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Pope Leo XIV prays at the Cathedral of St. Stephen on Sept. 28, 2026, in Metz, France. | Credit: Vatican Media

This is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of October

Pope Leo’s prayer intention for the month of October is for the mental health ministry. Pope Leo XIV’s
Pope Leo XIV prays a rosary for peace with hundreds of children in the Vatican Gardens on Oct. 1, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News/Vatican Pool

Pope prays the rosary with children: ’50 million Hail Marys rising to heaven’

“Let us repeat together: ‘I love you, Jesus. I love you, Mary,’” the pontiff said in his remarks
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. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope warns of ‘uncontrolled consumption of resources,’ challenges to waste disposal

Leo also recalled that, for Christians, care for creation is part of a moral responsibility. 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. | Credit: Vatican Media

Synod proposes reforming canon law to give greater weight to laity, women in the Church

The report, prepared by one of the study groups created after the Synod on Synodality, must now be
A woman records Pope Leo XIV on her cellphone during the general audience on Sept. 9, 2026, in St. Peter’s Square. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

Vatican calls for a renewal of attention in the age of clickbait

The World Day of Social Communications will be celebrated on May 9, 2027, the Sunday before Pentecost. The
Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, speaks to EWTN News at the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See in Rome on Sept. 30, 2026. | Credit: Alberto Basile/EWTN News

Bishop Barron in Rome: Despite tension, Catholicism is deeply aligned with American ideals

The Catholic evangelist discussed America’s 250th anniversary at the Pontifical North American College on Sept. 30. Bishop Robert

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