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News from the Vatican
- Making room: Catholics with disabilities hope synod will hear their voices
  
  The Gospel of St. John tells the story of Jesus' encounter with a man who was born blind. Upon seeing him, the disciples asked Jesus if the man's blindness was due to his sins or that of his parents.
- Pope urges Italians to have more children, welcome migrants
  
  Pope Francis traveled to southern Italy on Sunday to close out an Italian church congress that coincided with Italy’s national election, and delivered a message that hit on key domestic campaign...
- Maybe Christ stopped at Eboli, but Pope Francis today didn’t
  
  Pope Francis on Sunday visited the city of Matera, in Italy's neglected southern region of Basilicata, where he offered an extended reflection on detachment from wealth and the need to foster a...
- Recipe for a Sunday lunch in solidarity with the peripheries next door
  
  If you want to participate vicariously in the pope’s outing today, there is something you can do – and for Italians, it’s actually the best manifestation of concern of all, because it involves what...
- Science needs to have peace be its goal, Pontifical Academy of Sciences says
  
  Condemning all atrocities against civilians and crimes against humanity, members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences called for accountability and independent investigations into suspected war...
Today's Readings
- Monday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time
  
  Reading 1 JB 1:6-22
  Responsorial Psalm PS 17:1BCD, 2-3, 6-7
  Gospel LK 9:46-50

Catholic Link
- The Hidden Life Of Motherhood And Our Faith
  
  I would say that going to art galleries and contemplating a piece of art isn’t something people do very often these days. Honestly, it’s not something I do often either, but this painting has been a...
- How To Choose Your Confirmation Saint
  
  What Is A Patron Saint? When you are baptized, the priest says the name chosen for you by your parents. However, when you are confirmed, in the Latin Rite of the Church, you get to choose a...
- The Legacy Of Truth This Potential Saint Brought To The World Continues To Inspire FOCUS Missionaries
  
  Bishop David Kagan, Diocese of Bismarck, N.D., announced the opening of the diocesan investigation which could lead to the beatification and canonization of North Dakota native Michelle Christine...
- A Reflection On The Queen’s Life And Legacy, By A British Catholic
  
  These last twelve days for me as a British subject have been very strange ones. We have continued our ordinary lives, while all about us in the public sphere, momentous and solemn things have...
- Two Catholic Artists Release New Marian Hymns Inspired By The Devotion Of Their Grandparents
  
  OCP released two Marian hymns by Catholic artists Steve Angrisano and Sarah Hart in July 2022. Angrisano’s song, Ave Maria: Mary Sing with Joyful Heart, was inspired by the musical lyrics of Fr...