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Stories for week of October 11, 2026

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Thursday, Oct. 15

 Vatican issues message for World Mental Health Day
 Pope has good 2nd night in hospital
 Amoris Laetitia meeting concludes with papal homily, message

Released Wednesday, Oct. 14

 1 day after surgery, Pope Leo able to concelebrate Mass
 Churchgoing Catholic couples trend the happiest, report finds
 Glasgow archdiocese announces closing of 24 churches
 Pope, in message, calls for intensified evangelization during Guadalupan Jubilee Year
 Pope Leo, in message, pays tribute to Blessed John Paul I’s teaching on peace
 Amoris Laetitia meeting, October 13: prelates discuss missionary role of Christian families
 US bishops, National Association of Evangelicals issue joint statement on immigration
 Vatican diplomat calls for ‘renewed determination’ to combat drug trafficking
 Pope has calm night following surgery
 Faithful rally around the Pope in prayer

Released Tuesday, Oct. 13

 Pope Leo undergoes successful lung surgery; cancerous cells removed
 Amoris Laetitia meeting, October 12: prelates discuss ‘families in complex situations’
 Vatican diplomat calls for respect for indigenous peoples’ rights
 Archbishop Morel takes helm of massive Caribbean archdiocese
 Archbishop Broglio: ‘I oblige’ Catholics participating in livestream execution to request to be excused
 Pope Leo pays tribute to Cardinal Re
 Charity unites prayer, action, and sacrifice, Pope tells Circle of Saint Peter
 Number of Catholic colleges, universities in US declines to 215
 Bishops, world leaders pray for Pope’s health

Released Monday, Oct. 12

 Cardinal Müller defends Marian title of Co-Redemptrix as ‘truth objectively contained in Revelation’
 Amoris Laetitia meeting, October 10: prelates discuss the first years of marriage
 Pope Leo: The death penalty is inadmissible
 Vatican lists recognized chivalric orders
 Art is an imitation of God’s work, Pope tells museum directors
 ‘The entire Catholic Church is with you,’ Pope tells Melkite bishops
 USCCB president prays Christ will guide the hands of Pope Leo’s surgeons
 Pontiff appeals for safe transport of grain through Black Sea
 Ursuline sister beatified in Italy
 Pope Leo: ‘The wedding feast is ours’
 Pope Leo to undergo surgery to remove lung nodule

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Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church

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The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus (1515-1582). Teresa was born in Avila and died in Alba, Spain. When only a child of seven, she ran away from home in the hope of being martyred by the Moors; in this way, she said she could come to see God. At the age of eighteen she joined the…

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