Stories for week of October 05, 2025

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Oct. 10

 Vatican envoy tells OSCE: Church will push to end death penalty
 Papal praise for Aid to the Church in Need, work for religious freedom
 USCCB’s pro-life chairman criticizes FDA approval of generic abortion drug
 El Paso bishop shares migrants’ letters with Pontiff
 Sostituto calls for ‘healthy decentralization’ in the Church
 Pope encourages US Hispanic ministry leaders to accompany the poor and the stranger
 Advocate for respect for migrants’ dignity, Pope tells Chicago union leaders
 Cardinal Koch takes stock of Anglican-Catholic relations
 God is ‘the fullness and meaning of our lives,’ Pope preaches at Jubilee of Consecrated Life
 The Church ‘denounces the false impartiality of the market,’ Cardinal Czerny says at press conference
 Vatican spokesman: Peter reminds us that the poor are the heart of the Gospel
 Brief papal letter to bishops accompanies Dilexi Te

Released Thursday, Oct. 9

 Pope Leo on poverty: Not just the voice of Pope Francis (News/Analysis)
 Pope urges journalists to guard independence
 Jerusalem Patriarchate welcomes ceasefire agreement
 Papal encouragement for Catholic Charities USA
 Cathedral, other churches vandalized in Munich
 Mongolia cardinal emphasizes importance of proclaiming the Gospel
 US bishops to vote for 6 committee chairmen
 Vatican, Italy, Portugal announce art project at prisons
 Damascus priest cautiously optimistic about Syria’s future
 Ukrainian Catholic leader recalls Fátima warning about Russia
 Papal message: In discussing synodality, don’t disregard the authority Christ conferred on Pope, bishops
 Pope Leo pays tribute to fidelity of Croatian Catholics
 Gaza priest: ‘We hope that Gaza’s Calvary is coming to an end’
 Pope encourages consecrated persons to forge ahead with ‘missionary boldness’

Released Wednesday, Oct. 8

 Christ’s grace awaits in times of trouble, Pope tells audience
 Comboni missionary official says Church in Europe has become a ‘dry womb’
 Amazon prelates lament threats to clean water
 USCCB emphasizes lack of authority over individual dioceses
 Haiti needs ‘profound moral conversion,’ wounded bishop says in interview
 Authorities find body of missing priest in violence-torn Mexican state
 Pope expresses closeness to Gaza parish
 Vatican foreign minister calls for respect for rights of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims
 16,000 expected for Jubilee of Consecrated Life
 Pontiff again appoints Spiritan superior as bishop
 Pope, at Vespers, reflects on the Blessed Virgin Mary’s example

Released Tuesday, Oct. 7

 Pope repeats condemnation of Hamas terror, plea for peace
 Pope declines to comment on Trump-Chicago showdown
 Congo: bishops decry death penalty for former president
 Be Christ’s witnesses, Pope urges in World Youth Day message
 Armenia jails Orthodox archbishop, charged with plotting coup
 Pope will travel to Turkey, Lebanon in November
 Vatican dicastery organizes visual poetry exhibition
 Interreligious dialogue is necessary for peace, Vatican cardinal says in India
 Leo begins to reshape Belgian hierarchy with 2 appointments
 UNICEF leader: Leo XIV has ‘powerful voice’ on behalf of world’s children
 Pope receives accused Peruvian cardinal
 Lithuanian president thanks Pontiff for advocating for Ukraine
 Pope encourages Vatican Gendarmerie Corps in their service
 Pontiff notes importance of Swiss Guard oath
 Cardinal Parolin raps both Hamas massacre, Israeli conduct of war
 Papal gratitude to Knights of Columbus for funding St. Peter’s restoration projects

Released Monday, Oct. 6

 Man with explosive device arrested at Washington DC cathedral
 New papal directive on investments overturns rules by Pope Francis
 Polarization threatens legitimacy of US institutions, Cardinal McElroy warns
 Leo signs Dilexit te, his 1st major document
 Papal telegram marks accession of new Grand Duke of Luxembourg
 Swiss president, Pontiff discuss values
 Cardinal Farrell: Longevity is not a problem, but a gift from God
 Vatican foreign minister outlines Holy See’s positions, urges UN to recommit itself to its founding principles
 Latin Patriarch expresses cautious optimism about President Trump’s Gaza peace plan
 Pope rues anti-Semitic hatred, Palestinians’ suffering in Gaza; renews call for prayer for peace
 Pope Leo: ‘Today a new missionary age opens up in the history of the Church’
 Leo XIV compares transmission of faith within families to Poland’s defense against Nazis
 St. Clare of Assisi’s choice to follow the Gospel inspires hope, Pope tells jubilee audience

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Gospel Excerpt, Lk 17:11-19: On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as He entered a village, He was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." When He saw them He said to them, "Go and show…

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