The fossil fuel, weapons and financial industries thrive on instability and cronyism, and they obstruct efforts toward climate justice and peace, top leaders of three Catholic networks said.

The U.S. Supreme Court Sept. 9 paused a judge’s order requiring President Donald Trump’s administration to spend billions in previously approved foreign aid the president has sought to rescind.

Getting phone calls from the pope continues to bring “great joy” to the hundreds of people receiving shelter and support from the only Latin-rite Catholic church in Gaza, the parish priest said.

Close to 200 clerics who had been named bishops in the past year were not the only ones in the Vatican’s New Synod Hall to have been thrust into new ministries and leadership roles.

The U.S. Catholic bishops have deepened their commitment to combating racism, by making permanent a subcommittee dedicated to working for racial justice and reconciliation in society.

President Donald Trump said conservative activist Charlie Kirk died after being shot Sept. 10 during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Public officials and other commentators called for prayer after he was shot in the neck, reportedly by a sniper. Kirk was 31 and a married father with two young children.

From armed guards to enhanced drills, Catholic schools throughout the country are bolstering their security measures, following last month’s deadly mass shooting targeting students at a Minneapolis school liturgy.

Several Russian drones entered Polish airspace in the morning hours of Sept. 10, and were shot down by Polish military, with debris falling in eastern and central Poland.

Pope Leo XIV has given permission for U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke to celebrate the traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica during a pilgrimage in October.

Sixty-seven percent of French people value the option of choosing between public schools and Catholic schools under contract with the state, according to a survey published Sept. 2 by the French Institute of Public Opinion.