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New York archdiocese agrees $800m abuse settlement
The Archdiocese of New York has reached a deal to settle the sexual abuse claims that have hung over it for years. It's agreed to pay $800 million to about 1,300 people who say they were abused by clergy and church workers, according to lawyers for the survivors.
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Pope Leo skips Assisi peace meeting on doctors' advice
Pope Leo XIV won't fly to Assisi on 27 October for the 40th anniversary peace meeting. His doctors say he's recovering very well but advise caution.Guayaquil mourns Fr Patricio Sánchez, killed during Mass
Fr Patricio Sánchez Molinari died on 17 October after a crucifix fell during Mass at his Guayaquil parish. His order and archdiocese ask for prayers.Pope Leo thanks faithful at first Angelus after surgery
Pope Leo XIV led the Angelus on Sunday, a day after leaving hospital, thanked all who prayed for him and marked 100 years of World Mission Day.Pope Leo leaves hospital, cleared for Latin America trip
Pope Leo XIV left Rome's Gemelli hospital on 17 October, four days after lung cancer surgery. His surgeon says he's fit for the 6 November trip.Pope Leo asks Putin for a ceasefire in Oleshky
From his hospital room on 16 October, Pope Leo XIV asked Vladimir Putin for a ceasefire in Oleshky so food and medicine can reach civilians.Pope Leo's lung surgery recovery progressing normally
Pope Leo XIV's doctors say his chest X-ray shows good recovery after lung surgery. He's walking, saying Mass and back at work at Gemelli.Pope Leo homily: no future without strong families
Cardinal Tagle read Pope Leo's Amoris Laetitia homily in Saint Peter's Square, holding the bishops' synthesis so Leo can answer it himself.Pope Leo XIV has successful lung surgery at Gemelli
The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV's lung nodule surgery at Gemelli was completed successfully and he has returned to his room.Pope Leo XIV to have surgery to remove a small lung nodule
Pope Leo XIV enters Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday to have a small, early-stage lung nodule removed. He's asked for prayers, and bishops have answered.US Catholic bishops open nine days of prayer for mental health
The US bishops' Novena for Mental Health runs from 10 to 18 October. The Vatican's Sister Alessandra Smerilli says no wound can erase human dignity.Scripture Union: adults rate faith above church for young people
A Scripture Union survey of 697 adults in the UK and Ireland rated the Christian faith 54% more relevant to children and young people than the church.Christian leaders gather in Jerusalem to mark Oct. 7
More than 1,000 Christian leaders gathered in Jerusalem on 7 October for the Friends of Zion Oct. 7 memorial summit. Country counts differ.YouVersion says Psalm 91 topped Bible App searches in 2026
YouVersion says Psalm 91 was its top Bible App search of 2026 and 18.5 million people use its apps daily. It ranks Australia 15th for daily use.MegaVoice sends audio Bibles and solar lights to Nepal
MegaVoice is sending audio Bibles and solar-powered Life Lights to Nepal after the glacier collapse. Partners there say people are hungry for Scripture.Pope Leo XIV prays the Rosary for peace with 700 children
Pope Leo XIV prayed the Rosary for peace with 700 children in the Vatican Gardens on 1 October, opening Aid to the Church in Need's week of prayer.US Senate honours Prison Fellowship's 50 years of prison ministry
The US Senate unanimously passed a resolution honouring Prison Fellowship, the Christian ministry Chuck Colson founded in 1976, on its 50th anniversary.Swedish Bible Society launches NT 2026, a new New Testament
Sweden's Bible Society launched NT 2026, the first new Swedish New Testament since 1981, on 24 September. The Church of Sweden will give out 200,000.Joni's House Serbia opens for families living with disability
Joni and Friends said on 1 October that Joni's House Serbia is open in Opovo, a free disability centre it expects to serve 300 people a year.The full Bible is now in 807 languages, Wycliffe says
Wycliffe's State of the Bible report, out 30 September, counts 807 languages with a full Bible after 98 launches in a year.
