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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is making a pilgrimage to the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi this Saturday, celebrating a historic decision to restore his feast day, October 4, as a national holiday in Italy. The move, approved almost unanimously by the Italian Parliament and signed into law this week, reinstates the feast of … Read moreMeloni restores St. Francis feast day as Italy’s national holiday
Pope Leo XIV addressed physicians from the Latin Ibero-American and Caribbean Medical Confederation Oct. 2, comparing their relationship with patients to the role of a guardian angel. He also emphasized that artificial intelligence (AI) cannot replace physicians’ ability to provide hope and support as caregivers. The Holy Father began his remarks with the Sign of … Read morePope Leo: Doctors are like guardian angels for patients, AI shouldn’t replace their care
The Diocese of Buffalo, New York, has filed a reorganization plan to exit its Chapter 11 bankruptcy status. The plan comes after the diocese agreed to pay a $150 million settlement to survivors of clergy sex abuse. According to an Oct. 1 diocesan news release, the reorganization plan aims to ensure compensation for the survivors … Read moreBuffalo diocese files reorganization plan to exit bankruptcy
President Donald Trump announced Oct. 3 that Hamas has until 6 p.m. ET Oct. 5 to accept his 20-point Gaza peace proposal or face “all HELL, like no one has ever seen before.” “We will have PEACE in the Middle East one way or the other,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “The violence and bloodshed … Read moreTrump gives Hamas until Sunday to accept peace deal
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), has directed Catholic priests serving the U.S. military to continue celebrating Mass and administering the sacraments during the federal government shutdown. In an email sent September 30 to CatholicVote and other recipients, AMS Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia Msgr. Anthony … Read moreArchbishop Broglio instructs military chaplains to continue ministry during shutdown
The legal advisors for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate what they called deceptive advertising of so-called “gender-affirming care,” warning that drugs used to “transition” children cause “physical, psychological, and spiritual harms.” In a Sept. 26 letter to the FTC, USCCB General Counsel William Quinn … Read moreUSCCB legal advisors to FTC: ‘Transitioning’ drugs produce physical, psychological, spiritual harms
Apple removed ICEBlock, an app that allowed users to track and report Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, from its App Store on Oct. 2 after the Department of Justice (DOJ) warned it endangered federal agents, according to FOX Business News. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the takedown in an Oct. 2 statement to FOX, … Read moreApple pulls ICE-tracking app after DOJ warning
My history of veiling is a short one, as I’ve only been wearing veils for a few years. I can’t exactly remember when I first entered the church building with a veil on my head (feeling self-conscious), but I’m guessing it was about eight years ago, at around age 50. Here’s a quick survey of … Read moreThe Veil and Me: A History
Philosophy makes me angry. I hate it so. But I like Dominicans, especially those of the St. Joseph’s Province, the East Coast guys, so I went to a philosophical lecture a few nights ago by Fr. Michael Sherwin. It was a lecture and dinner fundraiser for the Angelicum in Rome, which has been run by … Read moreThe Dominican and the Jazzman
Reading 1 Baruch 1:15-22 During the Babylonian captivity, the exiles prayed: “Justice is with the Lord, our God; and we today are flushed with shame, we men of Judah and citizens of Jerusalem, that we, with our kings and rulers and priests and prophets, and with our ancestors, have sinned in the Lord’s sight and … Read moreFriday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time