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Before my conversion to Catholicism in 1989, the notion of seeking the intercession of the saints was foreign to me. No longer!catholicworldreport.com/2026…
I’ve got all these saints around my neck

I’ve got all these saints around my neck

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Everything about Newman is directed by, and to, that transcendental horizon we call Heaven, writes Peter M.J. Stravinskas. catholicworldreport.com/2026…
“God is glorious in His saints”: St. John Henry Newman and All Saints

“God is glorious in His saints”: St. John Henry Newman and All Saints

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The pontiff said the Solemnity of All Saints offers a “hope-filled message”: God sees goodness hidden from us and calls every person to holiness.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Pope Leo XIV: ‘Holiness is not a privilege reserved for a few’

Pope Leo XIV: ‘Holiness is not a privilege reserved for a few’

The pontiff said the Solemnity of All Saints offers a “hope-filled message”: God sees goodness hidden from us and calls every person to holiness.

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In 1963, Albanian Cardinal Ernest Simoni was arrested and sentenced to death by Albaniaʼs communist, officially atheist government after celebrating a Mass for the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy for the repose of his soul.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Cardinal Simoni says faith sustained him through death sentence for Mass honoring President Kennedy

Cardinal Simoni says faith sustained him through death sentence for Mass honoring President Kennedy

The 98-year-old Albanian cardinal called for prayers for world leaders after experiencing severe religious persecution.

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New York Archbishop Ronald Hicks this week joined a lawsuit alongside several orders of religious sisters, suing to stop the state from forcing Catholics to adhere to its newly created suicide regime.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
New York archbishop joins religious sisters in suing state over assisted suicide law

New York archbishop joins religious sisters in suing state over assisted suicide law

Archbishop Ronald Hicks joined a suit brought by several orders of religious sisters against the state’s recently instituted suicide regime.

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The chronology of the Reformation no longer opens with Luther’s 95 Theses, as the seeds of revolt were planted long before 1517, writes Sandra Miesel. catholicworldreport.com/2026…
The Reformation reformed

The Reformation reformed

The chronology of the Reformation no longer opens with Luther’s 95 Theses. The seeds of revolt were planted long before 1517.

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A passage from The Apocalypse is read on the Solemnity of All Saints because it describes the reason we were created: to be holy ones, writes Carl E. Olson. catholicworldreport.com/2026…
The saints are sealed, called, and saved by God

The saints are sealed, called, and saved by God

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Pope Leo XIV welcomed around 7,000 athletes, students, and fans of Villanova University and the University of Notre Dame at the Vatican today. Both schools’ men’s and womenʼs teams will start the college basketball season in a historic doubleheader in Rome.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Pope Leo XIV welcomes thousands from Notre Dame, Villanova to Vatican ahead of historic game

Pope Leo XIV welcomes thousands from Notre Dame, Villanova to Vatican ahead of historic game

The pope met with basketball teams, students, and fans from both universities ahead of Saturday’s Eternal City Tip-Off

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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is marking Pregnancy Help Appreciation Week by celebrating the work of pro-life pregnancy resource centers, which offer life-affirming support to pregnant women and mothers of young children in need.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
U.S. bishops celebrate pro-life pregnancy centers for Pregnancy Help Appreciation Week

U.S. bishops celebrate pro-life pregnancy centers for Pregnancy Help Appreciation Week

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.

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For centuries, the Catholic Church widely observed All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1) as an octave, extending the holy celebration to eight days.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Here’s how Catholics can get 8 plenary indulgences during the first week of November

Here’s how Catholics can get 8 plenary indulgences during the first week of November

For centuries, the Catholic Church widely observed All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1) as an octave, extending the holy celebration to eight days.

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EWTN Global Catholic Network (EWTN) will cease the operation of its long-running shortwave radio service this month, EWTN Chairman of the Board and CEO Michael Warsaw announced on Oct. 30.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
EWTN to end shortwave radio operations after 34 years

EWTN to end shortwave radio operations after 34 years

The global Catholic network has operated a shortwave station since the early 1990s, but high costs and the changing media landscape led to its closure.

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Douglas Hyde, a Communist Party member in England and news editor of the Daily Worker, converted from atheism and was received into the Catholic Church in 1949, writes Michael J. Miller. catholicworldreport.com/2026…
A Convert from Communism

A Convert from Communism

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Vietnamese Catholics are debating the limits of interreligious dialogue following a visit of some 100 Catholic sisters to a Buddhist temple in Ho Chi Minh City.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Catholic sisters’ visit to Buddhist temple stirs controversy in Vietnam

Catholic sisters’ visit to Buddhist temple stirs controversy in Vietnam

Catholic sisters visit Buddhist shrine, number of bishops in Ireland to drop by a third, Holy See at U.N. meeting calls for “peaceful uses of outer space,” and more in this week’s world news roundup.

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In the closing days of a hotly contested U.S. Senate race, Michigan Democratic candidate Abdulrahman “Abdul” El-Sayed released an ad on “Prayer” in which he says that as a Muslim he prays every day.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Muslim U.S. Senate candidate grilled again for comparing canon law with sharia law

Muslim U.S. Senate candidate grilled again for comparing canon law with sharia law

A Michigan U.S. Senate candidate’s remarks have prompted examination of the substantial differences between Catholic and Islamic jurisprudence.

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Most folks probably passed by Hunter’s Moon with little notice, but the switch back to standard time is likely to garner more attention, some of it negative, writes John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Celestial lights and daylight saving time

Celestial lights and daylight saving time

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For Catholics, walking amongst tombs or praying before the bones of saints is a source of piety and spiritual comfort, not something to fear, writes Casey Chalk. catholicworldreport.com/2026…
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A Polish bishop has been convicted of failing to promptly notify law enforcement about the sexual abuse of minors by two priests of his diocese.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
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The president of the Nicaraguan Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, announced that the Holy See has postponed the ad limina visit of Central America's bishops, citing a lack of “appropriate conditions” for the Nicaraguan prelates.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Holy See postpones Nicaraguan bishops’ ad limina visit

Holy See postpones Nicaraguan bishops’ ad limina visit

Nicaragua currently has nine active bishops, four of whom are in exile.

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Bishop Guillermo Elías urged the faithful to live out a faith that goes beyond processions and translates into acts of love.catholicworldreport.com/2026…
Lord of Miracles celebration in Peru: ‘It’s not enough to attend the procession,’ bishop exhorts

Lord of Miracles celebration in Peru: ‘It’s not enough to attend the procession,’ bishop exhorts

Bishop Guillermo Elías urged the faithful to live out a faith that goes beyond processions and translates into acts of love.

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