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Stories for October 2026

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Wednesday, Oct. 7

 Argentine auxiliary bishop removed from office following allegations by 2 adults
 Pakistani bishops’ commission publishes annual report on persucution
 Oregon archbishop calls for renewed emphasis on evangelization for the salvation of souls
 Pittsburgh diocese warns faithful against unauthorized traditional Latin Mass
 Australian bishop sentenced to over 6 years in prison for abuse
 Pontifical commission discusses abuse of women religious
 Marriage is a covenant for life between a man and a woman, Pope Leo writes in youth catechism foreword
 Archbishop Gomez praises Vatican II’s liturgical reforms
 Vatican diplomat says people, not wealth accumulation, should be at center of development
 Vatican media: St. Augustine had reservations about just war
 Vatican newspaper shines spotlight on M23 atrocities against Congolese miners

Released Tuesday, Oct. 6

 St. Louis archdiocese files lawsuit over restrictions on sacraments for detainees
 Pope prays for Gaza victims: ‘How long, O Lord?’
 Federal judge rejects Oakland diocese’s bankruptcy plan
 Italy’s President Mattarella: St. Francis was more than an ecologist, pacifist, or social worker
 Vatican to publish The Private Diary of Pope Francis
 Peoria bishop gives Pope a relic of Blessed Fulton Sheen
 Slovenian leader praises Pontiff’s moral guidance
 Engage in dialogue, not strife, Pope tells Vatican lay employees
 Pope encourages Korean priests, religious to live ‘hidden martyrdom’ of daily love
 Cardinal Zuppi, in Assisi, marks 800th anniversary of St. Francis’s death
 The Order of Carthusians: a numerical overview

Released Monday, Oct. 5

 Cardinal Gambetti transferred from St. Peter’s Basilica to Italian archdiocese
 Indigenous catechists crucial in Amazon River diocese, bishop tells Pope Leo
 Montenegro’s president invites Pontiff to visit nation
 Guard your hearts and support one another, Pope preaches to Vatican Gendarmerie Corps
 Pope requests prayers for extraordinary Amoris Laetitia meeting
 Pope renews call for Rosary for peace in October
 Pope pays tribute to St. Francis of Assisi on 800th anniversary of his death
 1,300 priests, religious from Indonesian island serve as missionaries
 Preserve unity with the Pope and the apostolic faith, Pope tells Pontifical Teutonic College
 USCCB posts brief videos on politics, voting
 Vatican newspaper sounds alarm about drought in Honduras

Released Saturday, Oct. 3

 Press conference offers overview of extraordinary meeting on Amoris Laetitia
 Tennessee Christian leaders call for commutation of death sentence following botched execution
 Relics of Holy Crib at Santa Maria Maggiore to be placed closer to the faithful
 Catholic Primate, Anglican leader plead for dialogue amid renewed unrest in Northern Ireland
 Roman Curia considering Universal Safeguarding Framework
 USCCB committee chairman lauds Federal Scholarship Tax Credit
 EU official discusses Ukraine war, Middle East with Pontiff
 Vatican diplomat: AI should not decide our future
 Cardinal Parolin: Elderly, young suffered from response to COVID
 Pope Leo: In the AI age, the Church needs artists
 Blessed Sacrament desecrated at Spanish parish
 Children join Pope Leo in reciting Rosary for peace

Released Friday, Oct. 2

 European court: Church must erase baptism record on demand
 Pope, in video, prays for those struggling with mental health challenges
 Pope creates Donum Missionis Foundation for Dicastery for Evangelization’s colleges
 Pope Leo expresses appreciation for Word on Fire
 Central African Republic’s president, Pontiff discuss peace, development
 Detroit archbishop: ‘Sins against creation are among the very serious sins’
 Pope Leo: Christians cannot accept a culture of waste
 Court rules ex-teacher in same-sex marriage may sue Pennsylvania diocese
 Let us focus on Christ and return to the faith of the Church Fathers, Pope tells Lutheran delegation
 Vatican diplomat rues AI integration into nuclear weapons amid rising rhetoric
 Cardinal Zuppi, Vatican peace envoy, visits Ukrainian POWs in Russia
 Cardinal Parolin: Develop ‘culture of care’ for people affected by rising sea levels
 Vatican newspaper continues series on Kenya’s street children

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The Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary was instituted to honor Mary for the Christian victory over the Turks at Lepanto on October 7, 1571. Pope St. Pius V and all Christians had prayed the Rosary for victory. The Rosary, or the Psalter of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is one of the best prayers to Mary, the…

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