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10 hours ago · Crux Now Staff
Pope opens tenth anniversary conference on predecessor’s controversial exhortation
In all, nearly 200 people – bishops, experts, and laity – are taking part in the gathering from Oct. 7 to 14, organized by the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life and the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops.
10 hours ago · Crux Now Staff
Archdiocese of St. Louis sues federal government
The Archdiocese of St. Louis has filed a lawsuit against the federal government alleging that a local immigration detention facility in Missouri is preventing priests from being able to administer the sacraments to detainees.
1 day ago · Charles Collins
Pope Leo is returning to Assisi, a month after the Vatican’s ‘Note’ on interreligious dialogue
The 2026 meeting in Assisi on Oct. 25-27 will be attended by Pope Leo on Oct. 27, with the theme "Disarmed and Disarming Peace," which the pontiff used during his inaugural address from the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica on May 8, 2025.
1 day ago · Associated Press
Former Australian Catholic bishop sentenced for abusing Indigenous men
A former Australian Catholic bishop was sentenced Wednesday to six years and six months in prison for sexually abusing two young Indigenous men.