- A new Supreme Court term begins with cases on climate change, immigration and gun rightsThe Supreme Court's new term begins Monday with cases on climate change, religious rights and President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration high on the agenda. ... read more
- Vatican to publish Pope Francis’ personal diaryAn upcoming publication titled “The Private Diary of Pope Francis” promises a rare look into the inner spiritual life of the late pontiff. Announced on Monday and scheduled for publication on Nov. 24, the volume compiles intimate reflections, prayers, and personal notes, offering a window into his quiet moments of discernment.Edited with commentary by Cardinal ... read more
- Pope Francis’ diaries to be published next month, revealing reflections on Vatican yearsImage, an imprint of Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group, announced Monday that "The Private Diary of Pope Francis" will be released in English and four other languages on Nov. 24. ... read more
- Pope writes to Gaza priest after strike kills 5, including Christian mother, daughterThe pastor of Gaza's only Catholic parish revealed that Pope Leo XIV sent a personal condolence message following an Israeli missile strike that killed five people, including a Christian mother and daughter. ... read more
- Pope Leo XIV, ahead of World Youth Day in 2027, praises Korean courageAt a Monday audience celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Korean Pontifical College’s inauguration in Rome, Pope Leo XIV met with Korean clergy and reflected on their remarkable journey of faith. As preparations gather momentum for World Youth Day in Seoul in 2027, the meeting provided an occasion to celebrate how the Church in Korea ... read more
- Pope moves St. Peter’s archpriest to Italian diocese without naming successorPope Leo XIV named Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, who has served for over five years as archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica and the pope's vicar for Vatican City, as archbishop of the central Italian Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto. ... read more
- Pope Leo XIV to Vatican employees: AI cannot replace human workPope Leo XIV affirmed to the Vatican labor associations the irreplaceable nature of human work in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).The pontiff held a private audience on Monday with a delegation of the Vatican Lay Employees Association and the Women in the Vatican Association. The groups are the only two labor associations in Vatican ... read more
- 100 YEARS SINCE THE ORDINATION OF THE FIRST SIX CHINESE BISHOPS – Bishop Aloysius Chen Guodi and the Diocese of FenyangOne hundred years since the ordination of the first six Chinese Bishops consecrated in modern times , Fides News Agency is dedicating a series of documentary profiles on these Successors of the Apostles and on their dioceses, which were at the heart of this crucial event in the history of the Catholic Church in China.§§§by ... read more
- Bible and cultures: Christian identity as encounterby Marie-Lucile KubackiRome — “Very often, our identity is: ‘I am because you are not.’” For Nicoletta Gatti, a lecturer in biblical studies at the University of Ghana, it is precisely in this contrast — visible today in nationalism, religious polarization and fear of foreigners — that a crucial question arises: how can faith help ... read more
- Why Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Campaign Ad Mocking Young White Men Hit a NerveOn the surface, it seemed like a typical campaign commercial. Sarah Huckabee Sanders explains her welfare reform policy by depicting a slovenly young man playing video games and requiring him to find work. The tone is meant to be mildly humorous, and the whole message is standard Republican cant: able-bodied people should work and not ... read more
- EUROPE/FRANCE – Bishop Aldo Berardi: “What Metz can teach Ukraine, the Holy Land and the Middle East about reconciliation”by Antonella PrennaArs-sur-Moselle – From the wounds left by the wars that devastated Lorraine to the search for a path towards reconciliation in Ukraine, the Holy Land and the Gulf. Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Metz on September 28 took on a significance for Bishop Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T., Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, that went ... read more
- Christ-Centered Catholic Spirituality: From Monastic to Mendicant SpiritualityThe history of Christian spirituality is rather like a roller coaster, with continual ups and downs: renewal is followed by decline, as the human spirit inevitably falters and falls despite best efforts. It was not just Irish monks who, when they had attained what is called spiritual paternity, were sent out to convert the world; ... read more
- Europe’s synodality supporters set out ideas for 2028 Ecclesial Assembly in RomeA mid-September symposium in Austria produced the workings of a European "roadmap" for the next synodal assembly in 2028, addressing the continent's "wounds and challenges," while also focusing on transformation. ... read more
- Podcast: ‘Beatitudes should be part of our DNA,’ says Pax Christi’s Sr. Wamuyu WachiraOn this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear hosts Loreto Sr. Wamuyu Wachira, co-president of Pax Christi International. ... read more
- Oct. 5 Monday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest (USA); Optional Memorial of St. Faustina Kowalska, Virgin , Opt. Mem.The Proper Calendar for the United States celebrates the Optional Memorial of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (1819-1867). He was born in Fussen, Germany, entered the diocesan seminary, and, coming to know the charism of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, joined the order and was sent to North America. Ordained a priest in 1844, ... read more
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