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Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given October 18, 2026

by Pope Leo XIV

“Now that I have overcome this delicate phase, as you know, I will gradually resume my activities, always with God’s help and your prayers.”

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U.S. Church

Pope Leo sends message to San Francisco celebrating Franciscan mission’s 250th anniversary

by Gina Christian

Pope Leo XIV has congratulated the city of San Francisco as it marks the 250th anniversary of the Franciscan mission at the heart of the city’s founding.

Pope Leo sends message to San Francisco celebrating Franciscan mission’s 250th anniversary

Oregon bishops offer prayers following Silver Rail school shooting

Court: Former Notre Dame rector can demand Meta identify anonymous posters of sex assault claims

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US bishops’ president urges Catholics ‘to put their faith before politics’ in November elections

World

Another priest is kidnapped amid Nigeria’s security crisis

by Fredrick Nzwili

The diocese said it was entrusting Father Otache, and all others currently held captive by kidnappers across the country, to Mary’s powerful intercession.

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Texas priest named Maronite bishop of eparchy in Mexico

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World, religious leaders unite in prayer for Pope Leo, praising his ‘profound serenity and transparency’

Pope Leo names Archbishop Viola new archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica

Vatican

As pope faces cancer, biographers say it’s too early to predict changes to his papacy

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Opinion

The courage to risk death for life

by Katie Yoder

Catholic parenting during election season: teaching discernment, not division

by Colleen Pressprich

How to talk with kids about cancer

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