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Is God Calling Pope Leo to Suffer for Families?

Pope Leo XIV speaks with well-wishers, including Varvara, a 13-year-old Ukrainian cancer survivor, outside Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Oct. 17, 2026, following his discharge after lung cancer surgery. Varvara presented the Pope with a framed photograph of their first meeting in December 2025.
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Pope Leo XIV speaks with well-wishers, including Varvara, a 13-year-old Ukrainian cancer survivor, outside Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Oct. 17, 2026, following his discharge after lung cancer surgery. Varvara presented the Pope with a framed photograph of their first meeting in December 2025.
COMMENTARY: In 1994, John Paul II saw his hospitalization as suffering to be offered for families. Pope Leo’s surgery may carry the same meaning.

Tech Start-Up Founder and CEO Attributes His Faith for Company’s Existence

From right to left: SENT CEO Nick Madden, SENT member and 2026 Pitch Competition winner Kasey Devine, Andrew Hendershott from SENT Angels, Juan Acosta, founder of Tabella and co-founder of SENT Angels, and John Cannon, founder of SENT, SENT Angels and Monk Mindset.
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From right to left: SENT CEO Nick Madden, SENT member and 2026 Pitch Competition winner Kasey Devine, Andrew Hendershott from SENT Angels, Juan Acosta, founder of Tabella and co-founder of SENT Angels, and John Cannon, founder of SENT, SENT Angels and Monk Mindset.
Kasey Devine credits his Catholic parish’s small group as the primary motivation behind his start-up and shares how prayer has shaped his marriage, career and life choices.

The Shepherd of Sacred Beauty: 15 Things to Know About Archbishop Cordileone

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone celebrates the Pontifical Low Roráte Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco, Calif., on December 13, 2022.
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Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone celebrates the Pontifical Low Roráte Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco, Calif., on December 13, 2022.
‘The most important thing we do is worship God,’ the shepherd of San Francisco said on a recent episode of Napa Institute's podcast.

Catholics in Ecuador Mourn Death of Priest Struck by Falling Crucifix During Mass

Following the news of his passing, many colleagues and members of the faithful took to social media to express their shock and remember the priest.
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Following the news of his passing, many colleagues and members of the faithful took to social media to express their shock and remember the priest.
The Catholic faithful are mourning the death at Mass of Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari, parish priest of the Perpetuo Socorro Church in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

French Bishops Appeal for Calm As Riots and Looting Sweep France

Protesters stand outside the burning tourism office at Place Bellecour in Lyon, France. The building was vandalized and set on fire by masked mobs on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026.
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Protesters stand outside the burning tourism office at Place Bellecour in Lyon, France. The building was vandalized and set on fire by masked mobs on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026.
France’s bishops appealed for an end to violence after a weekend of riots in which several buildings burned, shops were looted nationwide, and a Lyon interreligious peace march was postponed.

A Touch of Lourdes in New Haven: Pilgrims Gather to Venerate Relics of St. Bernadette

Close-up of the reliquary holding 5 first-class relics of St. Bernadette Soubirous at St. Mary's Church of Blessed Michael McGivney on Oct. 12, 2026 all part of the Journey of Grace taking place throughout the year across the United States.
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Close-up of the reliquary holding 5 first-class relics of St. Bernadette Soubirous at St. Mary's Church of Blessed Michael McGivney on Oct. 12, 2026 all part of the Journey of Grace taking place throughout the year across the United States.
Accompanying the reliquary were bottles of holy water drawn directly from the miraculous spring in Lourdes, France, as well as physical rocks gathered from the Grotto of Massabielle.

Portland Archbishop Lays Out Road Map for Spiritual Renewal

Archbishop Alexander Sample with his flock after a Eucharistic procession in Portland, Oregon, on June 22, 2025.
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Archbishop Alexander Sample with his flock after a Eucharistic procession in Portland, Oregon, on June 22, 2025.
A new pastoral letter from Archbishop Alexander Sample provides concrete suggestions every Catholic can follow to take on the work of evangelization.