Archdiocese of New York agrees to $800M settlement with victims of clergy sexual abuse

ByJoe Calabrese

Published October 24, 2026 10:34 PM EDT



St. Patrick's Cathedral, the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The Brief

• The Archdiocese of New York has agreed to an $800 million settlement with more than 1,000 alleged victims of sexual abuse by clergy.
• The settlement is the second-largest involving a Catholic Church in the U.S.
• The agreement is still pending final signatures.

NEW YORK - The Archdiocese of New York has agreed to settle a legal dispute with more than 1,000 parishioners who say they've been sexually abused by clergy members for $800 million.


What we know:

Archbishop Ronald Hicks sent a letter to the Church on Saturday announcing the settlement.

The settlement will "resolve all outstanding claims brought against the Archdiocese of New York, our parishes, and affiliated agencies, under the Child Victims Act," Hicks wrote.

Second-largest settlement in the U.S.

By the numbers:

While the deal has not yet been finalized — it's still pending final signatures — The Associated Press reports that the settlement is for $800 million, which would make it the second-largest sum ever for an Archdiocese in the U.S.

The largest was an $880 million settlement the Archdiocese of Los Angeles agreed to pay victims in 2024.

What they're saying:

In his letter to clergy, Hicks said the settlement puts the Archdiocese "on the verge of being able to, please God, bring some measure of healing and reconciliation to all the victim-survivors."

In a statement to The Associated Press, Jeff Anderson, who represents many of the alleged victims, said that the settlement "marks a powerful moment in the pursuit of justice.

"Through their courage, sacrifice and determination, survivors have helped bring about a reckoning and a meaningful step toward accountability," Anderson said.

Final settlement pending

What's next:

The settlement has yet to be signed. According to Hicks, the two sides are scheduled to sign the agreement on Nov. 6.

The Source: Information in this story is from a letter from New York Archbishop Ronald Hicks to clergy members, details on the settlement numbers from The Associated Press, a statement from attorney Jeff Anderson to The Associated Press, and details from FOX 11 Los Angeles on the settlement agreed to by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 2024.

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Military Boards Go Rogue On Hegseth’s Transgender Troop Ban

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Jillian ButlerNational Defense ReporterOctober 24, 202611:02 AM ET

Military boards are disobeying Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s ban on openly transgender-identifying service members in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Nine of 12 Navy and Marine Corps review boards have recommended retaining transgender service members despite Pentagon directives calling for their discharge, according to The New York Times. The decisions raise questions about enforcement of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s military personnel policies and whether individual review boards are prioritizing their own ideology over the Pentagon’s stated readiness standards. 

Directly after this executive order, the Pentagon enacted a system paying transgender service members to voluntarily separate from the military, the Times reported. As a result, hundreds left.

Those who challenged their dismissal faced three-member separation boards, according to the outlet. Those officers were given a set of criteria that a service member must meet to be dismissed. Boards of sailors and Marines have completely disregarded the criteria.

The Pentagon told the Daily Caller News Foundation that it does not comment on ongoing litigation.

“The Armed Forces have been afflicted with radical gender ideology to appease activists unconcerned with the requirements of military service like physical and mental health, selflessness, and unit cohesion,” President Donald Trump Stated in a January 2025 Executive Order. “[E]xpressing a false ‘gender identity’ divergent from an individual’s sex cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary for military service … adoption of a gender identity inconsistent with an individual’s sex conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one’s personal life. A man’s assertion that he is a woman, and his requirement that others honor this falsehood, is not consistent with the humility and selflessness required of a service member.”

Marine Staff Sgt. Damien Contreras, a biological female, was put on paid leave in April due to a 2017 sex change hormone usage and her choice to identify as a male, according to the Times. In August, she was flown from Hawaii to Marine Corps Base Quantico to face a separation board. At the hearing, a government lawyer presented documents proving her struggles with gender identity. Rather than circle “a history of cross sex hormone therapy,” automatic grounds for separation, they circled “remains qualified.”

The Navy has nearly twice as many people who identify as gay, bisexual or transgender compared to other branches which indicated potential ideological bias, the Times reported.

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Jane Fonda’s Climate PAC Pours Millions into Socialist Candidates Ahead of Midterms

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Paul Bois

25 Oct 2026498


Actress Jane Fonda has reportedly been funding socialist candidates with her Climate PAC as the midterms encroach.

The PAC has reportedly spent $5 million on candidates in congressional, state, and local races after raising $8 million, per the New York Post.


The PAC has spent $1.8 million on operations, handed out $3.4 million, and passed $228,000 to other committees, with another $5 million in the bank.

Her financial largesse has come in a series of $5,000 PAC contributions to candidates in competitive House races in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and other states — contests that could help determine control of Congress.

Fonda’s PAC also gave $5,000 to Dr. Annie Andrews, the Democratic Senate candidate seeking to unseat appointed Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) in a closely watched and suddenly competitive race. She cut an ad with her Republican dad who vouched that she is “not some crazy socialist.”

Other candidates supported by Fonda’s PAC include Minnesota Lt. Gov Peggy Flanagan and previously supported DSA Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong before her loss in the primary. The PAC has also given to candidates in local elections like county commissioner and county council.

Recent polls have shown that a majority of American voters have grown concerned about Democratic Socialist of America candidates running for office. According to The Center Square, roughly 55 percent of Americans fear socialists taking control.

“The Center Square Voters’ Voice poll found that 55% of American voters are concerned about Democratic Socialist candidates running for and winning elected office in the U.S., while 37% aren’t concerned,” it noted. “A slew of candidates running as democratic socialists appears to be raising alarms with a majority of American voters.”

“Of the 55% who are concerned, 35% are very concerned, while 20% say they are ‘somewhat concerned,'” it added.

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What the Media Won't Tell You About the Black October Cyberattacks

reallygraceful

Oct 24, 2026 

This week gave us tons of headlines about AI-powered cyberattacks by "rogue AI agents" as major banks restricted third-party AI agents, healthcare systems reported security breaches (whoopsie daisy HIPAA), and the "experts" raised concerns about vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure. The news media has dubbed this hacking attack as "BLACK OCTOBER". 

But there's a bigger question on my mind...What happens if a major cyberattack disrupts access to our bank accounts, healthcare records, or the internet itself? What happens when everything goes offline? You can breathe easy because numerous "tabletop exercises" by trusted organizations have been practicing the dry run of just that. How lucky are we?

In this video, we're connecting the dots between recent cybersecurity developments, the UK's emergency preparedness campaign, the World Economic Forum's Cyber Polygon exercises, and SIFMA's Quantum Dawn VIII financial crisis simulation.

So are these just extra preparedness for increasingly sophisticated threats—or something else entirely?

As always, I encourage you to examine the evidence and draw your own conclusions.

Topics covered: AI cyberattacks, banking security, third-party AI agents, Quest Diagnostics, critical infrastructure, UK emergency preparedness, CyberPolygon, Quantum Dawn VIII, digital ID, and financial cybersecurity, 

ISLAMISTS NEVER Expected Austria To Do THIS!

ISLAMISTS NEVER Expected Austria To Do THIS!

Allied Nations

Oct 25, 2026

ISLAMISTS NEVER Expected Austria To Do THIS! - Austria’s chancellor just said the sentence most Western leaders are too afraid to say. “I don’t want our children and grandchildren to grow up in an Islamic state.” Then his government did something the Islamists never expected from a quiet Alpine country of nine million. It began drafting a ban on political Islam, written into Austria’s constitution. And that’s only the latest move. Here’s everything Austria did to get here, and why it isn’t backing down.

French protest groups demand more rallies as Macron faces tough choices

By Crispian Balmer and Juliette Jabkhiro

October 25, 20268:17 AM EDT

Summary

• Protest groups call for protests on October 31
• Nationwide strike scheduled for November 5
• Authorities said 410,000 people marched on Saturday

PARIS, Oct 25 (Reuters) - French protest groups and unions called on Sunday for further demonstrations as they ​sought to maintain pressure on the government after a huge security operation helped to contain unrest ‌during nationwide rallies on Saturday.

The Interior Ministry said 410,000 people took part in Saturday's marches as authorities deployed 70,000 police, helping to avert a repeat of the looting and vandalism that swept many cities on October 17.

Labour leaders urged further protests next Saturday and a nationwide ​strike on November 5, saying frustration over wages, living costs and public services was spreading far beyond ​the student movement that first mobilised last month.

"We see an aggregation of anger," Murielle Guilbert, ⁠co-leader of the left-wing Solidaires trade union federation, told BFM TV. She said grievances from students, workers, firefighters and ​other groups were converging.

"We call on people to take to the streets next Saturday."

The SUD Education teaching union said it ​would join the October 31 demonstration while the large CGT union said it would decide during the week.

MACRON'S SCOPE TO RESPOND IS MINIMAL

The Yellow Vests, a grassroots movement that emerged in 2018 as a revolt against fuel taxes, also called for mass rallies next Saturday, including ​sit-ins outside town halls and the National Assembly.

A person looks at burnt debris on the side of a street, the day after clashes during a second day of nationwide protests against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Lyon, France, October 25, 2026. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

The Day The Dollar Collapses: How To Survive The First 72 Hours

The Day The Dollar Collapses: How To Survive The First 72 Hours

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Epic Economist

Oct 25, 2026 

If the dollar started to collapse tomorrow morning, would you know what to do in the first hour? Most people wouldn't. They would wait for the news, and by the time the news called it a crisis, the banks would be closed and the roads out of town already full.

In this video we go through the first 72 hours of an economic collapse and the decisions that matter in each part of it, all based on real preparedness advice.

A collapse rarely comes slowly, with warnings and time to get ready. When Greece closed its banks in 2015, it happened over a weekend, and people woke up to a limit of 60 euros a day at the ATM. In Cyprus in 2013 the banks stayed shut for almost two weeks. When money stops moving, stores switch to cash and the shelves in the cities empty first.

That is why the first few hours matter more than anything you can buy later. A full tank means you can still leave. Cash means you can still pay. Water stored at home means you don't have to stand in line for it. A plan your family has already agreed on, where to meet and how to reach each other when the phones stop working, means nobody has to guess. None of it is expensive, and most of it can be done this week.

This is Part 1. Part 2 is coming soon.

If you have ever thought about what you would do on that first morning, tell us in the comments. Where would you go, and what would you take with you?

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The Final Battle - This Day With God - October 26

Clash Of Minds

Oct 25, 2026

The Final Battle, October 26 

Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. Revelation 16:15. 

A terrible contest is before us. We are nearing the battle of the great day of God Almighty. That which has been held in control is to be let loose. The angel of mercy is folding its wings, preparing to step down from the golden throne and leave the world to the control of Satan, the king it has chosen, a murderer and a destroyer from the beginning. 

The principalities and powers of earth are in bitter revolt against the God of heaven. They are filled with hatred against all who serve Him, and soon, very soon, is to be fought the last great battle between good and evil. The earth is to be the battlefield—the scene of the final contest and the final victory. Here, where for so long Satan has led men against God, rebellion is to be forever suppressed. 

Christ came to this earth in human form that He might stand as the Captain of our salvation, so that we should not be overcome by Satan’s power. And when the enemy has seemed to be gaining a signal victory over righteousness, God has been working in mercy and power to counteract his designs. 

Determined to efface the image of God in man, Satan works with an intensity of effort to hide God from view. Not openly does he work, but secretly, mingling the human and the divine, the spurious and the genuine, so seeking to bring confusion and distress. But in proportionate power divine mercy is revealed to counteract this wicked working, and bring to light the enemy’s hidden purposes. 

God’s people are to hear a bold, decided testimony for the truth, unfolding the purposes of God by the witness of pen and voice. In place after place they are to proclaim the message of God’s Word, arousing men and women to comprehend the truth.... 

There is a reality in sound doctrine. It is not as a vapor, which passes away. Light is to shine forth from the Word of God. God calls upon His people to draw near to Him. Let no one interpose between Him and His people. Christ is knocking at the door of the heart, seeking for entrance. Will you let Him in?

—Letter 153, October 26, 1901, to Brethren and Sisters in Australia.

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"THIS IS GOING VIRAL" Polish Politician Has A SHOCKING Warning For Muslim Immigrants

 

"THIS IS GOING VIRAL" Polish Politician Has A SHOCKING Warning For Muslim Immigrants

Allied Nations

Oct 25, 2026

THIS IS GOING VIRAL Dominik Tarczyński Has A Brutal Warning For Muslim Immigrants - This week, a Polish member of the European Parliament posted a message that's racing across the internet. "Dear jihadists, You've been warned. BE LIKE POLAND!" His name is Dominik Tarczyński, and he's been delivering this brutal warning for years. Asked how many Muslim illegal immigrants Poland had taken, he answered: none. "Not even one will come to Poland if it's illegal." Brussels sued Poland over it. Britain banned him. Now even his rivals repeat it.

He posted it on Monday, October 19th. Within two days, American outlets were running it. The replies poured in from every corner of the world. Some mocking. Some cheering. Nobody ignoring it.

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ADRA is Embarrassing the Church

October 21, 2026 NewsHound


According to Gateway Pundit, another massive migrant caravan is marching through Mexico toward the US border as we enter the final weeks of the midterm election cycle. And ADRA is helping it happen.

The migrants marching in the latest caravan are mostly from Central America and they just departed Mexico’s southern border.

The Central American migrants told journalist Julio Rosas that they hope the Democrats win the midterm elections.

Last month, a migrant caravan was spotted marching toward the US border ahead of the midterm elections.

At least two NGOs are funding this caravan. According to independent reporter Anthony Aguero, “Proyecto Faro and ADRA” are the two main NGOs assisting the migrant caravan.

Tom Homan recently said the migrants will be sent back to their home countries or a third party country.

“They’ll be immediately turned around, or they’ll be arrested and prosecuted and deported,” Homan said.

“Zero releases from the border under the Trump administration. President Trump promised that. He’s going to keep that promise,” he said.

“I hope voters are paying attention,” Homan said. “Remember the images of 12,000 illegals per day coming across the border. Now they want to abolish the agency that finds them and deports them!”

Observations

Another massive Central American migrant caravan is currently marching north through Mexico toward the U.S. border in the final weeks before the midterms, with participants openly telling journalists they hope Democrats win so enforcement will ease.⁠

Independent reporter Anthony Aguero has identified two NGOs—Proyecto Faro and ADRA (the Adventist Development and Relief Agency)—as the primary groups assisting the caravan’s logistics and support.⁠

ADRA is an ideologically-captured arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which wraps itself in the language of neutral Christian charity and “serving all without regard to political affiliation.”

ADRA has a long, documented history of taking tens of millions in USAID and State Department funds under the Biden administration to distribute cash, food, shelter, and other aid to U.S.-bound migrants across Latin America as part of United Nations regional immigration plans. The organization’s own past statements (including board member, Ted Wilson) dismiss accusations of facilitating irregular migration as “patently false.”

Louvre and other museums closing for Saturday protests as French authorities deploy 70,000 officers

Oct. 23, 2026 at 3:06 am 

Updated Oct. 23, 2026 at 7:12 am



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ELITSA GADEVA and SYLVIE CORBET
The Associated Press


PARIS (AP) — Some 70,000 law enforcement officers will be deployed across France on Saturday while the Louvre and several other major Paris museums will be closed as authorities seek to prevent renewed violence during planned protests.

Protests last week devolved into mayhem, with people setting fires, storming public buildings, smashing shop windows, looting and clashing with police. It was France’s most violent unrest in years.

Demonstrators plan to take to the streets again Saturday to denounce the high cost of living. Students, members of the CGT labor union and activists from the “ yellow vest ” movement, whose demonstrations against social injustice shook France in 2018 and 2019, are all set to join.

While some protests have been banned for security reasons in several cities, including Lyon, Nice and Montpellier, marches are expected in many other places including in Paris and Marseille.

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said some 70,000 police officers and gendarmes would be deployed, along with helicopters, armored vehicles and water cannons. In addition, elite police units will help secure public buildings like city halls in a “highly mobile” security operation, he said.

“There have been numerous calls from radical far-left groups on social media to commit acts of violence and vandalism. There have also been renewed calls for looting, with those messages clearly being spread by rioters,” Nuñez said at a news conference.

“We will be absolutely uncompromising” with those involved in violence, he added, warning that police will have a “very firm approach to making arrests, and there will be legal consequences.”

Paris museums to be closed

In a statement to The Associated Press, the Culture Ministry said the Louvre, the Orsay and Picasso museums as well as the Grand Palais would be closed. The ministry called on all institutions under its authority to adopt any necessary measures to ensure “visitor safety, staff protection and the preservation of artworks,” according to the statement.

After two days when admission was by invitation only, Art Basel Paris opened to the public Friday — but only for the day, with the threat of unrest prompting organizers to cancel the weekend program. One of the world’s most prestigious contemporary art fairs, Art Basel includes exhibitions by 211 international galleries at Paris’ Grand Palais.

“This decision has not been taken lightly, and the safety of everyone involved in the fair remains our utmost priority,” organizers said in a statement Thursday.

Saloni Doshi, an art collector who traveled to Paris from India for the fair, grew worried last Saturday as she saw the fires and panicked people, and she received phone calls from friends asking whether Paris was safe. She agreed with the organizers’ rationale to close.

Antoine Donzeaud and Elisa Rigoulet, the owners of the gallery exo exo, felt the same.

“We understand this decision, which we consider reasonable and consistent with the urgency of the social demands currently unfolding in France,” they said in a text message.

But some visitors were disappointed.

“It’s very sad, because we just came here to the fair, and we could not get in because they canceled it for the weekend,” said Fabián Hernández, 32, from Mexico City. “So it’s very busy today, and it’s disappointing to me because I love the art fair, you know? But it is what it is.”
An anti far-right protest is planned

A demonstration Saturday in the city of Orléans, about 110 kilometers (70 miles) south of Paris, will also be closely watched.

About 50 organizations have called for a protest against the far right on the sidelines of the two-day congress of Marine Le Pen’s nationalist, anti-immigration party ahead of next spring’s presidential election. Organizers include labor unions, left-wing political parties, student organizations and anti-racism groups.

Hugues Moutouh, the prefect of the Loiret region, said that 20,000 to 30,000 demonstrators from across the country were expected.

Le Pen, whom opinion polls place as the front-runner in next year’s election, accused left-wing organizations and political parties of trying to “disrupt a political party’s democratic congress,” on news broadcaster Franceinfo.

Still, she said she had “no concerns” about security because the government had “recognized the need for measures allowing the congress to proceed safely.”

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Associated Press writers David Biller and Samuel Petrequin in Paris contributed to this report.

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Something DARK Is Happening This HALLOWEEN… The BIBLE Warned Us

Something DARK Is Happening This HALLOWEEN… The BIBLE Warned Us

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Scriptures Illustrator

Oct 18, 2026  Bible Stories

Before you hand out candy this Halloween, know what the night really carries. October 31, 2026 falls on a Saturday, and on that one square of the calendar sit a Celtic night of the dead, the door Martin Luther chose in 1517, and the Sabbath God blessed at creation.

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Every custom carries a belief inside it, the way a seed carries a tree. This video follows Halloween from Samhain and the medieval soul cake, a sweet handed out for a prayer for the dead, to Wittenberg on the eve of All Saints, where Luther's ninety-five theses struck an economy built on the dead. Then it opens the Bible on the one belief that holds the whole night together, that the dead are awake and near, and shows where that belief is leading today: prayers for the dead, AI apps that speak in a dead parent's voice, and a sharp rise in exorcisms. It ends with what to do this October, and with the hope Martha held at her brother's tomb.

The thief on the cross, the rich man and Lazarus, and the night at Endor, walked through verse by verse 👉    • The One Verse That Destroys the Immortal S...  

📖 IN THIS EPISODE

• Why trick-or-treat began as a knock at the door for the dead

• Samhain, All Hallows and the medieval soul cake

• Wittenberg, October 31, 1517: relics, indulgences and the 95 theses

• Why the Reformation was born on Halloween

• What Luther and Tyndale saw in the grave

• What the Bible says happens when we die (Genesis 2:7, Ecclesiastes 9:5)

• The two errors the Reformation left unfinished

• Halloween 2026 falls on the Sabbath: why that matters

• AI "grief" apps and the voice of the dead

• Isaiah 8:20: to the law and to the testimony

• What your family can do this October, and the hope of the resurrection

Chipotle's Ouija Board Ad: The Occult Origins of 'Summoning the Spirits

 

Chipotle's Ouija Board Ad: The Occult Origins of 'Summoning the Spirits

Little Light Studios

This October, Chipotle is summoning the spirits. To bring back its margarita, the chain rolled out a crystal ball, a Ouija board with a tortilla chip for a planchette, and a teaser called "Who Said Chipotle Margarita Three Times." It looks like just another Halloween ad, but every piece of it has a history, and some of it is older than you'd think.

In this video you'll discover:

🔮 Where "say it three times" comes from, from Beetlejuice back to Bloody Mary

💎 The ancient practice of scrying, and why crystal balls were buried with Saxon and Viking women

👼 How Queen Elizabeth's advisor John Dee tried to talk to angels through a crystal, and how it ended

🕯️ The Fox sisters, Civil War seances, and Mary Todd Lincoln holding seances in the White House

🪧 How the Ouija board got its name, its patent, and its reputation, and what's really moving the planchette

🍸 Why liquor is called "spirits," and how medieval alchemists named it "the water of life"

📖 What the Bible says about divination, prophecy, strong drink, and being in the world but not of it

"I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one." (John 17:15)

Chapters:

0:00 Chipotle is summoning the spirits

0:23 Say it three times: Beetlejuice and Bloody Mary

1:05 The crystal ball and scrying

1:59 John Dee and the angel conversations

3:10 How God reveals the future

3:28 The Fox sisters and spiritualism

4:02 The birth of the Ouija board

6:06 How does a Ouija board work?

7:00 Why we call liquor "spirits"

8:42 Spirits that lead people astray

9:30 Keep them from the evil one

Scriptures referenced: Amos 3:7, Acts 16:16, 2 Peter 1:21, Revelation 1:6, Proverbs 31:4, Proverbs 20:1, Deuteronomy 18:10-12, 2 Kings 21:6, John 17:15, Philippians 3:20

The Founding Fathers Warned America About This. Now It's Happening.

The Founding Fathers Warned America About This. Now It's Happening.

Heritage & Hope Ministries

Was America really founded as a Christian nation, and what did the Founding Fathers actually believe about the separation of church and state? 

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As Christian nationalism gains momentum and religious liberty becomes an issue of increasing discussion, we return to the original writings of America's Founders to uncover what they really believed about Christianity, government, and freedom of conscience. Join us as we examine the historical evidence, challenge popular narratives about America's founding, and explore how these principles connect to Bible prophecy and the future of religious liberty in America.

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Global Rosary for Peace 2026

Global Rosary for Peace 2026

Family Rosary

October 2026, 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Pray the Rosary live with over 414,000 people around the world.

Pope Leo XIV asked Catholics to pray the Rosary every day for peace in the world. On 22 October, the Memorial of St. John Paul II, Holy Cross Family Ministries brings ministry centers across 18 countries onto one screen to answer him at the same hour. Pray with us from wherever you are.

WHAT WE PRAY TOGETHER

This year the world prays the Luminous Mysteries, the Mysteries of Light. Five continents, five mysteries, five intentions for peace.

1. The Baptism of the Lord, for peace in the individual heart, led by Latin America

2. The Wedding at Cana, for peace in the family, led by North America and Rome

3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom, for peace in the community, led by Asia

4. The Transfiguration, for peace in the country, led by Europe and the Caribbean

5. The Institution of the Eucharist, for peace in the world, led by Africa

The Rosary opens with the Sign of the Cross and the Apostles' Creed prayed by every country together. Each mystery then carries a short reflection and an intention, followed by the Our Father, ten Hail Marys, the Glory Be and the O My Jesus, and it closes with the Hail Holy Queen. The prayers are led country by country, many of them in their own languages.

Vice President leads prayer after woman collapsed at Nebraska rally

Posted Oct 22, 2026 12:30 PM

North Platte, Neb. (AP) —Vice President JD Vance stopped his speech and led the audience in prayer after a person in the risers behind him appeared to collapse on Thursday.

As emergency workers responded during a rally in North Platte, Neb., Vance asked those “who are of the praying type” to join him in prayer. Vance, a Catholic, crossed himself and recited the Lord’s Prayer as some in the crowd folded their hands and joined him. Vance also asked his staff to send a doctor.

“Always in moments like this, I try to pray as the Lord taught us to pray,” Vance said.

After the prayer, Vance walked into the risers and knelt down as the person was being helped. He later returned to the podium to finish his remarks.

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Catholic bishops pray with President Trump

In addition to praying with Trump, topics discussed during the meeting included religious freedom, school choice, religious visas, and life policy.



The view of the White House from the South Lawn with the U.S. flag on April 18, 2026. | Credit: Ivan Ventura/Shutterstock

By Tyler Arnold

October 22, 2026 at 6:52 PM ET · 

Denver Archbishop James Golka and over half a dozen fellow U.S. Catholic bishops met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Oct. 22.

White House Faith Director Jenny Korn told EWTN News the meeting was organized by the White House Faith Office “as part of our ongoing engagement with faith leaders of all denominations from across the country.”

In addition to praying with Trump, Korn said several topics were discussed during the meeting, including “religious freedom, the role of the White House Faith Office, school choice, religious visas, and life policy.”

Participants included Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles; Bishop Edward Burns of Dallas; Bishop James Wall of Gallup, New Mexico; Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas; Bishop William Joensen of Des Moines, Iowa; Archbishop Jeffrey Grob of Milwaukee; and Bishop Michael Barber, SJ, of Oakland, California.

Before concluding the meeting, Golka and his brother bishops gathered around Trump at the Oval Office’s iconic Resolute desk to pray.