Daily Catholic News:
U.S. bishops are set to elect a secretary and committee chairs at their November meeting. Those chosen will serve as chair-elect for one year and take up their positions in fall 2027.
The Archbishop of Dijon called for prayers after a priest in his archdiocese died by suicide. In a letter to the faithful, he asked them to entrust the priest to God’s mercy and pray for parishioners shocked by the news.
Exorcists discussing their work addressed the role of sacred music and the Virgin Mary’s intercession, which they described as essential in exorcisms.
A court order in Illinois has shielded nearly every Catholic health care institution in the state from its new assisted-suicide regime. The order follows a lawsuit brought by religious objectors.
At the U.N. General Assembly, the Holy See called for the abolition of the death penalty, describing it as an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the human person.