Pope Leo XIV has dedicated his October prayer intention to mental health ministry, calling on the Church to listen without judging and accompany those who suffer without excluding them.

While Catholics across the U.S. celebrated the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Sept. 24, his impact extends across the globe. Bishop Indrias Rehmat of Faisalabad, Pakistan, came to St. Louis and Peoria to join in the ceremonies.

From his arrival in Paris on Sept. 25 to his encounters with the sick and disabled in Lourdes, Pope Leo made the dignity of every human life the defining theme of his first visit to the country.

The attorneys general of Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas Sept. 30 announced a lawsuit challenging the abortion “shield laws” of New York, California and Massachusetts.

More than 4,000 people of faith participated in an afternoon procession around San Diego’s Balboa Park to proclaim that “All Are Sacred” on Sept. 27, the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.

Bishop Robert E. Barron met Pope Leo XIV for a private audience at the Vatican Oct 1, describing his first extended, one-on-one conversation with a pope as covering “a lot of different topics.”

Evangelization Lab, which Dallas-based José Manuel de Urquidi founded, aims to find answers and empower parishes, dioceses and other Catholic organizations with the tools they discover.

Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, Ohio, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, urged the faithful to mark Respect Life Month with prayer, deeper reflection and action.

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily allowed the Trump administration to carry out third-country deportations — removals to a country where a person who had migrated to the United States has no ties — while a challenge to that policy continues.

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, is urging the faithful to pray, fast and vote “no” on enshrining abortion and same-sex marriage in that state.