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October 2019

October 1

Vatican prosecutors conduct raid on Secretariat of State offices

October 1, 2019

VATICAN CITY (CNA) -- Vatican prosecutors seized documents and electronic devices in a raid executed Tuesday at the offices of the most senior curial department.

Pope Francis opens Missionary Month at prayer vigil

October 1, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- God wants everyone to take a risk to share with others the gifts he has given to them -- their life, talents and his love, Pope Francis said.

Vatican representative at U.N. named nuncio to Spain

October 1, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis named Archbishop Bernardito Auza, who has represented the Vatican at the United Nations since 2014, to be nuncio to Spain and Andorra.

German bishops continue forward with 'synodal way'

October 1, 2019

OXFORD, England -- Germany's Catholic bishops are pressing ahead with a national reform consultation, or "synodal way," despite cautions from the Vatican and criticism from some bishops.

October 2

Wednesday Audience: Preaching is proselytizing without Holy Spirit

October 2, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- A person who claims to preach the Gospel by convincing people of their beliefs in Jesus is not evangelizing, but proselytizing, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis names Maltese bishop as pro-secretary of Synod of Bishops

October 2, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Mario Grech of Gozo, Malta, as pro-secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, the Vatican said.

Vatican suspends five employees following raid

October 2, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican apparently has suspended five employees after raids on Vatican offices.

Speaking Out: VeggieTales -- A new era

October 2, 2019

Calling all VeggieTales fans! If you have ever wished for more VeggieTales content, then you’re in luck.

To teach is to serve, to serve is to learn

October 2, 2019

Frater Marlon Bobier Vargas knew that his calling was to teach and to serve, but what he didn’t know was that his classroom went beyond the confines of four walls.

Bob Brehl: ‘Nones’ of a different kind on the rise

October 2, 2019

Church attendance is waning and religious non-affiliation is waxing. That’s hardly news. Observe the empty pews.

Church leaders in Peru call for an end to corruption amid crisis

October 2, 2019

LIMA, Peru -- Peruvian church leaders called for dialogue and an end to corruption amid a political crisis that erupted Sept. 30, when President Martin Vizcarra dissolved Congress and the legislature then voted to remove him from office.

Vatican publishes initial schedule for papal trip to Thailand, Japan

October 2, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- Peace, interreligious dialogue and respectful missionary outreach will be the top themes when Pope Francis visits Thailand and Japan in late November.

October 3

Ontario schools prepare plans for strike by support staff

October 3, 2019

With educational support staff set to take full-scale strike action Oct. 7, Ontario’s Catholic school boards are reviewing contingency plans with a particular emphasis on student safety and their ability to maintain programming.

Written in the stars: From astrophysics to religious life

October 3, 2019

Sr. Mary Margaret Hope of the Morning Star spent years studying the heavens, but what she learned has taken her down a very different path in life than the one she was on.

Synod document a guide, not church teaching, cardinal says

October 3, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes said the working document for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is not official church teaching, but rather a way for bishops to listen to the local church's concerns.

Thousands rally for Earth’s future

October 3, 2019

Tens of thousands of people in Toronto joined more than 80 other youth-led marches across Canada on Sept. 27 to demand immediate action to address global climate change.

Editorial: Youth must be heard

October 3, 2019

Out of the mouths of babes has poured a passionate and brutally blunt condemnation of mankind’s contamination of God’s creation.

Bishops demand action on nuclear treaty

October 3, 2019

Canada’s Catholic bishops are demanding that whoever forms the next government signs the nuclear weapons ban treaty and push NATO to denuclearize its military strategy.

Cantor sets right tone for music ministry

October 3, 2019

Kathy Irvin admits she takes her role in music ministry seriously.

Three boys from St Michael’s College School plead guilty to sex assault

October 3, 2019

Three St. Michael’s College School students involved in the sexual assault scandal that rocked the prestigious Toronto Catholic school pleaded guilty Oct. 3 to sexual assault charges.