While surveys show that only 33% of Uruguayans identify as Catholic and 28% identify as atheist or agnostic, there is still great anticipation for the pope’s visit.

This year, the solemnity of All Saints will replace the 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Cardinal Blase Cupich said the award is not an endorsement of every stance a person has, but Illinois Right to Life accused him of “scandalizing the faithful” at the Oct. 29 banquet.

Many legal scholars and other experts strongly disagreed with the bishops’ claim that excluding noncitizens from the census means they are not persons.

Bishop Guillermo Elías urged the faithful to live out a faith that goes beyond processions and translates into acts of love.

The videos come just days before the 2026 U.S. midterms, which could serve as a referendum on U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term.

Antonio García Condado, 78, the town pharmacist, was one of the first people to see dozens of bodies beneath the twisted wreckage of metal following a deadly train collision in Spain.

The Canadian government’s Bill C-41 would continue the exclusion of euthanasia access to individuals solely living with a mental illness and decriminalize advance requests.

The priest spent hours accompanying injured passengers trapped inside the wrecked train cars.

A series of providential coincidences will coincide with Pope Leo’s November visit to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru.

Cardinal Joseph Tobin will undergo surgery to remove a mass in a kidney, which will be examined by doctors. The archdiocese said doctors are optimistic about his outlook.

The Spanish Bishops’ Conference, along with numerous bishops and dioceses, expressed condolences and consternation following a railway tragedy that resulted in dozens of deaths.