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‘Nearly every Catholic health care institution’ in Illinois shielded from suicide law in court order
Posted on 10/8/2026 15:53 PM (CNA Daily News)
Multiple religious objectors are suing the state over its newly instituted assisted suicide regime.
Holy See calls for abolition of death penalty at UN
Posted on 10/8/2026 15:13 PM (CNA Daily News)
“The death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person,” the Holy See’s permanent observer to the U.N. said during the 81st General Assembly.
Martyrs or rebels?: Rome conference debates 100-year legacy of Cristero movement
Posted on 10/8/2026 14:33 PM (CNA Daily News)
A century after the Cristero War began in 1926, scholars gathered to discuss the church-state relationship in Mexico and Latin America.
Pope Leo XIV urges pontifical university students to ‘guard your hearts’
Posted on 10/8/2026 13:53 PM (CNA Daily News)
At a Mass opening the academic year, the pontiff warned against false teachers, stressed the limits of algorithms, and called for study rooted in faith, friendship, and service to the poor.
Pope Leo XIV appoints Sister Mary Barron president of Pontifical Mission Societies
Posted on 10/8/2026 13:13 PM (CNA Daily News)
The Irish religious sister, who previously spoke about women who sensed a call to the priesthood or diaconate, will also serve as adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization.
Notre Dame religious liberty scholars urge Supreme Court to strike down Texas Ten Commandments law
Posted on 10/8/2026 11:42 AM (CNA Daily News)
The Texas law “forces state-sponsored religious instruction” on public school students, the filing says.
Pope Leo XIV says unity is necessary for evangelization
Posted on 10/8/2026 10:57 AM (CNA Daily News)
The pontiff marked the 100th anniversary of World Mission Day.
South Sudan church leaders call for halt to hostilities, civilian protection
Posted on 10/8/2026 08:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
To protect civilians amid worsening insecurity, killings, abductions, and displacement, members of South Sudan Council of Churches say “silence is no longer an option.”
Archbishop Weisenburger promotes poll chaplains as groups train for elections
Posted on 10/8/2026 07:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Catholic organizations are participating in efforts to recruit and train poll chaplains, who serve an unofficial peacekeeping role at voting locations.
U.S. bishops call Catholics to prayer and action ahead of Mental Health Sunday
Posted on 10/8/2026 06:00 AM (CNA Daily News)
Mental Health Sunday is part of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops’ National Catholic Mental Health Campaign and falls on Oct. 11 this year.