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Published: October 8, 2025 20:13

The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown met Wednesday with Pope Leo XIV and brought him a packet of letters from immigrant families "terrorized" by fear that they and their loved ones will be rounded up and deported as the…

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Published: October 8, 2025 19:00

Those who hoped that Pope Leo XIV would back away from Pope Francis' concerns about global warming and the environment were severely disappointed last week. https://bit.ly/3KHhHnZ

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Published: October 8, 2025 18:44

Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. https://bit.ly/47eQlhM

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Published: October 8, 2025 17:53

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Oct. 6 that the bishops will vote for chairmen-elect for six standing committees during their upcoming 2025 plenary assembly in Baltimore in November. https://bit.ly/3L20Lso

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Published: October 8, 2025 14:19

Technology can help chaplains reach more people through secure communication or virtual visits, says career Navy chaplain Cynthia Kane, but it cannot replace the sacramental presence or the bond formed when someone stands beside you in the hardest moments.…

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Published: October 8, 2025 13:15

A majority of the court's six conservative judges questioned arguments that the state law does not infringe on freedom of speech and the First Amendment by engaging in viewpoint discrimination. https://bit.ly/3IM7k1N

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Published: October 8, 2025 12:44

The UK-based anti-landmines group was honored with the 2025 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, the world's largest annual humanitarian award for nonprofits. https://bit.ly/4q0Wm98

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Published: October 7, 2025 21:04

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday said he has asked Pope Leo XIV to help maintain peace in the South American country. https://bit.ly/4q0dA6K

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Published: October 7, 2025 20:19

As the Pontifical Commission for the Protection Minors concluded its Sept. 29-Oct. 3 assembly in Kraków, "following five days of intensive dialogue, reflection and strategic planning," it prepares to publish its second annual report Oct. 16.…

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Published: October 7, 2025 19:20

Pope Leo XIV has begun correcting some of Pope Francis' more questionable financial reforms and decisions, canceling a law Monday that had concentrated financial power in the Vatican bank. https://bit.ly/48OqC0T

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Published: October 7, 2025 18:15

Sr. Rosily Kolencherry has organized more than 60,000 women into self-help groups across Bihar state, empowering them to tackle social issues and launch income-generating projects during her four decades of ministry in eastern India. https://bit.ly/48BZEtB

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Published: October 7, 2025 17:00

The "godfather of AI" says that as AI threatens to wipe out humanity, we need to build into it "maternal instincts" so "they really care about people." https://bit.ly/4o6W2E6

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Published: October 7, 2025 16:07

The Belém, Brazil summit, scheduled for November, is expected to be one of the most consequential climate gatherings since COP21, which culminated in the 2015 Paris Agreement. https://bit.ly/46IJmxG

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Published: October 7, 2025 15:24

Pope Leo XIV will travel to Turkey and Lebanon for the first international trip of his pontificate, the Vatican announced on Tuesday, positioning him as a bridge-builder in a region with ongoing political and religious tensions. https://bit.ly/4nB2pQd

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Published: October 7, 2025 03:21

"It is unacceptable and unjustifiable to reduce human beings to mere 'collateral damage'" in Israel's stated goal of destroying Hamas, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state. https://bit.ly/3KUZcfQ

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Published: October 7, 2025 02:00

At the Red Mass celebrated on the day before the Supreme Court's new term, Washington Cardinal Robert McElroy emphasized that "men and women of the law are architects of hope by reason of their vocation." https://bit.ly/4mP8Gqo

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Published: October 7, 2025 01:03

"Many questions remain unanswered, and much still needs to be defined. We must not delude ourselves, but we are pleased that something new and positive is on the horizon," Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said in an Oct. 5 statement. https://bit.ly/3VTyeYt

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Published: October 7, 2025 00:19

The constitutionality of a Colorado law that bans so-called "conversion therapy" is scheduled to go before the Supreme Court on Oct. 7, 2025. https://bit.ly/3KCKEl1

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Published: October 6, 2025 23:18

Where a baby happens to be born should not determine his or her access to safe, clean conditions to come into the world. Every birth, every baby, is a miracle from God, and we should treat it as such. https://bit.ly/48NYQl8

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Published: October 6, 2025 22:19

The world's oldest army has new uniforms. https://bit.ly/46BVy34

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Published: October 6, 2025 21:20

A prominent cleric in Armenia was sentenced to two years in prison Oct. 3 after being found guilty of calling for an overthrow of the government. https://bit.ly/3IYAJpo

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Published: October 6, 2025 20:18

"A government shutdown jeopardizes the health and stability of millions of families — especially those living paycheck to paycheck and communities that depend on essential services," Haddad said in an Oct. 1 statement. https://bit.ly/47hOhVp

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Published: October 6, 2025 19:34

Typhoons Ragasa and Bualoi battered Vietnam as chapels, kindergartens and centers for people with disabilities operated by the sisters were destroyed. https://bit.ly/3VUyZjY

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Published: October 6, 2025 18:15

Tragedies like the Sept. 28, 2025 shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan are part of a longer pattern. https://bit.ly/4pWC3Kb

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Published: October 6, 2025 17:10

Bipartisan legislation to create a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools warrants our support. https://bit.ly/4o5NX2r

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Published: October 6, 2025 16:14

Ministry is central to the life of a sister. GSR's The Life panelists respond to the question: "Who or what has shaped your response to ministry?" https://bit.ly/4pXD3xy

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Published: October 6, 2025 15:06

In this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear says we need to decide if we want to learn from Jesus the things that make for peace, and then try to put them into action. https://bit.ly/3KCDUDN

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Published: October 6, 2025 14:15

Nothing like a speech from President Donald "Bone Spur" Trump to list the spirits of America's generals and admirals, says columnist Michael Sean Winters. https://bit.ly/4mMHV5R

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Published: October 6, 2025 13:33

In audiences and off-the-cuff comments, Pope Leo has offered migrants and their advocates reason to rally around him as a defender of human dignity. https://bit.ly/4pXshaw

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Published: October 3, 2025 22:07

Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London, was announced Friday as Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time a woman has been chosen as the spiritual leader of the Church of England. https://bit.ly/3VLit5V

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Published: October 3, 2025 21:15

Pope Leo XIV said prayers for victims of a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the central part of the Philippines that killed at least 72 people late Sept. 30, according to Archbishop Alberto Uy of Cebu. https://bit.ly/4pYRfGQ

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Published: October 3, 2025 20:17

Our research shows that nonreligious Americans report being significantly less spiritual than people who identify with established traditions such as Christianity, Judaism or Islam. https://bit.ly/48SIoA2

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Published: October 3, 2025 19:55

Pope Leo XIV expressed concern about rhetoric used by President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shortly after their Sept. 30 meeting with top U.S. military officials. https://bit.ly/3IU0hUE

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Published: October 3, 2025 18:18

Nazrul Islam, a Muslim who lives in the Sunamganj district in Bangladesh, says Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home inspired him to cultivate various vegetables and fruit trees on the empty land next to his house.…

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Published: October 3, 2025 17:12

Synodality, understood as a pilgrim journey, has helped me integrate my nursing service with faith in Jesus, the wounded healer. https://bit.ly/4mL1nQk

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Published: October 3, 2025 16:05

The Sisters of St. Joseph's Mirabeau Water Garden in New Orleans is under construction, creating an opportunity to utilize the city's excess rainwater. https://bit.ly/4o3AxEq

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Published: October 3, 2025 15:17

Roughly half the state's pollinators are at risk of going extinct. Women religious in the Hudson Valley and on Long Island are securing safe spaces for them. https://bit.ly/3KvCkDD

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Published: October 3, 2025 14:01

Conservative Catholics must reckon with the fact that it is they, not the pope or Cardinal Cupich, who need a course correction. -Michael Sean Winters…

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Published: October 3, 2025 13:17

Pope Leo XIV is not going to reject the reforms of Pope Francis, but neither is he going to quickly move beyond them. https://bit.ly/4pYi0ey

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Published: October 3, 2025 04:00

Migrants and refugees often are "privileged witnesses of hope through their resilience and trust in God," Pope Leo XIV said. https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/migrants-refugees-are-often-models-hope-and-faith-pope-says

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Published: October 3, 2025 03:19

A Catholic school educator in NJ has been pulled from her classroom, after she advised a school official her pregnancy was a surrogacy — a practice contrary to Church teaching — while the church engages her in a pastoral conversation over the matter.…

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Published: October 3, 2025 02:18

Five years after the release of Pope Francis' encyclical on fraternal love, and amid a rise in political violence, the leader of the U.S. Catholic bishops is pleading for a rediscovery of — and respect for — a common humanity. https://bit.ly/3VLYJz6

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Published: October 3, 2025 00:13

The blessing of combining parishes is the wealth of experience that people share in new ways. At our combined parish, that has reenergized initiatives to restore our common home, Earth, and to act on climate change. https://bit.ly/3ISIKMy

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Published: October 2, 2025 22:13

Rapid economic growth has driven new migration patterns in Asia, and a report published in 2024 highlights how Catholic sisters are meeting the challenges and opportunities in their work with migrants and refugees. https://bit.ly/3KAuiJA

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Published: October 2, 2025 21:00

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, addressed controversy over Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich's decision to honor longtime Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, again signaling his attentiveness to debates in his native country and a willingness to comment on them.…

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Published: October 2, 2025 20:18

Sen. Dick Durbin will not accept a Catholic award recognizing his immigration work, Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich said Sept. 30. The announcement follows objections from some bishops over Durbin's support for abortion rights. https://bit.ly/42S68R6

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Published: October 2, 2025 18:06

As the popemobile rolled through St. Peter's Square Sept. 24, the choir from New York's Church of St. Paul the Apostle performed an original hymn for Pope Leo XIV. Its words were drawn from the pope's inaugural homily. https://bit.ly/46vCEuI

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Published: October 2, 2025 16:48

Reflecting on Pope Leo's recent comment in an interview, Daniel Horan suggests we look to history for the ways in which changing attitudes did eventually result in changing doctrine. https://bit.ly/46xTzN9

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Published: October 2, 2025 14:19

A government shutdown jeopardizes the health and stability of millions of families across the United States, especially the poor, Catholic organizations warned as the federal government shuttered Oct. 1 in a high-stakes standoff between congressional…

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Published: October 2, 2025 12:42

Catholics and all people committed to protecting the planet must keep climate action from slipping into trends or tribalism, Pope Leo XIV said as he opened a global church summit on climate change aimed at advancing his predecessor's advocacy on…

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Published: October 1, 2025 21:00

A new statement from the National Association of Black Catholic Administrators is calling for introspection and truth-telling amid the national fallout after the shooting death of Republican activist Charlie Kirk.…

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Published: October 1, 2025 19:00

As the world grapples with "mounting challenges," the global community must "recommit to the foundational pillars" of peace, justice and truth, learning from history and building a more equitable future, a top Vatican diplomat told the United Nations.…

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Published: October 1, 2025 17:58

Luna believes Catholics, especially young people, need to take action to help those immigrants in need. https://bit.ly/4o3yhx0

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Published: October 1, 2025 15:26

Leo continued: "Someone who says, 'I'm against abortion but I'm in favor of the death penalty,' is not really pro-life. Someone who says, 'I'm against abortion, but I'm in favor of the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States,' I don't know if…

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Published: October 1, 2025 13:18

McElroy's message to reject indifference toward indiscriminate, violent deportation arrives with a desperately needed clarity amid the unfortunate clutter of voices on the issue, even within the church. https://bit.ly/4o1Yj3C

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Published: October 1, 2025 11:03

"Our hope was to be with the Hudson River and experience it as a living being, with its own right to exist, flourish and thrive," said Charity Sr. Carol De Angelo. https://bit.ly/3Wiry6e

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Published: October 1, 2025 01:18

Several Catholic bishops are expressing their sorrow over a deadly attack at a Michigan house of worship, which took place just weeks after a mass shooting at a Minnesota Catholic church. https://bit.ly/48I2ugq

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Published: September 30, 2025 23:55

Speaking at a recent worship service at the Pentagon, Hegseth said the US needs to be 'in prayer, on bended knee, recognizing the providence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.'…

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Published: September 30, 2025 21:18

Among the estimated 20,000 pilgrims in Rome for the Jubilee of Catechists, a group of three dozen from the United States had their own private audience with Pope Leo XIV. https://bit.ly/46tAj3o

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Published: September 30, 2025 19:51

Arnold Schwarzenegger told reporters he knows that people get "pumped up" spiritually at Mass, but he wishes he could go to Mass at least once and hear a homily on what Catholics can and should do to reduce pollution. https://bit.ly/4gOJjU4

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Published: September 30, 2025 14:00

Cardinal Robert McElroy wasted no time pointing out that this year's World Day for Migrants and Refugees is not like the others — at least not in the U.S. https://bit.ly/3VHtBAz

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Published: September 30, 2025 03:20

A group of Catholic sisters criticized Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan for his recent comments about the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, suggesting the cardinal is "confusing the true witness of the Gospel" by likening Kirk to a biblical…

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Published: September 30, 2025 01:07

Pope Leo XIV announced he will proclaim St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the church Nov. 1 during the Jubilee of the World of Education. https://bit.ly/3IwkOi1

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Published: September 29, 2025 22:17

Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla are set to make a state visit to the Vatican in late October, six months after the trip was postponed due to the illness of the late Pope Francis. https://bit.ly/4gIX8Ua

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Published: September 29, 2025 20:52

A Catholic high school boys' choir from Chicago made it to the top five on the season finale of "America's Got Talent" Sept. 24, prompting a message of pride and encouragement from Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich. https://bit.ly/3KviWGK

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Published: September 29, 2025 18:31

Over a century in the making, the Tower of Jesus Christ, designed by famed Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí, will soon crown the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, making it the tallest Catholic church in the world. https://bit.ly/4nUgx72

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Published: September 29, 2025 16:55

Universities, often perceived as bastions of progressive thought, are increasingly reflecting the broader political polarization gripping the nation. https://bit.ly/46sFHnn

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Published: September 29, 2025 14:47

A lawyer seemed to have a conflict of interest when he represented sisters who claimed the future pope covered up their abuse allegations against two priests. Now, one sister says her lawyer "didn't really want to help us." https://bit.ly/4mDTM64