Catholic News From: Spirit FM 90.5 http://www.myspiritfm.com University of Notre Dame partners with Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem The University of Notre Dame partners with the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Ave Maria celebrates Ireland campus milestone, and more in this week's Catholic education news roundup. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303145&view=post&blogid=8838 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Pope to new bishops: The most important mission is to 'remain with Jesus' The Holy Father received 147 bishops from five continents, participants in a formation course in Rome for new bishops. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303150&view=post&blogid=8838 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Synod group calls for gender-equality mechanisms in Church workplaces The final report also proposes a greater role for women religious in selecting bishops who oversee consecrated life and clearer agreements between dioceses and religious institutes. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303151&view=post&blogid=8838 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Catholic theologian takes job in Trump's Department of Homeland Security Chad Pecknold, a longtime professor at The Catholic University of America, has begun working for the government agency that oversees immigration enforcement. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303158&view=post&blogid=8838 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Controversial 'Creed of the Ecclesial Base Communities' included at Mass in Brazil This past Sept. 7, the "Creed of the Ecclesial Base Communities" was included as part of a Mass marking Brazil's annual "Cry of the Excluded" event. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303159&view=post&blogid=8838 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 U.S. Catholic bishops join Southern Baptists in urging Supreme Court to block 'finality' rule Daniel Grand, a Jewish resident of Ohio, is asking the Supreme Court to allow him to pursue a religious liberty claim without administrative hurdles. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303160&view=post&blogid=8838 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Florida firm accused of failing to pay Catholic military catechists A spokesman for the company, Idemma, acknowledged "a limited number of contractor accounts that remain under review or resolution." http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303165&view=post&blogid=8838 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Bishop Boxie addresses why the U.S. has so few Black Catholic bishops "I really enjoy the gift of a Black Catholicism, Black Catholic spirituality, and it certainly does have a place in the universal Church," Bishop Robert Boxie said. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303166&view=post&blogid=8838 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Bishops reflect on 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks "We remember those who died and the extraordinary courage, service, sacrifice, and compassion that followed," New York Archbishop Ronald Hicks said. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303167&view=post&blogid=8838 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 U.S. dioceses to receive tilma replicas for 500th anniversary of Marian apparitions at Tepeyac Hoped-for fruits of the effort include the renewal of a Christocentric faith through Marian mediation and a network of Marian shrines as "privileged spaces for the rebirth of hope." http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303112&view=post&blogid=8838 Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 'No more ego lifting': How one Catholic gym is putting God at the center of fitness A Catholic gym is helping people transform their workouts into opportunities for prayer, discipline, and service. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303113&view=post&blogid=8838 Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 EWTN to air film on St. Peter Claver, slave of the slaves "Saint Peter Claver — Slave of the Slaves" will air on EWTN on Sept. 9. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303114&view=post&blogid=8838 Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Apostolic nuncio in Ghana challenges West African youth to transform Africa "You are not a lost generation; you are the 'today of God,'" the pope's representative told participants at the first-ever West African Youth Day in Accra on Tuesday. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303117&view=post&blogid=8838 Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Pope Leo XIV warns of Western 'paradox' on individual freedom The pontiff said people can feel less free to be themselves even as autonomy is increasingly treated as absolute. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303118&view=post&blogid=8838 Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Liechtenstein parliament backs abortion initiative, but prince has the last word The tiny European principality's hereditary prince has announced he will block the measure, setting up a constitutional standoff. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303119&view=post&blogid=8838 Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Pope Leo XIV: Respect for human dignity 'excludes self-centered isolation' Addressing pilgrims in St. Peter's Square, the pope continued his catechetical cycle dedicated to the Second Vatican Council's constitution Gaudium et Spes. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303120&view=post&blogid=8838 Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Love is not a feeling but a decision, Pope Leo XIV tells couples In the foreword to a new edition of the youth catechism YouCat, on the subject of love and marriage, Pope Leo XIV goes to the heart of the vocation to love: serving through a generous gift of self. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303126&view=post&blogid=8838 Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 U.S. bishops urge Supreme Court to allow communities to regulate firearms under Second Amendment The Supreme Court is set to consider whether or not Americans are permitted to possess AR-15 rifles and similar firearms. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303127&view=post&blogid=8838 Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Why St. Nicholas of Tolentino is the patron of souls in purgatory For St. Nicholas of Tolentino, the Catholic imperative to pray for the dead was made very real to him when a deceased friend appeared to him asking for prayers. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303128&view=post&blogid=8838 Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Palm Beach Diocese says investigation showed priest committed sexual misconduct, abuse of power The priest has been deemed "unsuitable for ministry" for the time being, the diocese said after an inquiry by a diocesan review board. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303129&view=post&blogid=8838 Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 A doctor and a biologist in Spain embrace life as consecrated virgins In a special rite, the women embraced a life of consecrated virginity for the sake of Christ and service to his Church. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303130&view=post&blogid=8838 Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Archbishop Coakley's letter urges Trump to pause Haiti deportations "As citizens of this great country, we have been entrusted with a tremendous moral responsibility, and this is true most of all for you as our head of state, Mr. President," Coakley said. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303131&view=post&blogid=8838 Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Catholic mother denied vaccine exemption in New York She had asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a temporary injunction so her son could start kindergarten as the fight continues in court. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303137&view=post&blogid=8838 Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 U.S. bishops urge Supreme Court to rule against indefinite detention of noncitizens The bishops argue that strong due process protections are consistent with American principles and good governance in accordance with Catholic teaching. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303138&view=post&blogid=8838 Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Mary's birthday: The Church celebrates the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Catholic Church celebrates the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Sept. 8, nine months after the Dec. 8 celebration of her immaculate conception. http://www.myspiritfm.comCatholic-News?articleid=303077&view=post&blogid=8838 Tue, 8 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400