The teen loved St. Francis “very much,” his mother, Antonia Salzano, told Catholic News Service Oct. 9. St. Francis “was a very Eucharistic soul who used to attend Mass twice a day,” and her son sought to imitate that same Eucharistic devotion throughout his brief life.
Beatified teen showed that heaven is ‘attainable goal,’ cardinal says
Supreme Court does not reinstate abortion drug restrictions
U.S. Supreme Court is temporarily allowing drugs used to medically induce abortions to be mailed or delivered without requiring the recipient to make a doctor’s visit during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sunday Scripture reading: Oct. 11, 2020
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
First reading: Is 25:6-10
Second reading: Phil 4:12-14, 19-20
Gospel: Mt 22:1-14 or 22:1-10
2020 Christmas stamp shows Peruvian painting of Our Lady of Guapulo
The new Christmas stamp with detail from an 18th-century Peruvian painting of Our Lady of Guapulo is one of 17 that the USPS is releasing for the end-of-the-year holiday season.
COVID-19, abortion and Supreme Court, race top issues for Pence, Harris
The COVID-19 pandemic, abortion and the Supreme Court, and race were among the top issues debated by Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, and Vice President Mike Pence Oct. 7.
‘David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet,’ streaming, Netflix
“Our Planet” features some cultural nudity and complex moral issues, but nothing objectionable.
California church files for preliminary injunction on Newsom’s restrictions
In a 2-1 decision Oct. 1, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled against an emergency injunction against California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 restrictions on indoor worship.
Catholic Charities USA pledges to seek passage of new pandemic relief bill
After the Nov. 3 election, Catholic Charities USA pledges to negotiate a bill to help families that are struggling with unemployment because of the economic recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic.