Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic exhortation “Dilexi Te” (“I have loved you”), was promulgated Oct. 9, the feast day of St. John Henry Newman.

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem welcomed “with joy” the announcement of an initial agreement between Hamas and Israel in an Oct. 9 statement, but also stressed the “absolute urgency” for the “immediate” and “unconditional” entry of humanitarian relief and sufficient aid into Gaza.

Israel and Hamas “have both signed off” on the first phase of a White House peace proposal for Gaza, President Donald Trump said late Oct. 8 in a social media post.

Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with the immigrant community in the U.S. and urged the church to be a united voice on their behalf in an Oct. 8 private audience with immigration advocates.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has chosen two Catholic publishers, both known for their print and digital offerings, to print the second edition of the Liturgy of the Hours that is celebrated within the Latin Church.

Another priest has been found murdered in a violent southern Mexican state, where Catholic bishops’ have brokered truces between warring drug cartels and clergy have been killed with impunity.

Many immigrants in the United States are living with the same fear people experienced under the “tyrannical” communist governments of the past, said Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas.

Jesus is always walking alongside everyone, no matter how mundane or precarious their journey, Pope Leo XIV said.

Lourdes saw a record turnout for the annual Rosary Pilgrimage, with 17,000 pilgrims from Oct. 2–4 — the highest number since the Dominican-led event began in 1908.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Oct. 6 that the bishops will vote for chairmen-elect for six standing committees during their upcoming 2025 plenary assembly in Baltimore in November.