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Vatican

Pope Leo Calls Youth to a Pilgrimage of Faith in Seoul

Published on St. John Paul II's feast, the message links Seoul 2027's Gospel theme of courage to the late pope's 'Do not be afraid.'

Oct. 22, 2026 · 6:07 p.m. ET
Faith & Politics
Bishops Chart Religious Liberty Stakes for 2026

Archbishop Sample roots freedom in human dignity as the USCCB weighs Trump-era gains against violence and ideology.

Vatican
Doctors Clear Pope Leo of Further Cancer Care

The Holy See’s Oct. 21 bulletin says tests after the Oct. 13 lobectomy show localized disease and no further treatment is needed.

Church in America
Trump Signs Clergy Act Reopening Social Security Path

U.S. bishops called the two-year window relief for priests who left the system decades ago, often after poor financial advice.

Persecuted Christians
Catholic Priest Beaten Unconscious at Jharkhand School

Fr. Benedict Barla remains on a ventilator in Ranchi as tribal and Christian protesters demand swift arrests.

Vatican

Holy See and Honduras Seal Pact Guarding Church Freedom

The 25-article accord secures the Church's legal personality, the inviolable confessional seal, and pastoral access across Honduran institutions.

Church in America

Indianapolis Chosen for 2029 National Eucharistic Congress

2024 renewed adoration, reverence and vocations; 2029 will launch the Church toward Guadalupe's 500th anniversary and the 2033 Jubilee of Redemption.

Spirituality & Saints

Five Georgia Martyrs Set for Beatification on Oct. 31

They were killed in 1597 defending the Church’s teaching on marriage; Cardinal Frank Leo will be principal celebrant at the beatification Mass.

Life & Family

Polish Sejm Votes to Weaken Protections for the Unborn

Catholic leaders oppose the move as both bills head to the Senate and an expected veto from President Nawrocki.

Life & Family

U.S. Bishops Defend Life Against Expanded IVF Coverage

They told the Labor Department that U.S. IVF practice kills or freezes at least as many preborn children as abortion—possibly over a million a year.

Life & Family

Pope Leo Affirms Marriage's Unbreakable Oneness

Returning after lung surgery, he rooted marriage in Trinitarian love and told civil leaders protecting it is more urgent than ever.

Church in America

Exorcist Files Priest's Defamation Suit Clears Key Hurdle

A Michigan judge ruled that on-air denials of his exorcist status were assertions of fact, not mere opinion. Scheduling is set for Oct. 29.

Spirituality & Saints

Pope Leo XIV: Without Saints, History Is Less Human

At his first private audience since lung surgery, he told a Dicastery conference that canonization requires testimony beyond suspicion.

Church Worldwide

Jerusalem Church Leaders Condemn Settler Attack on Taybeh

Harvesters and visiting European diplomats were attacked; church leaders rejected a ruling allowing seizure of olive crops and demanded an end to impunity.

Vatican

Nigerian Bishops Call Faithful to Fast for Free Elections

Archbishop Ndagoso sets parish and diocesan days through election eve, targeting violence, vote‑buying, and political apathy.

Church Worldwide

Africa Now Has More Catholics Than Europe

A century after World Mission Sunday began, growth in Africa and Asia contrasts with Europe’s shrinking clergy.

Church in America

Archbishop Golka Asks Fr. Ripperger for a Media Fast

The priest has accepted so he can focus more fully on the Doloran Fathers; the Denver archdiocese will review the one-year arrangement afterward.