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Pope to celebrate private Mass for All Souls at Vatican cemetery
Due to COVID, the Nov. 2 liturgy will take place "without the participation of the faithful" at the Teutonic Cemetery, once part of an ancient Roman circus where early Christians, including St. Peter, were martyred.
Salvadoran diocese calls for dialogue in increased border militarization
The Diocese of Chalatenango said forces deployed along El Salvador's border with Honduras are affecting free movement and the livelihood of rural communities already struggling with crop loss and the pandemic.
Pope advances causes of four 20th-century martyrs
An Oct. 27 decree signed by Pope Francis brings nine men and women closer to canonization, among them two Lebanese Capuchin friars and a young Brazilian woman who was brutally murdered.
Ministry to adults with intellectual disabilities celebrates 60 years of care
The archdiocesan Communities of Don Guanella and Divine Providence marked their patron saint's feast with an Oct. 22 Mass -- and a little help from a dog dressed like a bishop.
Mass, healing service invites faithful to deeper relationship with Christ
Father Ray Emmons will celebrate an Oct. 29 liturgy at St. Katharine of Siena in Wayne, with special prayers of intercession for participants.
Pope Francis names Archbishop Pizzaballa as Latin patriarch of Jerusalem
During a private ceremony Oct. 28, Pope Francis bestowed the pallium on Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, who encouraged the faithful not to be discouraged by current challenges.
Pope calls for Poland to protect life amid protests over abortion law
Amid angry reaction to an Oct. 22 Polish court decision placing a near-total ban on abortions, Pope Francis urged "love for the least and the defenseless and for the protection of every human being, from conception to natural death."
Polish bishops decry disruption of Masses over court’s abortion ruling
Following an Oct. 22 decision that enacted a near-total ban on abortions, Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki of Poznan appealed for respect in expressing dissent, while calling for dialogue "on how to protect the right to life and women's rights."
Vatican court continues trial on alleged abuse at minor seminary
A motion accepted Oct. 27 allows the alleged victim to seek damages from St. Pius X Pre-Seminary, run by the Diocese of Como's Opera Don Folci.
Bishops support bills to protect Title IX sports programs for women, girls
The measures prevent policies that "facilitate male competition" by including biologically male transgender female athletes, who should be "welcomed without reservation into appropriate athletic opportunities," said the bishops.