgin Mary has repeatedly asked for ... read more

The retired bishop of Broome, Australia, was sentenced to six and one-half years in prison for the sexual abuse of two young men. Bishop Christopher Saunders, 76, was convicted in August of one count of sexual penetration and 12 counts of indecent assault. ... read more

I spoke the other day with my daughter Shannon, who is a month into her freshman year of college. I expected her to tell me about her first taste of big-time Deep South college football—all about Ole Miss’ huge victory over its rival, LSU. Instead, she told me her university was on lockdown. Two freshmen ... read more

The Baltimore Orioles playing one of the last major league home night games at the Memorial Stadium, September 14, 1991 (Image: Wikipedia) I am not usually given to apocalypticism, but I think I got the imagery exactly right when, in 2001, I called my brother and described the ruins left by the ... read more

In an article published at The Catholic Thing on September 18, 2026, Dmitri Solzhenitsyn endeavors to summarize for readers what he calls “The Original ‘Liturgy Wars’: Between East and West.” His basic argument is that wars over liturgy are nothing new—in fact, the first battlefield was between East and West, inasmuch as the Western church ... read more

"I think we're going to go through a dark night of the soul as a country on this issue," said Dylan Corbett, executive director of the Hope Border Institute. "But I do have a lot of hope." ... read more

"The blue wave is rising, and while it may not lift all boats, it is apparently lifting some. And religion is part of the story," Michael Sean Winters writes. ... read more

October is designated by the Catholic Church as the month of the rosary, and Oct. 7 is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.Here are seven common myths and facts about this popular devotion and  prayer:1. Only Catholics can pray the rosary.False. While rosaries are typically associated with Catholics, non-Catholics can certainly pray the ... read more

The young Francis of Assisi knew both the pleasures and dangers of male fraternity intimately. Eight hundred years after Francis' death, that story can give us a new lens on what fraternity can and should mean. ... read more

Mzuzu – The Catholic Church in Malawi celebrated the centenary of World Mission Sunday on Sunday, October 4, at Mzuzu Stadium. Established in 1926 by Pope Pius XI, World Mission Sunday is an occasion to pray and raise funds in support of missionary work throughout the world.The celebration, centred on the theme of the 2026 ... read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Cathedral of St. Stephen in Metz, France, on Sept. 28, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Pope Leo’s fine homilies and speeches during his recent apostolic journey to France have been amply applauded and extensively commented upon. His homilies at the Place de la Concorde ... read more

The Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary was instituted to honor Mary for the Christian victory over the Turks at Lepanto on October 7, 1571. Pope St. Pius V and all Christians had prayed the Rosary for victory. The Rosary, or the Psalter of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is one of the best prayers ... read more