Consolata Missionary Sister Simona Brambilla will be secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, the Vatican announced Oct. 7.

Several U.S. bishops called for prayers for peace following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem united in a call for peace and justice amid unfolding violence, following a surprise attack by Hamas in southern Israel, which has left around 600 Israelis dead, among them civilians and dozens of soldiers and police who were killed battling the Hamas fighters.

By the end of the year, Notre Dame Cathedral’s silhouette will be restored: Its entire 315-foot-high spire will once again crown the transept crossing, hidden beneath a 330-foot-high scaffolding.

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem called Oct. 7 for secular and religious leaders around the world to help de-escalate the violence between Hamas and Israel following an unprecedented surprise dawn attack by Hamas militants on a major Jewish holiday.

Pope Francis warns the clock is ticking on the dangers of climate change — and both a paradigm shift and practical action are critically needed to avert looming disasters in nature and human society.

A map from 1575 is part of a current exhibit at the Museum of the Bible in Washington and is among Jeff Kolha’s favorite prints on display in the exhibit “A Journey of Faith: The Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome” in the museum’s Vatican gallery.

“Unleash the Power of the Rosary,” a Sept. 27 panel discussion hosted by Paradisus Dei and the Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph, offered a lively discussion about the rosary as a powerful tool for evangelization that connects people to Jesus through Mary and guides them on a journey to the center of Jesus’ Sacred Heart.

The McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame teamed up with the nonprofit Catholic in Recovery to present a Sept. 27 webinar on “Addiction and Recovery: Accompaniment Toward Wholeness and Healing,” part of the institute’s “Conversations That Matter” series.

A Russian attack that killed one fifth of a Ukrainian village’s residents shows a danger Russia “presents not only to Ukrainians, but to the world at large,” a Ukrainian Catholic archbishop told OSV News.