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Pope Leo To Meet With Abuse Survivors During Latin America Visit, Vatican Says

by Junno Arocho Esteves (OSV News) — The Vatican confirmed that Pope Leo XIV will meet with survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Latin America. In an Oct. 27 statement, the Vatican press office said that “several meetings” were planned with “victims of abuse by members of the clergy and the Church” during his Nov. 6-17 visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. “These meetings reflect the pope’s desire to express his closeness to those who have suffered and continue to suffer from this violence, to build with them healing paths accessible to anyone in need, and to ensure that the Church is a safe and spiritually healthy place, one that lives and communicates the Gospel,” the statement read. The announcement came one day after Red de Sobrevivientes Peru (Survivors Network Peru), a survivors’ advocacy association, released an open letter from survivors and survivors who suffered abuse by…

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Readings at Mass

Liturgical Colour: Red. Year: A(II). 12. And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 13. And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of…

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Evacuation or forced deportation: where will trapped citizens of Russia-occupied Oleshky go?

A planned humanitarian evacuation from the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine's Kherson region has raised fears of forced displacement amid reports that civilians seeking safety could first be transported through Russian-controlled territory. The humanitarian mission, agreed with the involvement of US First Lady Melania Trump, includes a temporary ceasefire, aid deliveries and preparations to evacuate civilians. Residents who agree to leave could reportedly first be taken by bus to Russian-occupied Crimea or Russia before being allowed to travel onwards, raising concerns over the risk of forced deportation. The prospect has revived memories of Russia's forced transfers of Ukrainian civilians from Mariupol and other occupied areas along the Sea of Azov coast in 2022. The temporary ceasefire took effect on Tuesday and is due to last until 1 November. Ukrainian Human…

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Creating A Prison Or Jail Ministry

How can you start a prison or jail ministry from scratch? What steps are involved? Is it possible for you to have your own prison or jail ministry? One of the most significant Scriptures in the entire ... Creating A Prison Or Jail Ministry How can you start a prison or jail ministry from scratch? What steps are involved? Is it possible for you to have your own prison or jail ministry? One of the most significant Scriptures in the entire Bible is Matthew 25:36 where Jesus said “I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” When Jesus comes again in His glory (Matt 25:31) “the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’…

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Shurden Lecture highlights tension between civil rights and religious liberty

NewsJeff Brumley | October 28, 2026 Multiracial democracy demands an understanding of the tension between civil rights and religious liberty and the willingness to engage in difficult conversations to protect the rights of everyone, according to Maya Wiley. The civil rights attorney gave the keynote address for the Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State at Wake Forest University School of Divinity in Winston-Salem, N.C. The annual lecture is sponsored by Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. Wiley serves as president the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the Leadership Conference Education Fund. “What we have now, and what we should be talking about, is a political effort to whitewash white supremacy, to whitewash neo-Naziism and to whitewash ethno-Christian nationalism, and to try to define that, and any…

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