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Belief in the communion of saints expresses an awareness of our oneness with all who live on Earth and in heaven. As Mom taught me, we can call on one another from here or there. bit.ly/4e44Vfo

When director Ken Russell's "The Devils" was released in 1971, its violent and sexual religious content created a maelstrom of controversy that resulted in it being banned in several countries and heavily censored in others. bit.ly/4BzVUo7

The late-blooming lilies reminded us that endurance and patience matter when waiting for underground spiritual growth, for ourselves and for others we care about. There will always be ordeals we can't control, and the growth comes in God's timing; not ours.bit.ly/48pE8qj

Catholicism is strange, argues W. Tyler Allen, but that's far from derogatory. For Allen, "strange" is the only word expansive enough to capture the mystical elements of this faith. bit.ly/47LXlm3

Voters will consider culture war issues in many states this Election Day. Some activists cite a 100-year-old Supreme Court decision about nuns and Catholic schools. bit.ly/4BSUSUL

Nearly 430 years after they were killed in a bloody uprising by Native people they came to the New World to baptize, five Spanish missionaries will be elevated to a step away from sainthood during a religious ceremony in Georgia. bit.ly/4A6uyET

"It was just so horrific to think that some of the language that was quoted in the early reports really came from the Vatican," recalled DignityUSA Executive Director Marianne Duddy-Burke. bit.ly/4iQMPiz

Pope Leo XIV became the first pope to vote in a U.S. election by submitting a mail-in ballot in his native Chicago, the Vatican has confirmed. bit.ly/4it7JUI

The Nov. 1 matchup in Rome between Villanova and Notre Dame will open the NCAA men's and women's basketball seasons. The congregations that founded and run the two universities have placed a wager on the outcome. ncronline.org/vatican/villan…

Founded in 1904, the Rawalpindi Leprosy Hospital is currently managed by Sr. Annette Dimigen and Sr. Chris Schmotzer, Protestant German sisters of the Sisterhood of Christ Bearers. globalsistersreport.org/mini…

Apart from the dentists' concern about future cavities from all those sweets, surely Halloween is not something to worry about. Or is it? bit.ly/4jNMJdy

Pope Leo XIV's visit to Argentina comes amid allegations of sexual abuse and other crimes involving Catholic clergy and lay members, with survivors demanding stronger action from the Vatican against those accused or convicted. bit.ly/4zlixLI

A Missouri woman diagnosed with lung cancer told OSV News that Pope Leo's diagnosis with the same disease has helped strengthen her own Catholic faith amid her illness. bit.ly/4ez0yZO

When high school students take a U.S. history test, they would never use a 250-page PDF. They use tools that make studying effective. Why should people taking a life-changing citizenship test use anything less? ncronline.org/opinion/guided…

As the midterms approach, young organizers at six Catholic universities around the U.S. described a tension, ranging from deep anxiety about the country's direction to a growing desire to participate. ncronline.org/news/lot-more-…

If you do not live in a competitive district, the temptation is to stay home and not vote. bit.ly/3WwyuA3

The first U.S.-born pope is very much looking forward to eventually visiting his native country even as he prepares to head to Latin America — his seventh papal trip abroad after his election a year and a half ago, the Vatican foreign minister said. bit.ly/4kfFviA

The complicated findings, based on relatively small samples within each age group, come as Americans' religious decline continues to plateau. bit.ly/4z732pX

Undecided Catholic voters are a swing voting bloc, but reliably show up to the polls, a new report found. bit.ly/4stCWf1

A gathering in Detroit 50 years ago this month was an antecedent to the church's synodal moment today. In 1976, bishops, Catholic activists and laity engaged in dialogue about some of the church's most fractious issues. bit.ly/4i9jwIN