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Catholic organizations are participating in efforts to recruit and train poll chaplains, who serve an unofficial peacekeeping role at voting locations.

Mental Health Sunday is part of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops’ National Catholic Mental Health Campaign and falls on Oct. 11 this year.

Students protested the university's handling of alleged sexual assaults involving members of the Chi Phi fraternity in 2024.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett speaks at Benedictine College, the Archdiocese of Chicago urges Illinois’ governor to opt in to an education tax program, and more in this week’s education roundup.

The bishop died in a local hospital “surrounded by close family and friends,” current Bishop Emilio Biosca Agüero, OFM Cap, said.

“Circumstances of a person’s birth should not determine the respect for one’s inherent God-given dignity or the opportunities an individual is able to access,” Archbishop Christophe El-Kassis said.

The government has debated expanding its medical assistance in dying program for those suffering solely from mental health issues.

Opening a Vatican meeting marking 10 years since Amoris Laetitia, the pope said the Church must learn from families marked by hardship, loneliness, and fragility.

Dominican Sister Helen Alford, a prominent social scientist, addressed a Vatican conference on the 10th anniversary of the controversial document.

Father Ignacio Larrañaga was described as a mystic “who, through his warm words and profound contemplative experience, taught millions of people how to pray and live in intimacy with the Father.”

Jonathan Reyes will serve as FOCUS’ next chief executive officer, effective Nov. 16.

The meeting brought together the first American-born pope and one of the country’s best-known Catholic evangelists, both with deep roots in Illinois.

The pontiff held a private audience on Wednesday with a group of Vatican Museum patrons.

Leo also recalled the Oct. 7 liturgical memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary and emphasized the importance of this traditional Marian prayer.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe and Bishop Tim Norton apologized to the victims as the former bishop of Broome, Christopher Saunders, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison.

The Spanish prelate points out that praying the rosary “helps us guard our hearts. It sustains faith, hope, and charity.”

A look at this popular devotion and prayer on the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.

“Accountability for grave wrongdoing is necessary, but it does not require the taking of another life,” the bishops wrote.

Bishop Michael Olson said he hopes to “further the culture of life” by urging the company to consider whether it’s violating federal law by mailing abortion pills to pro-life states.

The motto for this year’s pilgrimage was "Mother, in your embrace we recognize each other as brothers and sisters.”

“This anniversary invites us to remember not only the founding of our nation but also the generations who have helped bring its ideals to life,” said the letter from Colorado Christian leaders.

Judge William Lafferty said the diocese had not settled bankruptcy requirements and did not qualify for a special religious dispensation in the proceedings.

The pontiff sent a message of condolence for those killed in Gaza by airstrikes on Oct. 3.

Corsican Catholics answered the destruction of a Marian statue with a public rosary and prayers for the accused men’s conversion.

Bishop Iyad Twal said he is looking to 2030 to deepen Jordan’s place on the Christian pilgrimage map.

The case involves a Belgian citizen who has left the Church and has requested his name be deleted from the baptismal records and whether the Church under EU law has the right to decline to do so.

Our Mother of Mercy Parish in Africatown celebrates 100 years of faith with an ecumenical revival bringing nearly 500 Christians together.

The Archdiocese of St. Louis says it has been discriminated against in its efforts to minister to Catholic ICE detainees.

Bishop Matthieu Rougé, who leads the French bishops’ conference’s Council for Catholic Education, said responsible adults must lead young people to express their concerns peacefully.

The prelate was barred from receiving formal appointments or new offices and from administering the sacrament of penance for five years. He may celebrate Mass and administer the other sacraments.

Washington Cardinal Robert McElroy was the principal celebrant of the Mass, and Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, offered the homily.

At a Mass honoring their patron, St. Michael the Archangel, the pontiff called on gendarmes to exercise authority with humility and compassion.

The Mombasa Archdiocese announced on Saturday that pilgrims from one parish had died as they traveled to Subukia National Marian Shrine.

A collection of Pope Francis’ private writings will be available on Nov. 24.

The pontiff met with Korean clergy on Monday, marking the 25th anniversary of the Korean Pontifical College in Rome.

The pontiff held a private audience on Monday with the Vatican labor associations.

The pontiff met with several American bishops from Oct. 1–5, and three U.S. cardinals are set to be in Rome for a major fall conference on the family.

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 marked the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s death and asked 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.