NETANYAHU AND TRUMP ANNOUNCE GAZA PLAN President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday announced a plan to end Israel's military campaign in Gaza. The proposed deal requires Hamas to release all hostages within 72 hours in exchange for Israel promising to gradually withdraw forces from Gaza City, where it launched a ground offensive Sept. 16. READ
FBI INTERVIEWS MORE THAN 100 TO FIND MOTIVE FOR CHURCH SHOOTING Federal investigators are probing the church shooting that killed four and injured eight over the weekend in Michigan. The FBI has called the attack an "act of targeted violence." The agency has interviewed over 100 victims and witnesses but has not yet identified a motive.READ
MISSOURI BISHOP JOINS OTHERS AGAINST DURBIN AWARD Joining a growing chorus of bishops across the U.S., Bishop James Johnston, Jr. of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri, has denounced the Archdiocese of Chicago's plan to present pro-abortion Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin with a lifetime achievement award. "Indeed, to do so would give a confusing counter-witness about the dignity of the human person and the grave evil of destroying innocent human life," Bishop Johnston stated.READ
CARDINAL WARNS CATHOLICS BEING ERASED FROM IRAQFewer than 70 Christian families still live in Mosul, Iraq — a city that was once home to more than 50,000 baptized Christians — according to Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church. READ
WILL CHINA TIGHTEN ITS GRIP ON HONG KONG CATHOLICS? Beijing is exploiting the papal transition to influence Hong Kong's Church by pushing for a bishop aligned with Communist interests, according to a Vatican analyst. The situation could lead to tighter state control over Catholic leadership. READ
TRUMP OFFICIALLY MARKS FEAST OF ST MICHAEL President Trump yesterday marked the Feast of the Archangels, traditionally known as Michaelmas, celebrating the holy day in an official White House statement and sharing the text of the Catholic Prayer to Saint Michael. READ
CATHOLICS OF ENGLAND AND WALES CELEBRATE MILESTONE English and Welsh Catholics are celebrating 175 years since Pope Pius IX restored the Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales on Sept. 29, 1850. The restoration marked a considerable triumph, as Catholics were persecuted in England and Wales off and on for centuries after King Henry VIII established the Church of England in the 16th Century. READ
AD: DOES YOUR PRIEST KNOW THIS CATHOLIC SECRET? Priests everywhere tell us they have NEVER heard of this Catholic secret! This little-known but powerful tradition needs to be shared far and wide, leading up to All Souls' Day. Don't miss this special plenary indulgence that can ONLY be applied to Holy Souls in Purgatory. Please SHARE this card with family, school, parish, etc.DISCOVER THIS CATHOLIC SECRET!
WHAT DIFFERENCE DO BISHOPS MAKE IN PUBLIC POLICY? What is a state-level Catholic conference, and how does its work affect public policy? Here's an insider look at one such conference. READ
OHIO CATHOLICS AREN'T GIVING UP ON LAPSED FRIENDS A parish in Wooster, Ohio, is inviting fallen-away Catholics to start attending Mass again this fall with its Catholics Returning Home program. READ
EASY FALL DESSERTS If you're craving fall desserts but don't want to make a complicated apple pie, here are 30 other options. You'll find orange and clove Basque cheesecake, cinnamon maple twists, sheet pan apple crisp, and tons more! READ
CATHOLIC 101Holiness is not opposed to humor. In fact, saints like Philip Neri, Teresa of Ávila, and John XXIII show that joy and laughter can be profound signs of faith. Their humor sprang from a deep trust in God, reminding us that sanctity welcomes wit and allows joy to dwell alongside prayer. READ
SAINT OF THE DAY Today the Church celebrates Saint Jerome, the fourth-century priest, monk, and Doctor of the Church, renowned for translating the Bible into Latin as the Vulgate and for his famous teaching: "Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ."READ
SEND A MESSAGE TO CARDINAL CUPICH Do you oppose the Archdiocese of Chicago's scandalous plan to honor pro-abortion Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin? Here's an easy way to send a message directly to Cardinal Blase Cupich's office. Please join us in urging him personally to refrain from presenting this award.CLICK HERE
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