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- "Let Us Ask To Be 'Kindly Lights' Amid the Encircling Gloom"
  
  HOMILY OF POPE FRANCIS CANONIZATION OF SAINTS JOHN HENRY NEWMAN, GIUSEPPINA VANNINI, MARIAM THRESIA MANKIDIYAN, DULCE LOPES PONTES, MARGUERITE BAYS ST PETER'S SQUARE 13 OCTOBER 2019 (Video/Libretto) “
- "In Search of New Pathways" – On Day One, A Synodal Splash... or Several
  
  (Updated with summary of opening talks.) For those just waking up, what a morning you've missed. Though today brought the working start of Francis' fourth Synod in six years, none of the others began...
- "The Church Is Always On the Move" – At Synod's Launch, Pope Seeks "Daring Prudence," Not "Status Quo"
  
  In the run-up to the Special Synod for Amazonia, a general consensus of previews have begun to grasp that this month's event could well make for "the most charged moment of Francis' push for an...
- In Wilton's "Supreme" Turn, "A New Season Filled With Hope"
  
  Noon ET, 6 October 2019 – As things turned out, perhaps it's a good thing that Wilton Gregory didn't make the cut for the red hat this time. After all, that would've been the one thing that could've...
- Pope's "Keywords" for New Cardinals: "Compassion"... and "The Ability To Be Loyal"
  
  While the replenishment of the College of Cardinals has become considerably more routine under Francis than his recent predecessors – a Consistory every year or so as opposed to every three in...
- For Buffalo Meltdown, Rome Sends A Ram – Malone Under Full-On Vatican Probe
  
  A year since Bishop Richard Malone's assistant left her Chancery post to go public about the Buffalo prelate's handling of abuse cases – and has since stated that the prelate should be in jail – the...
- At Synod Central, The Future Comes Early
  
  While peak cycle wasn't expected to kick in until Saturday's "Scarlet Bowl," as ever, the Pope has his ways of upending things. Four days until the heavily-awaited Synod on Amazonia opens...

Catholic News Service
- Safe injection sites for drug addicts 'a form of euthanasia,' priest says
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Gina Christian, catholicphilly.com By Gina Christian PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- Safe injection sites are "a form of euthanasia," according to a Philadelphia priest who has spent...
- Inadequate formation a factor in lack of vocations, bishops say at synod
  
  IMAGE: CNS Photo/Paul Jeffrey By Barbara J. Fraser VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Existing formation programs are not preparing priests and other pastoral workers to be leaders in a church with an Amazonian...
- Pope criticizes cruelty of world marked by hunger, obesity, food waste
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Khaled Abdullah, Reuters By Paige Hanley VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Resolving the global crises of world hunger and malnutrition demands a shift away from a distorted approach to food and...
- Catholic schools 'essential, integral' to church's ministry, say educators
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review By Sydney Clark WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The mission and foundation of Catholic education are directly related to evangelization, said the head of the...
- Pope: Evangelization must help, not hinder, people getting closer to God
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- God wants everyone to be saved, which is why those who evangelize must avoid letting their prejudices get in the way of God's plan...
- Update: Vatican security chief resigns following leak of internal document
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Domenico Giani, head of the Vatican police, nearly two weeks after an internal...
- Indigenous culture can enrich liturgy, bishop says
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Proposals at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon for indigenous- or Amazonian-rite ceremonies are meant to enhance and...
National Catholic Register
- Unborn Baby Makes Sign Of The Cross In A Sonogram Image, Can Angels Read Your Mind, and More Links!
  
  By Tito Edwards | Unborn Baby Makes Sign of the Cross in Fascinating Sonogram Image – See the Photo Here! – ChurchPOP +1 Quæritur: Can Angels Read Your Mind? – Quidquid Est, Est! +1 Books...
- God Will Send You Rain In Its Season
  
  By Sherry Antonetti | On a recent weekend, we walked around our yard, noticing how brittle and dry, pointed and discolored it had all become. After nursing the grass with a sprinkler all Sunday, I...
- US Supreme Court in the Eye of the Storm
  
  By Joan Frawley Desmond | WASHINGTON —The U.S. Supreme Court opened a blockbuster 2019-2020 term with a docket featuring cases that address abortion restrictions, “LGBT” rights, immigration, gun...
- #BreakThe Chains of Pornography and Its Effects
  
  By Justin McClain | A few weeks ago, I got to chat with Fr. Cassidy Stinson, a recently ordained priest of the Diocese of Richmond. I have found that relatively young priests such as Fr. Stinson are...
- Pope Francis Unveils Dramatic New Sculpture in St. Peter’s Square
  
  By Kathy Schiffer | For the first time in nearly 400 years, a new monument has been installed in St. Peter's Square. “Angels Unawares,” a three-ton, 20-foot sculpture by Canadian artist Timothy...
- Cardinal Müller Discusses His Cinematic ‘Manifesto’
  
  By Bree A. Dail | VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Gerhard Müller’s “Manifesto of Faith” has been turned into a “catechetical documentary.” In the document, described as a four-page “public testimony of...
- Cardinal Robert Sarah: A Prophetic Voice for the Catholic Church
  
  By Father Paul Scalia | THE DAY IS NOW FAR SPENT By Cardinal Robert Sarah and Nicolas Diat Ignatius Press, 2019 349 pages, $19.95 To order: ewtnrc.com or (800) 854-6316 The Day Is Now Far...
News from the Vatican
- Nuns say women’s empowerment happens on frontlines, not a ladder
  
  Several nuns serving women and girls in conflict areas have said that in their view, while seeking greater recognition and leadership in the Catholic Church is important, women’s empowerment is more...
- Pope criticizes cruelty of world marked by hunger, obesity, food waste
  
  Resolving the global crises of world hunger and malnutrition demands a shift away from a distorted approach to food and toward healthier lifestyles and just economic practices, Pope Francis said.
- Amazon synod continues to ponder married priests to make Eucharist accessible
  
  Once again the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon pondered the idea of married priests Tuesday, with one prelate saying the issue is being studied from different perspectives, including that of Church...
- Tech company launches ‘smart rosary’ to foster prayer for peace
  
  “Click To Pray eRosary,” a small black bracelet with ten rosary beads and a cross, was presented Tuesday in Rome as a “tool for learning how to pray the rosary.”
- U.N. nuncio praises nations for recognizing rights of indigenous peoples
  
  The Vatican's nuncio to the United Nations called it welcome news that several nations around the world "have taken active steps to recognize the right to autonomy or self-government of...