Retired Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, who led the southwest Florida diocese for nearly 20 years before his retirement in May, died Oct. 7, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was 76.

The Vatican announced Oct. 9 that Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has been elected as the new dean of the College of Cardinals upon the retirement of 92-year-old Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.

(OSV News) — In accepting her dual appointment as head of the Vatican’s missionary network and as adjunct secretary at the Dicastery for Evangelization, Sister Mary Teresa Barron said it was clear the Church prioritized lived missionary experience over theological acumen. In an interview with OSV News Oct. 9, the 57-year-old Irish nun said she […]

Catholics can officially mark their calendars for the next International Eucharistic Congress: It will take place in Sydney Sept. 24-Oct. 1, 2028.

After Pentagon officials said they planned to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad in December, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops denounced the plan as “barbaric.”

Pursuing a higher education that values human intelligence can help counter the many “false teachers” exploiting people’s deep yearning for truth, faith and meaning, Pope Leo XIV said.

As Cornell University grapples with a high-profile sexual assault case, Catholic leaders on campus said they are responding with “prayer, pastoral care, and renewed commitment to the formation of Catholic students,” along with an 11-page pastoral letter to guide the faithful on campus.

Catholics in the Archdiocese of Mombasa held an Oct. 8 memorial service for 17 pilgrims killed in a road accident while traveling to Nakuru in northwestern Kenya for the country’s National Prayer Day.

Forty years after St. John Paul II gathered leaders of the world’s religions in Assisi for a landmark day of prayer for peace, Pope Leo XIV will return to the city Oct. 27 for the closing day of the 2026 interreligious meeting.

Pope Leo XIV opened a Vatican meeting of the world’s bishops’ conference presidents and the heads of Eastern Catholic churches marking the 10th anniversary of “Amoris Laetitia” Oct. 7, saying “the beauty and fragility of families” today will be at the heart of the week’s discussions.