Vatican News

The Nov. 13–15 conference in Spain seeks to showcase the achievements of the Hispanic civilization that was formed by the Catholic faith and build upon it for the future.

The religious sisters “serve as a countercultural sign and help to build an authentic civilization of truth and love,” the ethics center said.

The Villaregia Missionary Community seeks to reach communities where the Catholic Church has a limited presence.

The pontiff marks the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s death and asks prayers that peoples may be freed from “the scourge of war.”

Noah McKay said the Catholic Church’s evidence in favor of vindicatory miracles helped lead him to the Church.

EWTN’s foundress was the posthumous recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The two women had reportedly stayed at Holy Family Catholic Church before moving into the apartment where the strike was carried out.

The Italian prelate has served as archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica since 2021.

“The universe is certainly not full of worlds like Earth,” said Christopher Graney, a scholar at the Vatican Observatory.

Pope Leo XIV blessed Olivia Hamelin, a 3-year-old with a rare genetic condition, during his visit to Lourdes, France.

“Adore Him: He Is Here” will be in theaters Oct. 4–8.

Bishop Vicente Carlos Kiaziku has decried the reported abduction of children in Zaire Province, warning they could become vulnerable to exploitation, including trafficking.

Led by San Jose Bishop Oscar Cantú and program director Jose Soto, the “Radiate Love” initiative accompanies dozens of couples home to the sacraments.

On the feast of the Guardian Angels in 1928, the saint received “general enlightenment” about his mission, which later coalesced into a specific form.

Days before Brazil’s presidential election, social media posts made or insinuated false claims about candidate Flávio Bolsonaro.

All crimes against minors to be pursued says Lithuanian bishops, Filipino bishops call for ban on political dynasties, patriarch calls for synods in Syria, and more in this week’s world news roundup.

Vatican officials said the weeklong meeting is neither a synod, nor an evaluation of Amoris Laetitia.

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.

Bishop Johan Bonny said he discussed his proposal to ordain married men with Vatican officials. The Holy See has announced no approval or change to the Latin Church’s discipline.

The pontiff said the Catholic Church wishes to renew its alliance with artists.

Following years of rigorous formation in the U.S. and Rome, new deacons prepare to bring their ministry and service back to parishes across North America.

The text will be titled Venite ad Me, Latin for “Come to Me.”

Adam Blai, a Pittsburgh‑based lay member of the International Association of Exorcists, said the diocese has seen a sharp rise in cases over the past five years.

In his new book, Jack Valero, the spokesman for Opus Dei in the U.K., provides an inside look at the apostolate based on the experiences of members themselves.

Video messages ahead of the 2026 midterm elections asked voters to approach civic life with prayer, charity, and a commitment to the common good.

Overall, the numbers have grown from 28 seminarians in 2007, 52 in 2020, and 66 this year — the largest single-year class in half a century.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the new office is meant to give chaplains a direct line to the secretary, to bypass red tape from the secular bureaucracy.

Two neighbors objected to the shrine and filed suit. Lawyers for the Missionaries of St. John the Baptist say federal religious liberty protections guarantee their right to construct the shrine.

Karin Öberg holds the Thomas Dudley Cabot Chair in the Natural Sciences at Harvard University and directs the Öberg Astrochemistry Laboratory at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

Pope Leo’s prayer intention for the month of October is for the mental health ministry.

“Let us repeat together: ‘I love you, Jesus. I love you, Mary,’” the pontiff said in his remarks before the rosary in the Vatican Gardens.

The Wisconsin-based Generac Power Systems allegedly failed to present a reasonable accommodation to a religious employee, the federal government said.

Catholic Mobilizing Network offered prayers for both condemned murderer Christa Pike and the family of her victim.

Victoria recorded 512 deaths under its voluntary assisted dying law in 2025-2026 as Catholic leaders opposed legal changes set to expand access in 2027.

Leo also recalled that, for Christians, care for creation is part of a moral responsibility.

The report, prepared by one of the study groups created after the Synod on Synodality, must now be examined by Pope Leo XIV.

The World Day of Social Communications will be celebrated on May 9, 2027, the Sunday before Pentecost.

U.S. senators filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on behalf of home-schooling families, and more in this week’s roundup of Catholic education news.

The Diocese of Ghent in Belgium is contesting an individual’s request to be removed from Church records.

The well-known founder of the Franciscan order is considered one of the strongest Marian devotees in Church history.

The Catholic Church in the U.S. honors Respect Life Month in October under the theme “Mary, Mother of Life.”

The beloved Carmelite nun, patron saint of the missions, and youngest doctor of the Church is celebrated in the universal Church on Oct. 1.

In the business vocation, “God invites the entrepreneur to assist in his creation, to improve it, and to make it more habitable for humanity,” noted Luis Fernando Calvo.

Suspended federal funding made the refugee‑resettlement program grants financially unsustainable and forced staff cuts, the U.S. bishops’ financial report said.

Archbishop Alick Banda of the Lusaka Archdiocese was arrested over the alleged possession of a vehicle suspected to have been unlawfully obtained.

A “culture of reverence” in decades past helped priests avoid scrutiny for abuse, the lengthy report found.

The Catholic evangelist discussed America’s 250th anniversary at the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See on Sept. 30.

Monsignor Anthony Ekpo, a Nigerian official at the Secretariat of State, spoke at a Rome conference on financial reform on Sept. 29.

“Carlo Acutis: The Young Saint” is set to premiere in North America in February 2027.

In his first address to the German bishops’ plenary, Archbishop Hubertus van Megen said that no local Church outranks another.