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October 18 marks the 100th anniversary of World Mission Sunday, and to honor that anniversary, a variety of events have been planned in Rome. One such event is the International Missionary Rosary, which is scheduled for 3 p.m. Rome time (9 am New York time) on Saturday, October 17. You can join the livestream at VaticanNews. This Rosary is connected to the recently beatified ...

From the Gemelli Hospital, where he has been since his surgery on Tuesday, Leo XIV spoke on the telephone with Vladimir Putin this October 16, the Holy See Press Office reported. The Pope asked the Russian President for relief for the small city of Oleshky, in the Kherson region. This was their second official telephone conversation since the election of the American-Peruvian...

Swiss Guards, diplomats, cardinals of the Roman Curia, Eastern Catholic patriarchs in full liturgical vestments, and bishops representing nearly every country in the world: Everything about the protocol and ceremony in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, October 14, was ready for a papal Mass. Even the liturgical booklet listed the Santo Padre (“Holy Father”) as presider. But th...

Appointments of bishops in China that receive Rome’s approval are rare and scrutinized as major events. They attract a level of attention not seen for any other country. Since the beginning of Pope Leo XIV‘s pontificate, they’ve become significantly more frequent, while drawing less media interest. Is this a sign of normalization? The most recently announced appointment of a ...

On the night of September 12–13, 1942, a daring British commando raid known as Operation Aquatint was underway. In the dark of a Normandy night, a small unit of Allied commandos made its way to the German-occupied French coast near Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes. But nothing went as planned. The small group landed on the beach but immediately came under heavy German fire. Gustavu...