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Prayers, well-wishes pour in after pope’s lung cancer diagnosis

by Junno Arocho Esteves & Paulina Guzik

Church and world leaders offered prayers and wishes for a speedy recovery to Pope Leo XIV following the Vatican’s announcement that he was diagnosed with lung cancer after …

Pew: Trump’s support among Catholic voters drops heading into midterms
Cardinal Tagle reads Pope Leo’s homily to bishops: ‘The world has no future without strong families’
‘To see the face of God in wartime’: a Jesuit’s mission in Siberia
Trump revives baseless claims about Haitian migrants in Ohio while touting deportations
US bishops, lawmakers offer prayers for Pope Leo after cancer diagnosis

U.S. Church

Beyond the celebration: Quinceañera formation nurtures faith and belonging

by Maria del Pilar Guzman

Carmen Chávez-López, a Hispanic instructor coordinator at Agape Catholic Ministries — a Colorado-based organization that provides online Catholic ministry programs — has learned to look beyond the festivities …

Beyond the celebration: Quinceañera formation nurtures faith and belonging

Archbishop Broglio denounces ‘public spectacle’ of Hasan execution, obliges Catholic recusal

Washington Letter: Pentagon plan to livestream execution met with widespread condemnation

Novena, resources respond to ‘urgent pastoral challenge’ of mental health

Everything ‘begins with God’ for first Black woman to be president of Denver’s Regis University

World

Pope Leo XIV’s surgery reveals lung cancer

by Courtney Mares

ROME (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer following a 90-minute surgery on Oct. 13 during which surgeons removed the lower lobe of the …

Pope Leo to be hospitalized Oct. 13 ahead of lung surgery, public appearances canceled
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
Sydney bishops discuss plans for Eucharistic Congress with Pope Leo, with dates set
Kenyan archdiocese holds memorial Mass for Catholics killed on way to National Prayer Day

Elderly woman dies in Spain after eviction that sparked national housing fury, snap election

Australian bishop sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for abuse of Aboriginal men

World Mission Sunday has ‘borne fruit in my own life,’ says Pope Leo

Vatican

Pope Leo XIV admitted to hospital for afternoon lung surgery

by Courtney Mares

Opinion

Keeping the faith when dealing with mental illness

by Cecilia Cicone

Capital punishment is ambiguously inadmissible

by Kenneth Craycraft

Quo vadis, Ecclesia?

by Michael R. Heinlein

Reviews

The story of Jesus brings us together

by Sister Nancy Usselmann
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Heart of the Beast
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