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A leading Vatican diplomat condemned racism, xenophobia, and anti-religious intolerance. Addressing a UN committee meeting, Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia El-Kassis, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, said that “at the heart of the Church’s teaching lies the conviction that every human being is created in the image and ... read more

Doctors have cleared Pope Leo XIV to leave the hospital; he will return to the Vatican on Saturday afternoon, according to the Vatican.The pope’s personal physician Dr. Luigi Carbone and surgeon Dr. Stefano Margaritora said Oct. 17 that “based on the blood tests and chest X-ray performed this morning, and after evaluating his clinical condition, ... read more

The Vatican said the pontiff will lead the Angelus from the Vatican as usual on Sunday. The pope waves in St. Peter’s Square on April 29, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media Doctors have cleared Pope Leo XIV to leave the hospital; he will return to ... read more

David Ryall, director of Jesuit Refugee Service UK, urged Catholics gathered for the Association of Provincial Bursars conference to walk in solidarity with refugees.In his keynote speech, “Refugees and Migration in the U.K.: A Catholic Response to People Seeking Sanctuary,” Ryall underscored the important role those working for Catholic organizations play in helping to “turn ... read more

David Ryall, director of Jesuit Refugee Service UK, urged Catholics gathered for the Association of Provincial Bursars conference to walk in solidarity with refugees.In his keynote speech, “Refugees and Migration in the U.K.: A Catholic Response to People Seeking Sanctuary,” Ryall underscored the important role those working for Catholic organizations play in helping to “turn ... read more

by Marie-Lucile KubackiSalt Lake City – “What kind of human future are we building together?” Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, posed this question at the opening ceremony of the G20 Interfaith Forum on October 15 at the historic Tabernacle at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. Addressing representatives of different religious ... read more

On October 16—World Food Day—L’Osservatore Romano published “Nutrire il domani” (To nourish tomorrow), a special section devoted to hunger and efforts to stem it. ... read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, spoke on October 15 at the inauguration of a new Iraqi embassy to the Holy See. The Holy See and Iraq established diplomatic relations since 1966. Cardinal Parolin said that “these sixty years of bilateral relations have demonstrated” the “importance of maintaining a ... read more

A series of five evenings of recollection for the priests of the Roman Curia began on October 14 in the chapel of Domus Sanctae Marthae, the Vatican guest house where Pope Francis resided. The Secretariat of State and the Dicastery for the Clergy have organized the series, whose theme is “It is no longer ... read more

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops announced the members and consultants of its new Task Force on Preserving Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Bishop Oscar Cantú of San Jose, California, is the task force’s chairman; he is joined by Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago and six other bishops. The ... read more

Recently, Shane Gillis made headlines for saying on Saturday Night Live that women at the gym dress like whores. Naturally, this received a lot of backlash from women who go to the gym in minimal, extremely tight clothing that, until recent years, would have led most to agree with Gillis’ description. Much of the criticism ... read more

General Ulysses S. Grant, who, on military matters, was an undoubted expert, knew next to nothing about music, once claiming to have known only two tunes. “One of them is ‘Yankee Doodle,’” he confessed. “And the other isn’t.” He and I, I’m afraid, are not so far apart. I too know only one tune, and ... read more

Pope Leo XIV spoke by telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 16 and called for a ceasefire to permit the delivery of food to the besieged Ukrainian city of Oleshky, as well as the evacuation of civilians. During the conversation—the first with President Putin since June 2025—“the Holy Father expressed ... read more

The number of Catholics worldwide rose by 16,690,000 in 2024, to 1,422,144,000, according to data published by Fides, the news agency of the Pontifical Mission Societies, ahead of World Mission Sunday. At the end of 2024, as at the end of 2023, 17.8% of the world’s population was Catholic. The number of priests ... read more

There is beauty in the fact that we do not serve a God who grants us wishes like a genie, writes Alli Bobzien. Our God is wild and free. ... read more