Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

Five Reflections by Pope Leo XIV for Bishops (Applicable to Every Priest) on How to Serve Communion in the Church and in Today’s World

Address by the Holy Father Leo XIV to participants in the formation course for new Bishops

Sep 10, 2026 16:46

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Analysis Opinion

Analysis: Elections in Israel. The ‘Arab factor’ between Eisenkot and Netanyahu

The deadline expired on September 8 for submitting lists for the October 27 elections. Arab voter turnout is a variable that will have a major impact on the distribution of Knesset seats. Segalovitz joins Ra‘am to form an odd alliance, calling on “Jews, Arabs, Muslims, Christians, and Druze” to unite.

Sep 10, 2026 10:20

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Analysis Opinion•Religious Freedom

Canadian Chaplains and the Boundaries of State Neutrality

A new federal policy on spiritual language in the armed forces raises concerns about freedom of conscience and religion’s future place in Canadian public life.

Sep 10, 2026 10:11

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Cardinals and Bishops•Pope Leo XIV

More committees and projects? The path proposed by Pope Leo XIV as a response to divisions

Remarks by the Holy Father to the bishops who are friends of the Focolare Movement

Sep 09, 2026 16:32

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Justice and Peace•Local Church•Religious Freedom

Can Europe Force the Church to Erase a Baptism? A Belgian Case Puts Religious Freedom Before the EU Court

The Advocate General is expected to issue a formal opinion on October 1, 2026. Although that opinion will not be binding, it could influence the court’s eventual judgment, expected toward the end of 2026 or in 2027.

Sep 09, 2026 16:26

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General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

Human Dignity as Explained by Leo XIV

Pope’s General Audience, September 9, 2026, on Human Dignity as a Gift and a Responsibility

Sep 09, 2026 16:22

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Holy Land•Local Church

Cardinal Pizzaballa launches an initiative for a Jerusalem open to all

The Latin Patriarch, in cooperation with the University of Notre Dame, inaugurated Within Your Gates, a forum that brings together scholars, religious, and civic leaders to study and publicise the “universal vocation of Jerusalem”. The prelate asks “with honesty and humility” what purpose this city serves and what it asks of us.

Sep 09, 2026 10:21

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Euthanasia

Netherlands Records Its First Case of Child Euthanasia

This is the first case file received in the Netherlands requesting euthanasia for a child since the expansion of euthanasia legislation in 2024. Previously, euthanasia could already be requested for infants under one year of age and for children over twelve.

Sep 09, 2026 10:14

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Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

Another (Extremely) Young Bishop for China: Leo XIV Approves Candidate for Important Historic Diocese

The new archbishop therefore inherits not merely an administrative office but a Church with a long memory of missionary sacrifice, political persecution and efforts to preserve communion with Rome under exceptionally difficult circumstances.

Sep 09, 2026 10:04

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Dicasteries

Vatican Unveils New “Synodal Proposals”: Laity to Participate in Bishops’ Ad Limina Visits and Binding Agreements Between Religious Orders and Bishops

Shared criteria for discerning new institutes, a delegate for consecrated life in every diocese, and contracts or memoranda of understanding covering formation, gender equality, remuneration and the administration of assets. And an ad limina Visit prepared with the entire local Church, experienced as an “exchange of gifts” in a dialogue that is not “one-directional”, and subject to independent evaluation.

Sep 08, 2026 16:19

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Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

The Pope’s visit to France has also sparked a surge in donations and sales of books by Leo XIV

The pattern of giving has been particularly striking. The average donation has been around €200—approximately twice the average single donation in France in 2024—and some contributions have exceeded €10,000.

Sep 08, 2026 16:07

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Liturgy and Divine Worship•Local Church

After four years, the conciliar rite returns to the Syro-Malabar Cathedral in Ernakulam

The agreement aimed at resolving the serious dispute over the liturgy within the Syro-Malabar Church was implemented for the first time yesterday at the Cathedral Basilica of St Mary in Kochi, which had become the epicentre of the tensions.

Sep 07, 2026 11:47

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