Faith & Politics
Tennessee Bishops Call Death Penalty Inadmissible
Their plea follows a failed Sept. 30 execution and urges life without parole as a just response that honors human dignity.
Vatican
No One Replaces the Pope Under Anesthesia
Pope Leo XIV will have surgery at Rome’s Gemelli on Oct. 13 for a small lung nodule; canon law leaves the See intact and routine Curia work continues.
Church in America
U.S. Bishops Urge Prayer for Pope Leo Ahead of Surgery
The Holy Father announced after the Angelus that doctors found a small lung nodule; the procedure is scheduled at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.
Church in America
Broglio Obliges Catholic Recusal From Hasan Execution
Hours after an audience with Pope Leo XIV, the military archbishop called the planned livestream a 'barbaric spectacle' and urged reconsideration.
Faith & Politics
St. Louis Archdiocese Sues Over ICE Ban on Sacraments
Lawyers keep face-to-face visits at a site housing about 150 detainees; priests cannot, and Communion via plastic bag was rejected as inadequate.
Vatican
Pope Leo XIV Names Viola Archpriest of St. Peter’s
The former Dicastery for Divine Worship secretary becomes Vicar General for Vatican City; Bishop Aurelio García Macías succeeds him as secretary.
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Bishop Kussala: Contest Elections but Guard the Family
South Sudan's first general elections since 2011 independence fall on Dec. 22; the Tombura-Yambio prelate warns rivalry must not deepen divisions.
Culture & Education
Venerable Tolton's Witness Reaches U.S. Movie Theaters
The film adaptation of the stage play about America’s first Black priest opens in select theaters after successful stage runs.
Culture & Education
Newman Documentary Premieres on First Feast as Doctor
Produced in Brazil, it traces his costly conversion and the unity of faith and reason; Formed streams it in English.
Church in America
Pope Leo XIV Names Houston Priest Maronite Bishop in Mexico
Rev. Milad Yaghi, of the Maronite Lebanese Missionaries, has served Houston’s Maronite and Hispanic Catholics; no installation date was announced.