Stories for week of September 06, 2026

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Wednesday, Sep. 9

 El Niño threatens Africa, Vatican newspaper warns
 Let us commit ourselves to living as Jesus did, Pope tells West African youth

Released Tuesday, Sep. 8

 10,000 pro-lifers fill London’s streets at March for Life
 USCCB publishes brief text on AI
 Lay pastoral coordinator murdered in Philippines
 Vatican diplomat: Women should play a much greater role in peace processes
 Patriarch, Notre Dame launch Jerusalem peace research initiative
 Indonesia’s bishops rue corruption
 Ukrainian Catholic leader reflects on AI, risk of dehumanization
 ‘Mary is the dawn of a different day,’ Pope preaches at Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel

Released Monday, Sep. 7

 Maine’s Supreme Court, in divorce case, restricts mother’s religious influence on child’s upbringing
 Liechtenstein’s parliament backs abortion
 German Catholic, Protestant leaders deplore AfD victory
 Ghana’s bishops call for restraint following chief justice’s remarks
 Vatican newspaper reviews Cardinal Sarah’s new book on Gregorian chant
 Avoid ‘extremes’ in liturgical inculturation, Vatican official tells new bishops
 Bose monastery hosts conference on St. Pachomius
 USCCB publishes Stella Maris chaplain list
 Leading Canadian, Mexican, US bishops hold fraternal meeting
 L’Osservatore Romano highlights Cambodian ‘villages of hope’
 Pope Leo XIV to Vatican families: ‘Families give life and love’
 Vatican official: Marriage is a vocation to be proclaimed to young people

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Memorial of St. Peter Claver, Priest

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Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Peter Claver (1581-1654), who was born of a distinguished family in Catalonia, Spain. He became a Jesuit in 1604, and left for Colombia in 1610, dedicating himself to the service of black slaves. For thirty-three years he ministered to slaves, caring for the…

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