The The Associated Press is streaming Pope Francis' visit to the Istiqlal Mosque here right now: youtube.com/watch?v=Mmn2Pt…

The imam first kissed the pope on the top of the head. (Vatican Media photo)

A raucous welcome for #PopeFrancis ahead of Mass here in #Indonesia 🇮🇩

Notable: “Harris leads among every category of Mass-attending Catholics save for daily Mass attendees” catholicnewsagency.com/news/259119/ew…

We are BACK! The seventh (!!) season of Inside the Vatican kicks off with Gerard O'Connell reporting from Indonesia americamagazine.org/faith/2024/09/…

"Over the past 25 years, terrorist attacks attributed to groups related to al-Qaida and ISIS in Indonesia have killed hundreds of people, particularly foreigners and tourists in targeted hotels and restaurants." americamagazine.org/faith/2024/09/…

Papua New Guinean dancers from Manus Island waiting to greet Pope Francis during his visit to a Caritas school shortly

FRANCE Pope Francis will celebrate the first Mass at the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral on December 8th in Paris The news was reported yesterday in La Tribune

Hundreds of thousands await Pope Francis’ Mass in East Timor where more than half the country is predicted to attend. 🇹🇱

#PopeFrancis in Singapore: "If there is anything good that exists and endures in this world, it is only because, in innumerable situations, love has prevailed over hate, solidarity over indifference, generosity over selfishness."

In between recording and releasing this podcast, I rode out a hurricane and turned 30. Very weird week! americamagazine.org/faith/2024/09/…

BREAKING: Pope Francis: Trump and Harris are ‘both against life’ but Catholics must vote and choose ‘lesser evil’ americamagazine.org/politics-socie…

#PopeFrancis isn’t taking it easy after returning to Rome from a very busy 12-day trip in Asia and Oceania. 10 public meetings on his calendar this morning, including with the Vatican’s ambassador to Ukraine, Israel’s new ambassador to the Vatican and more.

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, will hold a news conference Thursday to speak about "the spiritual experience of Medjugorje."

Participants at Oct. 1 Penitential Celebration in St. Peter's will ask forgiveness for, among other sins, "sin[ning] against synodality." The service will be presided over by Pope Francis.

With today’s release of delegate list for October Synod – the whole 2023 slate retained – there’s one Gotham-sized shift: confirming May word here (and broad perception that he’s already “checked out” ahead of his 75th in Feb), Card Dolan staying home, replaced by Bench VP +Lori:

One of the few novelties of 2-part Synod’s climactic session (at least, as plans go), this October’s assembly to begin with a Pope-led Penitential Liturgy in St Peter’s, seeking repentance for “Sin of abuse… Sin against women… Sin of using doctrine as stones to be hurled”

ICYM, Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Alvarez, forced into exile, has been chosen by Pope Francis to participate in the second assembly of the Synod on Synodality, taking place in Rome this October.

My latest for NCR takes a closer look at an unusual case in Steubenville, Ohio, where two priests have been granted temporary custody of a toddler for nearly two years. (1/6) ncronline.org/news/2-ohio-pr…

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