VaticanVatican City, South Korea
Leo XIV to young people: true victory is giving yourself, not prevailing
The pope's message for the 41st World Youth Day names loneliness, pressure to succeed and social media, and points towards Seoul in 2027.
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Faith & societyNigeria
Nigeria's Catholic bishops call for prayer and fasting before polls
Parishes are asked to fast and pray on 31 October, 28 November and 15 January, the eve of the 16 January 2027 general elections.
VaticanUruguay, Argentina
Pope Leo XIV's route through Uruguay, Argentina and Peru
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ChurchesUnited Kingdom
Church of England Elects a New Synod and Names a Bishop of Jarrow
Results for the new General Synod were published on 22 October; a day later, Downing Street announced Jitesh Patel as suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Durham.
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ChurchesAnalysisTürkiye
Bartholomew Marks 35 Years at the Helm of Constantinople
The Ecumenical Patriarch's anniversary was celebrated at the Phanar with messages from other Churches and his criticism of 'heretical ideologies' that, he said, have undermined common efforts in part of Orthodoxy.
VaticanAnalysisVatican City
Pope Leo's cancer and a South America trip that is still on
What changes and what does not in a papacy under 18 months old, based on what the Vatican and the pope's doctors have made public.
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Faith & societyUnited States, Vatican City
Pope Leo XIV has mailed in his ballot for the US midterms
The Holy See confirms the pope, a US citizen, has submitted his mail-in ballot in Chicago. The ballot is secret, and nothing in the statement says how he voted.
VaticanVatican City
Pope Leo XIV Returns to General Audiences With a Talk on Family
At his first Wednesday audience since lung surgery, the pope devoted his catechesis to marriage as taught by Vatican II, a week after a Vatican meeting on the family.
Faith & societyUnited States
US archbishop says joining a firing squad can cause moral injury
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who leads the US military archdiocese, told America that Catholic service members are 'obliged' not to take part in Nidal Hasan's execution, set for 3 December.
Faith & societyKenya
Kenyan Court Convicts Paul Mackenzie Over 191 Shakahola Deaths
Mombasa's High Court found him and 28 others guilty of murder over deaths linked to forced fasting in his sect; sentencing is set for 6 November and the defence says it will appeal.
Religious freedomWorld
What the Aid to the Church in Need persecution report measures
The Catholic charity says conditions worsened for Christians in 10 of 18 countries; it also cites 413 million Christians in countries with serious violations and over 220 million directly exposed to the worst persecution.
Religious freedomJordan, Syria
Jordan strikes southern Syria after deadly attack on a church funeral
Jordan arrested three suspects and struck southern Syria after the 23 October attack in Karak. King Abdullah addressed Parliament on 2 November.