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Salt Lake City Diocese hopes to start something new with lay ministry for OCIA

by Katie Yoder

They will help form disciples and prepare catechumens and Catholics to receive the sacraments of initiation,” Bishop Solis said of the catechists.

What’s next after Pope Leo lung cancer diagnosis? Medical experts explain possible steps
Georgia martyrs and the American missionary spirit
Bishops across Latin America urge prayers for Pope Leo as trip hangs in the balance
In hospital, Pope Leo’s tests show ‘good recovery of the operated lung,’ doctors say
Trump calls off Hegseth plan to livestream execution denounced by Catholic leaders

U.S. Church

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

by OSV News

Ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement Oct. 14 reminding the faithful that …

Trump sends Pope Leo ‘get well’ wishes following cancer diagnosis

Catholic, evangelical leaders issue joint call for compassionate immigration reform

Catholics challenge moral, legal grounds of ‘barbaric’ US plan to livestream execution

Trump revives baseless claims about Haitian migrants in Ohio while touting deportations

Bishops, lawmakers in US and Canada offer prayers for Pope Leo after lung cancer diagnosis

World

‘To see the face of God in wartime’: a Jesuit’s mission in Siberia

by Katarzyna Szalajko

Every day for more than four years, in a Catholic parish deep in the Russian region of Siberia, a small community has gathered before the Blessed Sacrament to …

Texas priest named Maronite bishop of eparchy in Mexico
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

Vatican

Chicago students send Pope Leo a White Sox care package after cancer surgery

by Vatican News

Opinion

America must remain a place of refuge for those fleeing persecution

by Bishop Brendan J. Cahill

Keeping the faith when dealing with mental illness

by Cecilia Cicone

Catholicism comes to the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies

by Father Anthony D. Andreassi

Reviews

Catholic actor’s new sketch comedy series evangelizes through laughter

by Anna Dougherty
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