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Pope Leo requested mail ballot for Illinois midterms, says clerk

by Gina Christian

Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV requested a mail ballot for the upcoming Illinois midterm elections, according to a county official. The Chicago Sun-Times reported Oct. 29 that the pope …

Notre Dame residence rector cleared of anonymous online abuse allegations
The popemobile race: How car companies rallied to serve a papal passenger
Pilgrims to Georgia martyrs beatification inspired by their missionary spirit, witness
Brother of slain Pakistani minister urges West to act as report finds Christian persecution worsens
New CatholicTV series focuses on service, driven by love, by Black Catholics on sainthood track

U.S. Church

Movie review: Wicker

by Kurt Jensen

NEW YORK (OSV News) — The adult-oriented but never crass romantic fantasy “Wicker” (Black Bear) makes an old-fashioned case that there’s a man for every woman. Provided, in …

New CatholicTV series focuses on service, driven by love, by Black Catholics on sainthood track

Movie review: Wicker

Pope Leo sends special message of support to interfaith immigration policy summit

Serving vulnerable pregnant and parenting women is ‘heroic’ work, says USCCB pro-life chair

‘I felt like I wasn’t alone’ after Pope Leo diagnosis, says lung cancer patient

World

Who is St. Gregory the Illuminator?

by Katie Yoder

“St. Gregory doesn’t belong only to Armenians. He belongs to every Catholic and, in a real sense, to every Christian.”

Pope Leo to offer 14 public Masses in November, including in a Rome cemetery
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
Scandinavian Catholics debate how to handle new wave of conversions
Alberta rejects separation in referendum, but ‘road to healing will be a long one’

48 years after installation, St. John Paul II provides moral foundation for today’s tech race

Pope invites youth to bring wounds, dreams to Seoul as WYD registration opens

Irish synod marks ‘end of an era’ with national gathering

Vatican

Pope Leo to meet with abuse victims during Latin America visit, Vatican says

by Junno Arocho Esteves

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

Sense and Sensibility

by John Mulderig
Catholic actor’s new sketch comedy series evangelizes through laughter
Adore Him: He Is Here
Heart of the Beast
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