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The environmental exhortation by Pope Francis is seen in a bookshop the day of its release, Oct. 4, near the Vatican.

‘Laudate Deum’: Pope Francis’ ‘Laudato Si’ Companion Piece on the Environment

COMMENTARY: It is essential that this exhortation, which is a different kind of papal document, be read together with the Holy Father’s 2015 encyclical.

Father Raymond J. de Souza Commentaries

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‘Throughout this month and beyond, we can pray through Mary’s intercession that the journeying together of the Church today will mean faithfully following the footsteps of her Son, the Way, the Truth and the Life,’ writes Father Roger Landry.

Marian Intercession and Guidance: Praying to Mary for and With the Synod

Father Roger Landry Commentaries

Pope Francis: Synod on Synodality’s Primary Task ‘to Refocus Our Gaze on God’

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Here’s the Full Text of the Vatican’s Response to ‘Dubia’ on Divorced-and-Remarried Catholics

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Pope John XXIII prays in Loreto, Italy, on Oct. 4, 1962, ahead of the opening of the Second Vatican Council.

Pope John XXIII’s Powerful Spiritual Lesson on the Eve of Vatican II

Father Joseph Thomas Commentaries

Youth adore Christ in the Eucharist at a youth rally on St. Clements Island, Maryland, Sept. 30. The altar used during the rally was specially made by local craftsmen to be used for Masses on the island.

PHOTOS: Maryland Youth Rally Commemorates the First English Mass in America

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Antonia Salzano Acutis holds her son Carlo Acutis' reliquary as she walks with Trenton Diocese Bishop David O'Connell (right) and St. Dominic pastor Father Brian Woodrow at the St. Dominic Church in Brick, New Jersey, on Oct. 1.

Blessed Carlo Acutis’ Mother Places His First-Class Relic in New Diocesan Shrine in New Jersey

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Cardinal Joseph Zen preaches a sermon during a Mass at Holy Cross Church on May 24, 2022, in Hong Kong.

Cardinal Zen Expresses Concerns About Synod on Synodality in Leaked Letter to Bishops

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A statue of St. Peter stands in St. Peter’s Square in front of the Vatican.

The Most Important Catholic Event Since Vatican II?

George Weigel Commentaries

A statue of Christ is seen during the weekly general audience on Sept. 27 in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

Will the Synod on Synodality Move the Needle on Evangelization or the Vocations Crisis?

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A boat navigates the Tiber in Rome, with St. Peter’s Basilica in the background.

The Synod on Synodality: Navigating Between Hope and Anxiety

Graduation day! The twins were born at 22 weeks (12 and 15 ounces!) at Hillcrest Hospital in Cleveland.

Tiny Twins: Youngest Surviving Premature Babies Born at Cleveland Hospital Finally Head Home After 138 Days in NICU

Our Lady of the Highways has been a mainstay since 1971, three years after a tragic accident near the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales’ novitiate; the new statue from 1986 was recently rededicated.

Our Lady of the Highways: I-95 Shrine Memorializes 1968 Tragedy

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Pope Francis attends the Synod on Synodality Oct. 4.

New ‘Grammar of Synodality’ on Display at Start of Synod Gathering

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich added that ‘round tables also remind us that none of us is the star in this synod,’ stating that the event’s ‘protagonist is the Holy Spirit.’