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“No clinical reasons why it should not take place,” said Dr. Stefano Margaritora, who called Pope Leo “an ideal patient.”

On average each day, over the last 100 years in mission territories, the Church has seen more than 9,000 people becoming Catholic, two priestly ordinations, and five women taking vows as religious.

The 71-year-old pope had been admitted last Tuesday and underwent surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung.

The Catholic Church has 407,421 priests, 425 more than the previous year. Africa and Asia are driving this growth, while Europe recorded another decline.

A Catholic parish in western Singapore hosted the play “TO GAZE: St. Clare of Assisi” as part of celebrations for the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi.

Citing Pope Leo XIV’s call to defend human dignity in the age of AI, the German Bishops’ Conference has joined an initiative to make artificial intelligence safe for children.

Professor Jodi Hunt told EWTN News she thinks Talarico was trying to appear as a “centrist” to undecided voters, or Republicans unhappy with the party, but she does not think he was convincing.

The Vatican said the pontiff will lead the Angelus from the Vatican as usual on Sunday.

Jesuit Refugee Service UK urges solidarity with migrants, a priest in India is arrest for minor sex abuse, a Maronite bishop is appointed in Mexico, and more in this week’s world news roundup.

The new trailer already has over 1 million views on YouTube in the 24 hours since its release.

The Department of Homeland Security insisted ICE officers are “heroes,” enforcing the law.

The tragedy that claimed the lives of three students has prompted an outpouring of pastoral care and community support across the state.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said an agreement is in effect for three years, restoring funding and requiring the charity to “maintain enhanced compliance and oversight measures.”

The measure comes more than six years after the Diocese of Madison threatened to sue the local government of Dane County over its imposition of a 50-person cap on Mass attendance in 2020.

Australia's antislavery commissioner, Chris Evans, who has hailed the Catholic sector’s work, wants large companies legally required to find and fix forced labor in their supply chains.

The hospitalized pontiff initiated the call to the Russian president, according to the Vatican secretary of state.

The prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, is in the United Kingdom for the first time meeting with faith leaders.

Catholic leaders urged Congress to defend disability rights, warning a new Department of Justice opinion could threaten community-based care.

The pontiff, still hospitalized after surgery, sent a message for World Food Day on Friday.

Vatican sources also indicated that the pope will publicly lead the Angelus this Sunday, although it has not yet been determined whether it will be from the hospital or the Vatican.

The Vatican secretary of state also said Thursday that the pontiff may have to “adjust his pontificate if it becomes necessary.”

Despite threats of violence and restrictions placed on some Christian communities, the national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Nigeria is encouragging missionaries to be unafraid.

The certificate program seeks to provide formation for people who can spread knowledge about the Guadalupe event.

Bishops and priests remain active in Nevada, Virginia, Idaho, and Missouri, as they prepare Catholics to vote on referendums that could reshape abortion policies in their states.

The USCCB president called on Catholics to exercise their “right and responsibility” to vote while advocacy organization CatholicVote issued state voter guides.

“I ask you please to pray for me, as I pray for you,” Pope Leo XIV wrote.

The priests note that “partisan politics falls within the realm of the debatable; thus, the fact that we hold divergent positions in this arena does not necessarily make us enemies.”

The execution of the convicted mass shooter by firing squad is set for Dec. 3.

The Acton Institute held a discussion on “Communicating Truth in an Age of AI.”

The Vatican has not yet announced whether the pope will lead the public Angelus prayer from Gemelli Hospital on Sunday.

Father Ignatius Ding Zuyao’s consecration as bishop of Haimen on Oct. 15 is the ninth such consecration in Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate.

The pontiff said this week he would offer his reflections on the Amoris Laetitia gathering “in due course.”

One hundred years after the start of the Catholic resistance that led to the Cristero War, the Church in Mexico proposes re-examining this period “objectively.”

The New England state recently passed a law that effectively removes all limits on abortion.

The most common type of lung cancer in both smokers and nonsmokers is non-small cell lung cancer, said Jeff McGovern, a pulmonologist, about Pope Leo’s diagnosis.

The document “A Call for Christian Compassion and Wisdom in the Immigration Debate” is the product of the Evangelical-Catholic Dialogue on Immigration.

The massive, five-hour procession in honor of Our Lady of Nazareth begins and ends with a Mass and features pilgrims fulfilling vows for favors granted

By bringing His Presence to the streets, grace overflows.

Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán was appointed by Pope Leo XIV as coadjutor archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in 2025, with the automatic right of succession upon his predecessor’s retirement.

According to lung cancer expert Luis Ráez, Pope Leo’s treatment will depend on the size of the tumor and whether the cancer has spread.

The Holy See Press Office confirmed the nodule removed on Tuesday during Pope Leo’s surgery is a type of non-small cell lung cancer. Follow here for more updates.

Doctors say the pontiff's recovery is proceeding as expected, while the Vatican confirms his desire to go ahead with a planned visit to Latin America in November.

The Catholic Diocese of Gboko has suspended operations at a number of Catholic institutions in Ihugh withdrawing all diocesan personnel due to ongoing violence, attacks, and threats.

The University of Dayton announced its first woman president, while Catholic high schools in Cleveland and Omaha launched career development programs in this week’s roundup of Catholic education news.

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

The survey found that a narrow plurality of Catholics prefer Democrats in the midterm elections as Catholic approval of President Donald Trump continues to plummet.

As Pope Leo XIV recovers from lung cancer surgery, meet St. Peregrine Laziosi, the Servite priest healed the night before his amputation and now patron of cancer patients.

The cardinal, senator, and congressman met on the basis of church-state relationships and discussed issues such as protecting human life, social justice, poverty, and the common good.

The Holy See Press Office confirmed Tuesday evening that the nodule removed during Pope Leo XIV’s surgery was cancerous.

Who exactly runs the Vatican when a pope is hospitalized or unable to perform his normal duties?