Catholic Church

By Phillip Campbell, Catholic Exchange - The month of October is known for its emphasis on the Holy Rosary, which will be forever associated with the glorious victory of the Holy League at the Battle of Lepanto on October 7, 1571. But while Lepanto occasioned the promulgation of the feast of Our Lady of Victory (the precursor to the current feast day), it is a common misconception that Lepanto was responsible for the universal Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary... The feast of Our Lady of Victory instituted after Lepanto (1573) was at first reserved to churches which possessed an altar dedicated to the Holy Rosary.

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - No, Pope Francis has not actually said that the Church can offer blessings for same-sex unions. He has not said that. But at this late date, can anyone still doubt that’s what he thinks—and that it is only a matter of time until he makes it official?... After meeting with the Pope on October 17, Sister Jeannine Gramick, the co-founder of New Ways Ministry, thanked him for “his openness to blessing same-sex unions.” Either she is deceived about the Pope’s intentions, or she is deceiving us, or… she is properly recognizing the Pontiff as an ally.

By Jonathan Liedl, EWTN - Outside the closed doors of Paul VI Hall, indications are that Synod on Synodality participants are divided on a host of issues, from what pastoral care for same-sex-attracted people should look like to whether the synod’s methodology for discerning God’s will is even sufficiently grounded in Catholic teaching... But there seems to be something that all 365 voting members can find some common ground on: They’re all tired.

By Courtney Mares, CNA - During the Synod on Synodality, we must be careful about “blaming everything on the Holy Spirit,” Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney has said, noting that if a proposal is radically at odds with the Gospel then “that’s not of the Holy Spirit.”... “The Holy Spirit is Christ’s Spirit. He is the Spirit of the Father and the Son, and so he is only ever going to be saying things that are consistent with what Christ has revealed to us in the apostolic tradition,” Archbishop Fisher told CNA in an interview in Rome this week.