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Pope Leo XIV will not attend the prayer meeting in Assisi on Tuesday on the advice of his doctors following his surgery earlier this month, according to the Holy See Press Office.ewtnnews.com/vatican/pope-le…
Whatever is on your ballot in this election—or if you are sitting this one out in your state—we all have duties as citizens, writes Dawn Beutner. catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Alliance Defending Freedom has urged Egyptian authorities to free six young Christians after they posted a TikTok video that authorities considered offensive to Islam.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Archbishop Jeffrey Grob of Milwaukee on Sunday issued what he called a “public apology” over his part in the Oct. 22 meeting of bishops at the White House. catholicworldreport.com/2026…
We seek a Kingdom which is yet to come, to be sure, all the while gaining glimpses of that coming Kingdom in and through our life in the Church–most especially when we gather to offer the Eucharistic Sacrifice, writes Peter M.J. Stravinskas. catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Beginning with the question posed in Sundayʼs Gospel, “Which commandment in the law is the greatest?” Pope Leo XIV focused his reflection before the Angelus on the theme of love.ewtnnews.com/vatican/pope-le…
The death toll from the armed attack on St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Hamoud, in southern Jordan’s Karak governorate, has risen to nine, with others wounded.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
The two loves—of God and of neighbor—can be distinguished, but cannot be separated. They are the two foundations upon which true religion, real communion, and authentic morality are established, writes Carl E. Olson on the Readings for Sunday, October 24. catholicworldreport.com/2026…
IVF has introduced moral evils that will continue to multiply unless we confront them honestly and reject IVF, writes Father Jerry J. Pokorsky. catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Maria Elena Rocha recounts how despite the tragedy of losing her husband and two sons in last summer’s earthquake in Venezuela, her faith and trust in God still sustains her.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Timothy S. Goeglein, a former White House official and long-time vice president of government affairs at Focus on the Family, has written an important and timely book: "What Really Matters: Restoring a Legacy of Faith, Freedom, and Family."catholicworldreport.com/2026…
On Monday, Oct. 19, Pope Leo XIV appointed new members to the International Theology Commission (ITC) for the 2026–2031 cycle. Compared with previous years, the number of women has increased from five to eight, including five laywomen. catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Can embryo adoption be considered morally licit by the Catholic Church? The John Paul II Shrine in Washington, D.C., hosted a debate between two Catholic ethicists Oct. 22 in an event marking the feast of St. John Paul II.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Among my favorite novels is Mark Helprin’s A Soldier of the Great War. It follows a long conversation between Alessandro Giuliani, a septuagenarian veteran of World War I, and an earnest yet naïve 17-year-old boy named Nicolò Sambuca. catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Montse Alvarado will make history Nov. 1 as the first laywoman to serve as prefect of a dicastery of the Holy See.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Korean bishops elect president, Church in Burundi supports over 80,000 refugees, Scotland Bishops’ Conference president steps back from duties, and more in this week’s Catholic world news roundup.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Ongoing air pollution and its effects were discussed at the assembly of the Franciscan Network for Peace and Integral Ecology in Asia, held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, earlier this month.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, Bishop Robert Barron this week issued a sharply critical statement of what he described as “inane” controversy involving a German Catholic institution from which he received an award in 2025.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Denver Archbishop James Golka and over half a dozen fellow U.S. Catholic bishops met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Oct. 22.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
