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After Deadly Shooting at Bend Elementary School, Catholic Bishops Call for Prayer

Community members grieve during a candlelight vigil at Drake Park on Oct. 15, 2026, in Bend, Oregon, after the deadly mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School earlier that day.
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Community members grieve during a candlelight vigil at Drake Park on Oct. 15, 2026, in Bend, Oregon, after the deadly mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School earlier that day.
The tragedy that claimed the lives of three students has prompted an outpouring of pastoral care and community support across the state.

Vatican Releases First Photos of Pope Leo XIV Following Surgery

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass on Oct. 16, 2026, in a makeshift chapel on the 10th floor of Gemelli Hospital, where he has been recovering from lung surgery on Oct. 13, 2026.
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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass on Oct. 16, 2026, in a makeshift chapel on the 10th floor of Gemelli Hospital, where he has been recovering from lung surgery on Oct. 13, 2026.
Vatican sources also indicated that the Pope will publicly lead the Angelus this Sunday, although it has not yet been determined whether it will be from the hospital or the Vatican.

U.S. Midterm Elections Spark Multiple Catholic Voting Exhortations

The latest USCCB midterms message features an exhortation to Catholics to form their consciences and listen “to the Gospel call to love God and all our neighbors.”
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The latest USCCB midterms message features an exhortation to Catholics to form their consciences and listen “to the Gospel call to love God and all our neighbors.”
The USCCB president called on Catholics to exercise their “right and responsibility” to vote while advocacy organization CatholicVote issued state voter guides.

Jeffrey Archer’s Judas Novel and the Limits of Sentimental Mercy

Author Jeffrey Archer attends Day 6 of the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival on April 3, 2009, in Oxford, England.
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Author Jeffrey Archer attends Day 6 of the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival on April 3, 2009, in Oxford, England.
The author’s little-remembered fictitious account of Judas Iscariot coincided with the beginning of increasing attempts to rehabilitate or show sympathy for the betrayer of Jesus.

Firing Squad Execution of Fort Hood Shooter Will Not Be Livestreamed, Trump Says

A fallen soldiers memorial is shown before the memorial service for the victims of the shooting rampage by U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan on Nov. 10, 2009, in Fort Hood, Texas. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, killed 14 people and wounded more than 30 in a shooting at the military base on Nov. 5, 2009.
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A fallen soldiers memorial is shown before the memorial service for the victims of the shooting rampage by U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan on Nov. 10, 2009, in Fort Hood, Texas. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, killed 14 people and wounded more than 30 in a shooting at the military base on Nov. 5, 2009.
The execution of the convicted mass shooter by firing squad is set for Dec. 3.

Doctors Confirm Pope Leo XIV’s Operated Lung Is Recovering Well

A picture of Pope Leo XIV and candles are shown laid at the statue of John Paul II Oct. 14, 2026, outside Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo remains hospitalized but is recovering well, according to the Vatican update on Oct. 15, 2026.
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A picture of Pope Leo XIV and candles are shown laid at the statue of John Paul II Oct. 14, 2026, outside Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo remains hospitalized but is recovering well, according to the Vatican update on Oct. 15, 2026.
The Vatican has not yet announced whether the Pope will lead the public Angelus prayer from Gemelli Hospital on Sunday.

Meet the Young People Praying Outside Pope Leo’s Hospital

Young people join other faithful in prayerful vigil outside of Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Leo is recovering from lung surgery.
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Young people join other faithful in prayerful vigil outside of Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Leo is recovering from lung surgery.
Following his lung cancer surgery, Catholics from around the world have continued to congregate at Gemelli Hospital to pray for the Holy Father.