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Every year, on 2 November, the Catholic Church remembers the faithful departed through the celebration of All Souls’ Day. Although we pray for the dead
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Introduction: Remembering Our Departed Loved Ones November is traditionally a month dedicated to remembering our departed loved ones. During this month, many visit cemeteries, pray
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By Fr. Antony Christy, SDB – Solemnity of All Saints: November 1, 2026 Revelation 7: 2-4,9-14; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5: 1-12a O when the
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The Statue Problem Most of us picture saints as plaster figures: eyes lifted, hands folded, faces calm in a way no real face ever is.
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(A corollary to “Synodality is not an Optional Extra”) # chhotebhai – The Indian Catholic Forum (ICF) previously gave a synopsis of the papers presented
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Verghese V Joseph – Vatican City, October 25, 2026 — Pope Leo XIV held a historic first audience with the global Jesus Youth movement, telling
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Verghese V Joseph – Prison Ministry India (PMI) will bring together Church leaders, prison chaplains, volunteers, rehabilitation workers and correctional stakeholders from across the country
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Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma after undergoing planned thoracic surgery at Rome’s Agostino Gemelli University Hospital on Tuesday, the
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Pope Leo XIV holds an audience with Chilean President José Antonio Kast Rist, who meets afterwards with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher to discuss “several matters of common interest at the regional and international levels.”
The Laudato Sì Platform’s fifth annual report highlights growing participation, initiatives led by religious congregations and Catholic communities worldwide, and new tools to strengthen the Church’s commitment to integral ecology.
During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo asks for prayers for his imminent Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, and recalls two upcoming beatification celebrations as well as the liturgical memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, a saint who he said teaches us how to be led by Christ in our daily lives.
During the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV focuses on how Christians can engage in economic and political life in order to build peace, as he continues his reflection on the 1965 Pastoral Constitution 'Gaudium et Spes.'