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Vatican: Pope Leo ‘enthusiastic’ and ‘clinically fit’ for whirlwind Latin America homecoming

by Paulina Guzik

The pope will be “giving away his heart in a language that is true to him,” like he did in Spain. “You will see that again but in …

Pro-life advocates pray at grave of 47 babies killed by abortionist Gosnell, but ‘not forgotten’
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
Bread under fire: Pope Leo’s envoy witnesses hunger in war-torn Ukraine

U.S. Church

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

by OSV News

National Vocation Awareness Week — which this year began Nov. 1 and ends Nov. 7 — “reminds us of the beautiful witness of those who have responded to …

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

Appeals court rules Idaho abortion ban may be enforced as voters prepare to weigh in

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

Washington Letter: Pope Leo’s history-making US ballot models ‘faithful citizenship’

At Nov. 1 Mass of thanksgiving, archbishop says beatified Georgia Martyrs ‘are on their way to being saints’

World

In secular Uruguay, Pope Leo will visit a Virgin bound to the nation’s birth

by Ines San Martin

“The significance of the Virgin of the Thirty-Three is historical and patriotic,” said Father Gabriel González Melano, a priest of the Diocese of Florida. 

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
Who is St. Gregory the Illuminator?

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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