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Instead of asking for a photo, six young men with Down syndrome asked Pope Leo XIV for a job — and brought years of parish experience to Place de la Concorde. Meet the altar servers with Down syndrome who graced the stage Sept. 26, 2026, with Pope Leo during Mass at Place de la Concorde in Paris during is apostolic journey to France.

Every single little girl is called to sainthood. St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Photo: Public domain / Public domain) BlogsOctober 1, 2026 A woman can scarcely move through the world in 2026 without someone telling her she’s doing it wrong. Her outfit isn’t feminine enough; she uses too much plastic in her home; doesn’t see the right pediatrician; and didn’t get the promotion because she was too loud, or too soft-spoken, or didn’t lean in, or leaned in so far that she tripped and fell.

COMMENTARY: Seven days since the beatification, these seven vignettes honor the author of the Seven Last Words. A new image of Blessed Fulton Sheen is displayed after he is declared ‘Blessed’ at the Mass for his beatification on Sept. 24, 2026, at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. (Photo: Jeffrey Bruno for EWTN News) CommentariesOctober 1, 2026 Seven days out from the beatification of Blessed Fulton Sheen, the afterglow of the marvelous occasion remains.

‘He is indeed an American hero,’ says Leonardo Defilippis. ‘Father Tolton’s life and message of forgiveness, healing and unity is so needed right now.’ ‘Tolton: From Slave to Priest’ is adapted from the play of the same title, with Jim Coleman in the titular role. (Photo: Courtesy of Leonardo Defilippis / St. Luke Productions) MoviesOctober 1, 2026 The team at St. Luke Productions has been bringing stories of saints and the faith to audiences through various media for many years.

Leo also recalled that, for Christians, care for creation is part of a moral responsibility. Pope Leo XIV receives a delegation from the Hera Group, an Italian business conglomerate specializing in environmental services, waste management, and the integrated water and energy cycle, at the Vatican on Oct. 1, 2026.

The report, prepared by one of the study groups created after the Synod on Synodality, must now be examined by Pope Leo XIV. Synod delegates, including Archbishop Filippo Iannone, center, sit in a small group in the Paul VI Hall during the Synod on Synodality’s first monthlong meeting in October 2023.

The World Day of Social Communications will be celebrated on May 9, 2027, the Sunday before Pentecost. A woman records Pope Leo XIV on her cellphone during the general audience on Sept. 9, 2026, in St. Peter’s Square.

The Diocese of Ghent in Belgium is contesting an individual’s request to be removed from Church records. Flags line an entryway at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg on Dec. 10, 2014. (Photo: John Thys / Getty) WorldOctober 1, 2026 Europe’s data protection rules may require the erasure of personal data from Catholic baptismal records in some cases when an individual requests it, a top European Union official said Thursday. The Oct.

‘Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s St. Thérèse’ offers beautiful insights into the Little Flower. St. Thérèse offers a road map for the Christian life. (Photo: Amy Smith) BooksOctober 1, 2026 Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s St. Thérèse offers beautiful insights into the Little Flower and Blessed Fulton Sheen’s personal devotion to her — expressed through talks and sermons Sheen gave in 1973, the centenary of St. Thérèse’s birth, in Dublin. “How are we going to live in these troubled times?

COMMENTARY: The justices are again being asked to referee who gets to worship, preach or educate without being treated as a second-class citizen. The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Gdisalvo / Shutterstock) NationOctober 1, 2026 The Supreme Court will open its new term on the first Monday of October with a docket that is shaping up to be a syllabus in religious liberty and parental rights, and that is no coincidence.