On Oct. 3, the Catholic world solemnly marks the official 800-year anniversary of the death of St. Francis, the “little poor man” from Assisi.
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Each year on Oct. 3, the followers of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) mark the globally popular saint’s own journey from life to death, his “Transitus” as it is known in Latin, through special community commemorations.
Catholic bishops in Africa expressed solidarity and closeness to Archbishop Alick Banda of Lusaka, Zambia, and the Zambian bishops conference, following the prelate's arrest over a car gift.
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The new apostolic nuncio to Germany, Archbishop Hubertus van Megen, warned the country’s bishops against charting a separate course for the local Church, reminding them that Catholic unity relies on fidelity to the papacy and the Eucharist.
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Young Catholics preparing to leave high school for university or the work force will gather from Oct. 16 to 18 at Orangeville's Valley of the Mother of God Retreat Centre as part of "Dead Man Walking".
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St. Francis understood that following Jesus means relinquishing any claim to power, status and wealth. Such vulnerability is the only sure path to peace and nonviolence.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the creation of a new "Office of Religious Affairs" during a speech Sept. 30 on Pentagon policy.
This fall some Catholics along with other Christians will get together in small reading groups across Canada to think their way together through Pope Leo XIV’s landmark encyclical on artificial intelligence, Magnifica Humanitas.
Northmount School has unveiled a transformed campus after an extensive, multi-year, $16-million renovation and expansion project.
A unique, gifted sculpture of St. Kateri Tekakwitha by artist Timothy Schmalz was officially unveiled and blessed Sept. 30 at Guelph's Holy Rosary Parish.
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Pope Leo XIV's journey to France aimed to show that a joyful or serene rebirth is always possible even after tremendous tragedy or terrible suffering, he said.
The new Fathom Entertainment docudrama Adore Him hopes to inspire Catholics and seekers of faith to embrace the transcendence of Eucharistic Adoration.
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Nearly six months since it debuted on March 21 with a long-form conversation featuring then Archdiocese of Toronto vocations director Fr. Matthew McCarthy, The Collar podcast has emerged as a significant success story.
A new book promises to help readers craft better lives by reclaiming the household as the centre of daily life.
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A photograph of Pope Leo XIV blessing Marie-Garance, a 10-year-old girl in a blue dress who has multiple disabilities, went viral after the pope encountered her in Paris Sept. 26.
On the return flight to Rome from his four-day visit to France Sept. 28, Pope Leo XIV said that the prospect of artificial intelligence destroying humanity does not keep him up at night.
In a French city that changed hands between France and Germany through two world wars, Pope Leo XIV used the final day of his apostolic journey to France to call on Europe to resist a return to nationalism and conflict and recommit itself to cooperation, dialogue and peace.
French survivors of clergy sexual abuse who met with Pope Leo XIV in Lourdes said they were struck by the pontiff's deep personal empathy and his frank acknowledgment of the institutional failures that allowed the crisis to fester within the Church.
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