Many Catholics, not just Pope Leo, are praying the rosary every day in October: Here’s why October 7, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marian Devotion, News, World News On the Catholic Church’s Roman calendar, October is designated as the Month of the Holy Rosary, with the liturgical Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary falling on Oct. 7 — and indeed, it’s a traditional practice to pray the rosary all 31 days.
Fall Brings Sweater Weather…and Rosary Season October 6, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window On a page, the words might seem like a repetitive series. But as with many spiritual practices, the Rosary is what you make of it.
Supreme Court begins fall term amid split in public opinion on its work October 6, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court began its fall term Oct. 6, with cases on its docket that include legal battles over some of President Donald Trump’s policies and use of executive authority.
Echoes of Eternity: Mahler and Duruflé in concert at Baltimore Basilica October 6, 2025By Samuel Rowe Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Baltimore Basilica, Commentary November, being the month of All Souls, is a time when many choirs (ecclesiastical and secular alike) perform music centered on the faithful departed. Local music lovers will have a chance to experience it when the Baltimore Basilica — America’s first cathedral — hosts Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. a one-night-only performance of Mahler’s Titan Symphony and Duruflé’s Requiem.
Pope thanks Knights for generosity, respecting life, charity October 6, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, Vatican, World News Two of the most important tenets of the Catholic faith are the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist and the pope as the successor of Peter, who unites and guides the church, Pope Leo XIV said.
Men, women in the law can be ‘architects of hope’ to nation, cardinal says at Red Mass October 6, 2025By Mark Zimmermann Catholic Standard Filed Under: News, Supreme Court, World News At the Red Mass celebrated on the day before the Supreme Court’s new term, Washington Cardinal Robert W. McElroy emphasized that “men and women of the law are architects of hope by reason of their vocation.”
Top Vatican official sees ‘perverse spiral of hatred’ in Israel-Gaza war October 6, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News The Hamas attack on Israel two years ago “was inhuman and indefensible,” the Vatican secretary of state said, and Israel’s two-year-long war on Gaza has had “disastrous and inhuman consequences.”
Cardinal Pizzaballa welcomes ceasefire talks as first step, urges prayer, perseverance October 6, 2025By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News As indirect ceasefire talks began in Egypt between Israel and Hamas Oct. 6 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt — aimed at finalizing a ceasefire deal based on a proposal from U.S. President Donald Trump — the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem lauded it as an “important and long-awaited first step.”
Pope asks Vatican police to be witnesses of the Gospel through their work October 6, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News Police work is a service for the safety and security of people and institutions, Pope Leo XIV said, but it is also a way for Christians to give witness to their faith.
Pope condemns ‘rise of antisemitic hatred,’ Manchester synagogue attack October 6, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV decried “the rise of antisemitic hatred in the world,” particularly as evidenced by “the terrorist attack in Manchester,” England, Oct. 2, an attack that killed two men.
Mission, migrants make church ‘catholic,’ cardinal says October 6, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Sharing the Gospel with one’s neighbor, welcoming migrants who are Christian or setting off to a foreign land to share God’s love through charity and proclamation are concrete expressions of belief that the church is “catholic” and that God wants to save all people, said Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle.
Proclaiming the Gospel includes welcoming migrants, pope says at Jubilee October 6, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, Missions, News, Vatican, World News The joint celebration of the Jubilee of Migrants and the Jubilee of the Missions is an opportunity to remind all Catholics that the duty to welcome and assist migrants is also part of each person’s obligation to share God’s love, Pope Leo XIV said.
