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Pope Francis is reportedly expected to receive President Joe Biden on October 29th. The visit will be the president’s first official visit to the Vatican since his inauguration. Biden is also expected to meet with the Vatican’s Secretariat of State. Biden first met Pope Francis in 2015, at the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia.
A federal appeals court will wait to rule on a pro-life law in Georgia, until the Supreme Court makes a decision in the abortion case, Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The appellate court was considering whether to continue to block a heartbeat law in Georgia.
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the bishop of Brooklyn, Nicolas DiMarzio. The Vatican cleared DiMarzio of sexual abuse allegations earlier this month. But the bishop is 77 years old, two years past the age at which bishops are required to submit their request to retire to the pope. Pope Francis appointed the bishop of Columbus Ohio, to lead the Diocese of Brooklyn.
EWTN, Relevant Radio and Napa Institute are asking Catholics to join them in praying the rosary daily, during the month of October, to bring an end to legal abortion in the United States. EWTN will broadcast the rosary each day with the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word, Mother Angelica, from Lourdes in France, or from the Holy Land with Father Mitch Pacwa.
Today, the Church honors the three Archangels, Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. These angels are the only angels named in Sacred Scripture. All three have important roles in salvation history.