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Notre Dame Bests Villanova in Eternal City Tip-Off Basketball Games

Notre Dame and Villanova universities go head-to-head in the D1 college basketball season openers before thousands of fans at the Palazzo dello Sport in Rome on Nov. 1, 2026.
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Notre Dame and Villanova universities go head-to-head in the D1 college basketball season openers before thousands of fans at the Palazzo dello Sport in Rome on Nov. 1, 2026.
The Notre Dame men’s and women’s teams emerged victorious in the historic season opener in Rome.

PHOTOS: Savannah Gives Thanks for Newly Beatified Georgia Martyrs

Altar servers lead the procession for the Mass of thanksgiving for the beatification of the Georgia Martyrs at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Savannah, Georgia, Nov. 1, 2026.
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Altar servers lead the procession for the Mass of thanksgiving for the beatification of the Georgia Martyrs at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Savannah, Georgia, Nov. 1, 2026.
A standing-room-only congregation filled the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist on All Saints’ Day as Bishop Stephen D. Parkes proposed ways to carry the friars’ witness.

5 Ways to Get Prayers and Masses After Your Death

El Greco, ‘The Burial of the Count of Orgaz,’ 1586-1588, Iglesia de Santo Tomé, Toledo, Spain
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El Greco, ‘The Burial of the Count of Orgaz,’ 1586-1588, Iglesia de Santo Tomé, Toledo, Spain
COMMENTARY: From perpetual Mass enrollments to advance funeral planning, Catholics can take steps now to ensure prayers are offered for their souls after death.

Peru Loses Second Bishop in Two Days As Pope Leo's Visit Nears

The Peruvian bishops' conference issued a statement of condolence shortly afterward.
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The Peruvian bishops' conference issued a statement of condolence shortly afterward.
Bishop Jorge Carrión Pavlich, who led the Diocese of Puno for more than 24 years, has died at 76, two days after Archbishop Richard Alarcón of Cusco.

Praying for the Conversion of England

‘The Conversion of England by the Power of Prayer,’ cover detail
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‘The Conversion of England by the Power of Prayer,’ cover detail
Introducing a new edition of prayers by Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman and a lecture by Cardinal Herbert Vaughan, Msgr. John Armitage reflects on England’s Catholic past and the signs of a possible ‘third spring’ of conversion to the faith.

How the Pope Became the Final Word on Sainthood

The canonization of Elizabeth of Hungary in 1235, by Sándor Liezen-Mayer (1863)
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The canonization of Elizabeth of Hungary in 1235, by Sándor Liezen-Mayer (1863)
From the well-meaning attempt to canonize a noble pup to a streamlined administrative process reserved to the Vatican, the practice of declaring saint has come a long way.

Pope Leo XIV: ‘Holiness Is Not a Privilege Reserved for a Few’

Pope Leo XIV greets people gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Nov. 1, 2026.
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Pope Leo XIV greets people gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Nov. 1, 2026.
The pontiff said the Solemnity of All Saints offers a “hope-filled message”: God sees goodness hidden from us and calls every person to holiness.