Jeanie Hannaman

By Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent, LifeSiteNews - Jerusalem’s Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa has called for a day of fasting, prayer, and penance on October 7, in a renewed bid for peace in the region... once again renewed his persistent call for peace in the Holy Land, following the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas and subsequent considerable Israeli armed response... The region, he said, “has been plunged into a vortex of violence and hatred never seen or experienced before.” Referencing the “intensity and impact of the tragedies” in the past year, the cardinal said such scenes had “deeply lacerated our conscience and our sense of humanity.”

By Jonathan Liedl, National Catholic Register - The delegates have arrived in Rome. The round tables are set up in Paul VI Hall. And the final session of the Synod on Synodality is about to begin... But before the nearly month-long gathering gets going Tuesday, it’s worth asking: how exactly did we get here?... The Catholic Church has been in the midst of the 2021-2024 synodal process for so long now that it may be easy to forget what a massive undertaking the entire project has been.

By David Bonagura, Catholic Exchange - Christians best remember St. Jerome (c. 347-420) for translating the Bible into Latin, and rightfully so, but his body of work includes far more than the Vulgate. He wrote extensive commentaries on many of the Biblical books, he translated sermons and other works from Greek into Latin, and he wrote lengthy letters—which today we call essays—on various topics that range from spirituality, theology, apologetics, Biblical exegesis, exhortations, reproaches, and thanksgiving... One hundred and twenty-three of his letters survive. The ones dedicated to the theme of consolation are the most celebrated genre of all.