These stories have been handpicked from blogs and news sites around the Web -- some Catholic, some not.https://www.newadvent.org/news/feedburner.xml tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-9103264837101667412Headhttps://www.ncregister.com/news/pope-leo-leads-pilgrims-in-prayer-one-day-after-leaving-hospitalnull@newadvent.org (null)Pope Leo XIV appeared at the window of his private study in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Sunday, just one day after being discharged early from the hospital following surgery last Tuesday. It was the first time the Holy Father had spoken publicly since the operation. The appearance was eagerly awaited by Catholics around the world... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-247619697406249013Lefthttps://www.ncregister.com/news/pope-leo-cleared-by-his-surgeon-to-make-his-nov-6-17-apostolic-trip-to-latin-americanull@newadvent.org (null)Pope Leo XIV has received the green light from his surgeon to proceed with his planned Nov. 6-17 apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. In an interview with Vatican News following the Holy Father’s Oct. 17 discharge from the Gemelli Hospital, Dr. Stefano Margaritora, who operated on Pope Leo on Oct. 13, said he expects Leo will be fully recovered and in shape to travel within the next “10 days or so.” tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-2236298390908130699Centerhttps://knowingisdoing.org/blog/absence-charitynull@newadvent.org (Marlon De La Torre)What happens when you encounter someone who appears absent from virtue? A central premise of this question focuses on how we treat one another with respect and whether we recognize the dignity in one another, made in the image and likeness of God. Within every human being, there exists a body and a soul that, because of their development... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-3152799365738175949Lefthttps://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/our-spiritual-wedding-garment/null@newadvent.org (Fr. Jerry Pokorsky)God infuses our souls with sanctifying grace through the Sacraments, beginning with Baptism. We renounce Satan, profess our faith in Christ, and are baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The Eucharist nourishes our life of grace, while Confirmation brings a special outpouring of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-3345050602878432800Centerhttps://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-prayer-of-kings-its-all-differentnull@newadvent.org (Ed Condon)Earlier this week was the feast of St. Edward, King of England, known as the Confessor, as opposed to his uncle, also king, also named Edward, but known as the Martyr. For reasons I doubt need explaining, I have a particular devotion to St. Edward. This year his feast fell on a travel day... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-6662108658791740044Lefthttps://243644073.hs-sites-na2.com/daily-anchor-a-near-miss-with-a-bar-fightnull@newadvent.org (Chris Stefanick)When I was the director of youth and young adult ministry for the Archdiocese of Denver, I organized a Theology on Tap where my bishop spoke about abortion. One of the patrons at the pub, who apparently wasn’t there for our event, started to heckle him. My wife decided to confront him. I think she wanted to see how tough I was. I didn’t predict that confrontation would end well... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-1020616063013202992Centerhttps://www.ncregister.com/news/mcdonald-communion-under-both-kindsnull@newadvent.org (Matthew McDonald)Should laypeople be allowed to drink from the chalice during Communion? Bishop Michael Olson of the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, brought renewed attention to this topic on Oct. 1 when he published a pastoral letter limiting the availability of the chalice to certain occasions throughout the year, including Holy Thursday, the Easter Vigil, Corpus Christi, the Chrism Mass, ordinations, and Masses at convents and retreat centers. tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-7533420275949281857Lefthttps://weirdcatholic.substack.com/p/the-pope-who-did-hard-time-fe4null@newadvent.org (Thomas McDonald)Callistus I (pope from 217-222, also spelled Callixtus) didn’t have it easy. He was a slave who lost all the money entrusted to him, ran away and was caught, was sentenced to hard labor for starting a fight, faced harsh criticism from some of the leading minds of the early church, endured a schism, and, to top it all off, saw his story written by one of his bitterest enemies... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-4345715586644596835Centerhttps://life-craft.org/becoming-a-sommelier-of-life/null@newadvent.org (John Cuddeback)By a beautiful natural plan, we only grow into our true selves through experience. But not just any experiences will do. They must be of a certain kind, beginning with those fashioned by our parents and educators, and continuing through life in experiences we craft with mentors, family, and friends. This is nowhere truer than in the crucial realm of what brings us pleasure, or not... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-3478202255798330243Lefthttps://stpaulcenter.com/posts/caesar-and-the-king-scott-hahn-reflects-on-the-twenty-ninth-sunday-in-ordinary-timenull@newadvent.org (Scott Hahn)The Lord is king over all the earth, as we sing in today’s Psalm. Governments rise and fall by His permission, with no authority but that given from above. In effect, God says to every ruler what He tells King Cyrus in today’s First Reading: “I have called you ... though you knew me not.” The Lord raised up Cyrus to restore the Israelites from exile, and to rebuild Jerusalem... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-7906221462994679281Centerhttps://thelampmagazine.com/blog/questions-for-anyone-planning-to-watch-the-proposed-trump-administration-snuff-filmnull@newadvent.org (null)What are we doing? This is really all I have to say about the Trump administration’s plan — decision? infernal covenant? — to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan later this year. It will be the first ever government-sanctioned snuff film in American history. Of course I am against it. Is arguing about the subject worthwhile? It seems to me like something about which it is not even possible to argue. tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-2073155262439864430Lefthttps://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/hawaii-volcanoes-park-great-crack-22358849.phpnull@newadvent.org (null)“Have you ever been to the Great Crack?” The first time I asked this at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park visitor center, I already suspected that it might be the beginning of a wild adventure. But I never could have imagined how many more times I would need to repeat that absurd-sounding question. A few weeks prior... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-3612835768483363972Centerhttps://www.ncregister.com/cna/who-is-dr-luigi-carbone-pope-leo-xiv-s-personal-physiciannull@newadvent.org (null)As Pope Leo XIV undergoes surgery at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, one figure has taken on particular prominence in recent hours: Dr. Luigi Carbone, who is responsible for coordinating the pontiff’s medical care and is one of his closest advisers on health matters. Carbone was among the doctors who welcomed Leo XIV when he arrived at the hospital in an armored Ford sedan. tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-3415517738468314126Lefthttps://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/17608-lobectomynull@newadvent.org (null)A lobectomy is an operation to remove a lobe of your lung. Most often, surgeons do a lobectomy procedure for people with lung cancer. This can cure cancer that’s in an early stage, but may not work as well for larger tumors. It takes at least a month to recover from a lobectomy. A less invasive lobectomy can provide a faster recovery. tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-3843207260741990071Centerhttps://www.ewtnnews.com/vatican/live-updates-pope-leo-s-health-and-preparations-for-surgerynull@newadvent.org (null)The Holy See Press Office on Tuesday evening released a statement about Pope Leo’s surgery stating: “The intraoperative frozen-section examination confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary adenocarcinoma [a type of non-small cell lung cancer], as suspected from the preoperative tests.” tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-3048329931566643423Lefthttps://www.ncregister.com/news/catholic-schools-expecting-windfall-of-scholarship-money-from-new-tax-creditnull@newadvent.org (Zelda Caldwell)Many parents who want to send their children to Catholic schools, or who already do, will soon be able to tap into the billions of dollars in tuition aid in what the U.S. bishops are calling a “transformative” expansion of school choice across America. Under a new federal tax credit program that takes effect on Jan. 1... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-443694555442302824Centerhttps://apnews.com/article/vatican-pope-leo-power-law-incapacitation-804296261667a36bee47983d9636d721null@newadvent.org (null)Question: Who runs the Catholic Church when the pope is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to govern? Answer: The pope. The Vatican has detailed laws, rituals and norms to transfer papal power if a pope dies or resigns. But none of them apply when he is sick or even unconscious, as Pope Leo XIV will be when he undergoes surgery Tuesday to remove a nodule on his lung... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-8145881559047195775Lefthttps://www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-leo-xiv-calls-the-death-penalty-inadmissiblenull@newadvent.org (null)Pope Leo XIV described the death penalty as “inadmissible” in a message posted on social media on the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty on Saturday, Oct. 10. In his post, the Pontiff stated: “The death penalty is inadmissible because it attacks the inviolability and dignity of the person.” He emphasized that... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-5397783398287904480Centerhttps://www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-leo-lung-surgerynull@newadvent.org (null)Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday that he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodule from one of his lungs that was recently detected during medical examinations. Speaking to the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square after the Angelus prayer on Oct. 11, the pontiff personally disclosed his medical condition... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-8204999827269190020Lefthttps://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/05/how-ernest-hemingways-love-of-boxing-changed-the-salad-dressing-industry-forever/null@newadvent.org (null)In 1925, Ernest Hemingway published In Our Time, his first collection of short stories. Then only 26, he had been a struggling young writer in Paris mingling with the likes of Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, and others of that “Lost Generation.” The stories in his first collection were not about the socialites of the Parisian set... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-7247911513280561916Centerhttps://stpaulcenter.com/posts/10-things-you-should-know-about-lukes-gospelnull@newadvent.org (Clement Harrold)Luke begins his Gospel by addressing a man named Theophilus and explaining that he has carefully investigated the events surrounding Jesus so that Theophilus might “know the truth concerning the things of which you have been informed.” This narrative is continued in the Acts of the Apostles, which begins by harking back to the Gospel: “In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach ...” tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-5067445585061837202Lefthttps://carriegress.substack.com/p/the-great-feminist-heistnull@newadvent.org (Carrie Gress)Years ago, I lived in Rome. It was a remarkable, intense, and wondrous time. Each morning, I woke up to the thrill of getting to walk its streets of history, discovering new locations, stories, and saints who had been its previous residents. The city has a darker side, however, a pervasive culture of crime, to which I also had to quickly adjust... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-1502311823206685354Centerhttps://knowingisdoing.org/blog/silence-rosarynull@newadvent.org (null)Fra Angelico’s vision of the Annunciation reveals to us the Blessed Mother’s expression of stillness and silence. The importance of these attributes reveals the initial acceptance of a Divine message with humility and docility. When Mary is greeted by St. Gabriel, the Archangel affirms Mary’s identity by describing her as... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-5624092976752255874Lefthttps://www.osvnews.com/ai-and-consciousness-stranded-in-eden-once-more/null@newadvent.org (null)Elizabeth Dias is a very good writer, and if you can get behind the paywall at the New York Times, try to read her lengthy piece about religious scholars meeting with Anthropic to discuss whether they could help instill morality into Artificial Intelligence. Space considerations likely prohibited a discussion of how “consciousness” is even understood by humanity... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-5245865700360851947Centerhttps://www.ncregister.com/features/the-saint-behind-the-dark-nightnull@newadvent.org (Gigi Duncan)This year, the Catholic Church is celebrating St. Francis of Assisi. There are pilgrimages, celebrations and commemorations marking 800 years since the death of the beloved Franciscan saint. But 2026 is also a major year for another religious order — and another saint whose name may be less familiar... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-3500245281559443224Lefthttps://media.benedictine.edu/this-sunday-only-those-who-wont-change-cant-comenull@newadvent.org (Tom Hoopes)Jesus will go to the cross for us, and we will die, too, but God the Father wants us to know that when it’s all over, we are invited to a big wedding feast in his Son’s honor. The Gospels we hear at Sunday Masses in October and November focus on what Jesus said between Palm Sunday and Holy Thursday — when he urgently told stories that define our lives. tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-6311515180572128553Centerhttps://www.denvercatholic.org/catholic-social-thought-an-election-primernull@newadvent.org (R. Jared Staudt)The Church has always taught that the Gospel bears social implications, shaping how Christians live in the world. Catholic Social Teaching (CST), however, developed only when the fabric of Christendom, the legacy of Christian culture, had worn thin. Political revolutions overturned longstanding monarchies aligned with the Church... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-1378166138379478958Lefthttps://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2026-10/holy-see-secretariat-state-position-chivalric-orders.htmlnull@newadvent.org (null)The Secretariat of State has issued a clarification on the Holy See’s position regarding chivalric orders, following numerous requests for information about organizations dedicated to saints or bearing sacred titles. Released on Saturday, the statement reiterated that, in addition to its own chivalric orders, the Holy See recognizes and protects only... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-6256352002594402154Centerhttps://kevclark.substack.com/p/historians-please-stop-using-ce-andnull@newadvent.org (null)Although I work primarily as a computer programmer, my college degree is in History. Over the years, I have retained a high level of interest in history, both recent and ancient. A few months ago I listened to a Great Courses presentation about the Olmecs, one of the lesser known Central American civilizations... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-5912713842998455406Lefthttps://www.wordonfire.org/articles/so-youre-adopted/null@newadvent.org (Christopher Kaczor)“So, you’re adopted,” were the first words my future wife Jennifer said to me after she met my parents. My dark brown eyes blinked back at Jennifer’s bright blue eyes in wonder, but not surprise. I had questioned for years whether I was adopted. My mom, Sheila DeLaney, enjoys FBI status—Full Blooded Irish-American... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-1560143454178102175Centerhttps://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/desouza-october-saintsnull@newadvent.org (null)I had hoped for a new feast day to be announced on Monday. To be more precise, I had hoped that another feast day would be added to the universal calendar. Which is likely a bit liturgically greedy, as October is already packed with feast days. Monday marked the centennial of the 1926 death of St. Bartolo Longo, who was canonized by Pope Leo XIV last year. tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-4936741417913889641Lefthttps://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/vatican-confidential-a-new-way-ofnull@newadvent.org (null)The big story this week in the Church is the meeting currently happening in Rome, convened by Pope Leo to mark the tenth anniversary of Amoris Laetitia. We have some coverage of that, and we will obviously be sticking close to it as it carries on. But I was struck by a particular plea of the pope’s in his opening remarks on Wednesday... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-8610943584192121519Centerhttps://catholicmissionarydisciples.com/news/threatsnull@newadvent.org (Marcel LeJeune)Ask a room full of parish leaders to name the biggest threats facing their parish and you will probably get the same list as the parish down the street. Secularism. The threats to marriage and family. Modern sexual and gender ideology. Politics. Technology and the phones in our kids' hands. Scandals... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-5774721075204774967Lefthttps://www.ncregister.com/cna/ewtn-names-ursula-murua-to-succeed-montse-alvarado-as-head-of-ewtn-newsnull@newadvent.org (null)EWTN Global Catholic Network on Friday named Ursula Murua, a longtime leader of digital strategy, as the next president of EWTN News, effective Nov. 1. Murua, a native of Peru who is director of digital strategy and social media for EWTN News, succeeds Montse Alvarado, president and chief operating officer of EWTN News since 2023, whom Pope Leo XIV appointed in June as prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication... tag:newadvent.org,1999:blog-3972000218521616682.post-5327865129622642595Centerhttps://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-10/cardinal-tagle-elected-new-dean-of-college-of-cardinals.htmlnull@newadvent.org (null)After leading one of the world's oldest bodies—the College of Cardinals—for nearly seven years, 92-year-old Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re is stepping down as Dean. He is succeeded by the Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, 69, Pro-Prefect of the Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches within the Dicastery for Evangelization.