Pope Leo XIV will celebrate 14 public Masses during the month of November, starting with an All Souls’ Day Mass at Rome’s largest cemetery.
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The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities expressed gratitude Oct. 27 “for all those who work to provide necessary resources to women, babies, and families during pregnancy and beyond.”
The Church in Spain expressed its sorrow and solidarity with the victims of an Oct. 28 train accident between Urda and Los Yébenes, near the historic town of Toledo, entrusting the deceased, the injured, and their families to prayer.
Catholics must not live their faith in opposition or “hostility” toward modern culture, Pope Leo XIV said, emphasizing that integrating faith and culture is essential to living out the Christian vocation and sharing the Gospel with others.
For students at Ursuline Academy of Dallas, living their faith extends beyond the classroom and is reflected in service to others.
The Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church called on the Ethiopian government to intervene after armed assailants killed 60 Orthodox Christians in two separate attacks.
The Holy See’s Dicastery for Communication’ incoming prefect called her new role “a privilege and honor” and “a great adventure” just days before it was to begin Nov. 1. Pope Leo XIV appointed Maria Montserrat “Montse” Alvarado, then EWTN News’ president and COO, to the position June 2.
As the northern winter approaches, Scandinavia’s Catholic Church is witnessing unprecedented growth, with more people turning to the faith in reaction to the region’s highly secularized culture.
Pope Leo XIV urged educators to recognize the challenges facing young people today, saying many struggle with “digital loneliness,” broken families, and feeling “paralyzed by the fear of making mistakes” when performance-driven culture turns ruthless.
Although Joseph Lucido has long been a steady presence within his parish community — pushed to Mass in his wheelchair week after week by his parents — it was only recently that his family felt a full initiation into the Catholic Church was within reach for the St. Patrick Catholic Church parishioner. This month, Joseph joyfully defied the odds, receiving the sacraments of holy Communion and confirmation at a St. Patrick sensory-friendly Mass on Oct. 11.