Wednesday, November 4, 2026
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Pope Leo in South America

Uruguay, Argentina and Peru • Nov. 6-17, 2026

On-Site News Coverage

Pope Leo heads to a divided Argentina still reckoning with Francis’ legacy

by Ines San Martin

Pope Leo will arrive in a country that the archbishop of Buenos Aires recently described as “a wounded Argentina, a divided Argentina.”

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Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given November 4, 2026

U.S. Church

Pro-life advocates pray at grave of 47 babies killed by abortionist Gosnell, but ‘not forgotten’

by Gina Christian

On All Souls’ Day Nov. 2, several Catholics gathered at a Philadelphia cemetery to mourn preborn children killed by notorious abortionist Kermit Gosnell.

NY archbishop, archdiocese, healthcare ministry join in suit over state’s assisted suicide law

Supreme Court hears clash between Catholic preschools, Colorado over ‘universal’ program

New scholarship tax credit could expand access to Catholic schools, say education leaders

Hicks: Vocations week a ‘beautiful witness of those who have responded to God’s call to serve’

Catholics work for peace at the polls, as US heads into midterm elections

World

Bread under fire: Pope Leo’s envoy witnesses hunger in war-torn Ukraine

by Katarzyna Szalajko

The papal almoner “looked at that crowd and was shocked that there were so many hungry people,” said Auxiliary Bishop Jan Sobilo of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia.

From a secret seminary to the papacy: 80 years since St. John Paul II’s priestly ordination
Brother of slain Pakistani minister urges West to act as report finds Christian persecution worsens
For 800 years, they kept the prayers going; now Benedictine nuns face a $1 million deadline
Spain and its Church in shock, grief after high speed train collision leaves dozens dead
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Ethiopian Orthodox leaders call for justice, protection after 60 Christians killed in attacks

Pope Leo’s doctors confirm his visit to Latin America two weeks after lung surgery

Jordan reels after terrorist attack on church, King vows ‘harshest retaliation’

Vatican

Friars, miters and ‘That’s Amore’: Notre Dame beats Villanova in basketball season opener

by Courtney Mares

Opinion

Blaming Autumn: Unjust cranks in this excellent season of wonder

by Elizabeth Scalia

Beneath our division lies a crisis of dehumanization

by Vicente Del Real

The courage to risk death for life

by Katie Yoder

Reviews

You Can See Everything

by John Mulderig
Movie review: Wicker
Sense and Sensibility
The story of Jesus brings us together
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