Experience, expectations and a couple of visions
November 1, 2026, The Solemnity of All Saints: This Sunday the church celebrates a solemnity on which it recognizes all of its saints – the official ones, those with designated feast days, and the unofficial ones, those who lived under the radar, leading unsung but saintly lives.
Practicing spiritual agility
This week on “The Spiritual Life” podcast with Father James Martin, philanthropist Tim Busch opened up about his exploration of different forms of prayer and spirituality, and how they’ve inspired him to pursue conversations geared toward overcoming polarization in the church.
Archdiocese of New York reaches $800 million abuse settlement
The Archdiocese of New York has reached an $800 million settlement to resolve some 1,300 abuse claims brought under lookback laws in that state and involving clergy and staff.
Pope Leo will travel to Latin America just weeks after cancer surgery
The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Leo XIV’s visit to three countries in Latin America—Uruguay, Argentina and Peru—scheduled for Nov. 6-17 “will proceed according to the programme previously published.”
Making room for others in what we have
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kat O’Loughlin
Prevost’s Parish Ministry: The Chicagoland church that helped form Pope Leo XIV
“He had a great way of just kind of getting in the middle,” one sister recalled of the future pope, “and making both sides come together and build bridges.”
Ramaswamy’s vicious attack ad is re-traumatizing sex abuse victims
Using a victim’s trauma as a political weapon is the most vicious and immoral strategy I have ever seen in any election in this country.
Catholic bishops regret White House prayer photo with Trump, say it was used politically
“I wish I had been more shrewd and less simple, like those who exploited our meeting for partisan political purpose,” Bishop William Joensen of Des Moines said in a statement.
Pope Leo gets back to work after cancer surgery
In this week’s episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and Colleen evaluate how Pope Leo XIV’s recovery from his lung surgery is progressing and discuss questions of how the operation might affect his immediate future plans.
Catholic bishops pray over Trump days before midterms
The U.S. bishops’ conference said it had no role in the Oval Office gathering, which echoed prayer sessions with Trump’s evangelical supporters.
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