Gender Ideology•Pro Life

Iceland Becomes the Most Aggressive Advocate for Abortion and Gender Ideology

The country that received the most pressure on sexual orientation and gender identity was Namibia, criticized by Malta, Belgium, Finland, Mexico, Iceland, Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Brazil, and the Netherlands to adopt explicit legal categories of non-discrimination based on these characteristics

Oct 04, 2026 14:35

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Angelus•Pope Leo XIV

How does God guide history by helping us when we fall? Leo XIV’s answer

Address on the Occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, October 4, 2026

Oct 04, 2026 13:55

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Religious Freedom

Bogota Court Rejects Religious-Neutrality Challenge to Colombia’s Presidential Inauguration

The dispute arose from an unusual but deliberately broad religious moment incorporated into the inauguration. A statue of Our Lady of Fatima was displayed briefly, while a rabbi, an evangelical pastor and a Catholic priest took part in a period of interfaith prayer and praise

Oct 03, 2026 13:39

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Local Church•Religious Freedom

The Pentagon Grants Chaplains Greater Authority: U.S. Armed Forces to Strengthen Religious Support for Soldiers

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the creation of a new Office of Religious Affairs on September 30 during his State of the Force address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The event was attended by about 600 military officers and service members

Oct 03, 2026 13:00

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Analysis Opinion•Cardinals and Bishops•Rome

This is what the latest criticisms of synodality from prominent episcopal voices are saying: fatigue, ambiguity, and the risk of losing sight of the Church’s mission

The point of synodality, if it is to endure, cannot be synodality itself. It must be the mission of the Church.

Oct 02, 2026 18:05

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Cardinals and Bishops•Dicasteries•Local Church

Vatican Cardinal who heads the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue to visit the UK

On Wednesday 21 October, the Cardinal’s visit moves to Birmingham, where he will meet with the Sikh community. The focus of this day will be, Sikhs and Christians together to promote solidarity and service for peace in the world.

Oct 02, 2026 17:40

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Dicasteries•Vatican City

New “Donum Missionis” Foundation brings the missionary colleges in Rome under one institution

The measure involves an administrative and financial merger: a single instrumental entity of the Dicastery, with its own governing bodies and subject to the Holy See’s economic oversight mechanisms, in line with the reform of the Roman Curia

Oct 02, 2026 17:31

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Pope Leo XIV

What does it mean for art to be a “search engine” like Google? Leo XIV explains it to artists

The Pope’s Address to the Artists and Curators at the Event “The Art of Possibility: Weaving Together,” Organized by the Dicastery for Culture and Education

Oct 02, 2026 14:01

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Rome

Vatican Announces Special Exposition of the Holy Crib of Jesus at St. Mary Major in Rome

Starting October 15, the relics of the Holy Crib, for centuries the center of Christmas devotion at the Liberian Basilica of St. Mary Major, will temporarily leave their usual location in the monumental Confessio facing the Papal Altar to be displayed in a spot much closer for the faithful and pilgrims.

Oct 02, 2026 12:39

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Analysis Opinion•Persecuted Christians

Pakistan: New Report Highlights Discrimination Against Religious Minorities

Christians and other minorities continue to face persecution in the country, including false accusations of blasphemy and violence against women.

Oct 02, 2026 12:32

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Pope Leo XIV•Virgin Mary

[PHOTO GALLERY] In the Vatican Gardens, Pope Leo XIV opens a World Week of Prayer for Peace with hundreds of children

The initiative runs from 1 to 7 October and unites children, families, schools, parishes, and communities around the world in a single prayer.

Oct 01, 2026 09:43

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Analysis Opinion•Marriage and Family

Practicing Catholics report happier marriages and sex lives, according to a new study. Here are the results

Its central finding is not simply that religious people marry more often. It is that, among married Americans, active religious practice is associated with a different experience of marriage.

Oct 01, 2026 09:11

ZENIT Staff