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October 10, 2026
On the third day of a weeklong Vatican meeting on marriage and family Oct. 9, Catholic bishops grappled with a trend that worries many Church leaders: young couples choosing to live together rather than wed.
October 9, 2026
The Vatican announced Oct. 9 that Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has been elected as the new dean of the College of Cardinals upon the retirement of 92-year-old Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.
Pope Leo XIV opened a Vatican meeting of the world's bishops' conference presidents and the heads of Eastern Catholic churches marking the 10th anniversary of "Amoris Laetitia" Oct. 7, saying "the beauty and fragility of families" today will be at the heart of the week's discussions.
Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão told the Vatican bishops' meeting on the family Oct. 8 about the success a parish in his archdiocese in India has had with pastoral family visits and phone-free family evenings.
September 28, 2026
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.
Amid the wheelchairs, crutches, and prayer intentions of the 150,000 pilgrims in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, the pope spoke out strongly against the practice of assisted suicide for the sick and abortion of the disabled, designating the Marian shrine as a blessed place for "professing the beauty and sanctity of life."
September 25, 2026
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Paris Sept. 25 beginning his four-day trip to France by urging French leaders not to forget their duty to protect every human life in a forceful speech at the Élysée Palace condemning "assisted dying," abortion and surrogacy.
On the papal flight to Paris Sept. 25, Pope Leo XIV recalled spending time with his family as a child watching Blessed Fulton J. Sheen, who was beatified the day before in St. Louis, sharing the truths of the faith on television.
September 3, 2026
The International Theological Commission published a new document Sept. 2 calling for ecological conversion due to "sin against creation and the Creator."
August 26, 2026
Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 25 appointed the Knights of Columbus' Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly as a member of the Vatican Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life.
