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Daniel IbanezPope Leo XIV during the weekly General Audience on Oct. 8, 2025 in St. Peter’s Square. COMMENTARY: The challenge of using such a framework is that many audiences take Brother Sun and Mother Earth and leave aside Sister Death and the danger of mortal sin. Read More
Thursday of week 27 in Ordinary Time, or Saints Denis, Bishop, and his Companions, Martyrs , or Saint John Leonardi, Priest First reading Malachi 3:13-20 The day that is coming will burn up the wicked You say harsh things about me, says the Lord. You ask, ‘What have we said against you?’ You say, ‘It … Read moreThu 9 October
Federal authorities announced Oct. 8 the arrest of a 29-year-old Florida man accused of deliberately starting a small brush fire that grew into January’s deadly Palisades blaze in California. Jonathan Rinderknecht, also known as “Jonathan Rinder,” was arrested Oct. 7 at his home in Melbourne, Florida, and is expected to appear in federal court in … Read moreFlorida man charged for ‘maliciously’ setting deadly Palisades Fire, officials say
Pope Leo XIV reflected Oct. 8 on Christ’s humility, love, and quiet patience toward those who do not recognize Him right away after His Resurrection but then are filled with hope and joy upon realizing it is Him. The Pope said that Christ walks similarly alongside all persons today, capable amid their sufferings and trials … Read morePope Leo meditates on Christ’s humility after His Resurrection
The leader of the Anglican Communion’s Church of Nigeria spoke out Oct. 6 on behalf of his ecclesial community, which is strongly against the Church of England electing a woman who supports same-sex “marriage” to be the next archbishop of Canterbury. According to news outlet WORLD, the Church of Nigeria’s message was that it rejects … Read moreNigeria’s Anglican leader describes election of female Canterbury archbishop supporting gay ‘marriage’ as devastating
In a reversal of a decades-long trend, the numbers of churchgoing Millennials and Gen Zers are outpacing those of older adults, new data show. Based on data gathered between January and July, Barna Group found that young adults have become more likely than their older counterparts to attend church at least monthly. Gen Z churchgoers … Read moreStudy finds younger adults, men leading church attendance
The New Jersey man arrested Oct. 5 on the steps of St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, D.C., had hundreds of explosives and a manifesto suggesting he was targeting Catholics and Supreme Court Justices, according to a police affidavit reported by multiple outlets. Officers with the Metropolitan Police Department said they encountered 41-year-old Louis Geri around … Read moreReport: New Jersey man arrested outside St. Matthew’s Cathedral was targeting Catholics, SCOTUS justices
Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez wrote Oct. 7 that the argument that prayer cannot change the world and that action instead is needed to bring peace, is a claim that “misunderstands the truth of both prayer and action, and the deeper meaning of Jesus’ saving work in the world.” Prayer is an act that opens … Read moreArchbishop Gomez: For Catholics, ‘thoughts and prayers’ are not useless
Daniel Ibáñez/CNAPope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 Toward the conclusion of his address, the Holy Father asked people to pray for the grace to recognize Christ ‘as our companion on the road’ in daily life. Read More
Courtesy photoSt. Patrick’s Pontifical University confers a theology doctorate on Sister Orla Treacy. Father Sheridan noted that Treacy’s vision for the school and her pupils does not stop at the boundaries of education. Read More