The Vatican secretary of state also said Thursday that the pontiff may have to “adjust his pontificate if it becomes necessary.”

Despite threats of violence and restrictions placed on some Christian communities, the national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Nigeria is encouragging missionaries to be unafraid.

The certificate program seeks to provide formation for people who can spread knowledge about the Guadalupe event.

Bishops and priests remain active in Nevada, Virginia, Idaho, and Missouri, as they prepare Catholics to vote on referendums that could reshape abortion policies in their states.

The USCCB president called on Catholics to exercise their “right and responsibility” to vote while advocacy organization CatholicVote issued state voter guides.

“I ask you please to pray for me, as I pray for you,” Pope Leo XIV wrote.

The priests note that “partisan politics falls within the realm of the debatable; thus, the fact that we hold divergent positions in this arena does not necessarily make us enemies.”

The execution of the convicted mass shooter by firing squad is set for Dec. 3.

The Acton Institute held a discussion on “Communicating Truth in an Age of AI.”

The Vatican has not yet announced whether the pope will lead the public Angelus prayer from Gemelli Hospital on Sunday.