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This is the cover of the Oct. 10, 2021, edition of "Iglesia en Córdoba." It features relatives of some of the more than 100 victims of Spain's 1936-1939 civil war who moved a step closer to sainthood after being beatified as martyrs for the faith Oct. 16, and some of their relatives.

Martyrs of Spanish civil war beatified

CÓRDOBA, Spain -- More than 100 victims of Spain’s 1936-1939 civil war moved a step closer to sainthood after being beatified as martyrs for the faith. They included two teenage boys as well as an 88-year-old nun who died of bullet wounds after being tied to a window as a human shield.

God's Word on Sunday: God will give us strength to persevere

God's Word on Sunday: God will give us strength to persevere

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 24 (Year B) Jeremiah 31:7-9; Psalm 126; Hebrews 5:1-6; Mark 10:46-52

Without hope people and nations wither and die. With a hope-filled vision, all things are possible.

Former Anglican Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, pictured in an undated photo, has been received into the Catholic faith and will be ordained a priest in late October. He is the fourth English Anglican bishop to join the Catholic Church in two years.

Prominent Anglican bishop received into Catholic Church

MANCHESTER, England -- A prominent Anglican bishop has joined the Catholic Church and will be ordained as a priest at the end of October.

Pope Francis has named Msgr. Diego Giovanni Ravelli to be the new master of papal liturgical ceremonies. He is pictured during the pope's celebration of Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this March 28, 2021, file photo.

Pope Francis appoints new master of papal liturgical ceremonies

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis named Msgr. Diego Giovanni Ravelli, who has served as an official of the papal almoner's office since 2013, as the new master of papal liturgical ceremonies, the Vatican said.

God's Word on Sunday: Suffering Servant sets example for us all

God's Word on Sunday: Suffering Servant sets example for us all

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 17 (Year B) Isaiah 53:10-11; Psalm 33; Hebrews 4:14-16; Mark 10:35-45

“It was the will of the Lord to crush him with pain.” These words should leave us a bit — maybe even a lot — uneasy and puzzled.

Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives for his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Sept. 29, 2021. Pope Francis will not be attending the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, in November; Cardinal Pietro Parolin will head the Vatican delegation.

Pope Francis will not attend climate summit in Glasgow

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis will not be going to the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, as he had hoped.

Vatican Court President Giuseppe Pignatone speaks during the verdict of Father Gabriele Martinelli and Msgr. Enrico Radice in this still image taken from video Oct. 6, 2021. The two clergymen, who were accused of sexually abusing a younger student at St. Pius X Pre-Seminary between 2007 and 2012, were cleared of the charges.

Citing lack of evidence, Vatican court clears two priests in sex abuse case

VATICAN CITY -- A Vatican court cleared two priests involved in a controversial sex abuse case at a minor seminary once located at the Vatican.

The judges of the Vatican City State criminal court -- Venerando Marano, Giuseppe Pignatone and Carlo Bonzano -- face dozens of lawyers in a makeshift Vatican courtroom July 27, 2021, as the trial of 10 defendants in a financial malfeasance case begins. Cardinal Angelo Becciu is among the defendants.

At embezzlement trial, lawyers 'surprised' by Vatican prosecution's request

VATICAN CITY -- A request by Vatican prosecutors to withdraw testimony in a megatrial regarding financial malfeasance prompted defense lawyers to call for the case to be thrown out.

A crucifix is pictured in Notre-Dame Basilica in Nice, France, Oct. 4, 2021. A new report on clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in France shows there have been 3,000 abusers since the 1950s.

Pope Francis prays for victims of abuse in France

VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church's inability to make victims of abuse their top concern is a cause for intense shame, Pope Francis said.

A Swiss Guard is pictured before Pope Francis' general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Sept. 22, 2021. Three members of the Swiss Guard have hung up their halberds rather than be vaccinated against COVID-19, and three others were temporarily suspended in early October as they were completing the vaccination cycle, the spokesman for the guards told a Swiss newspaper.

Three Swiss Guards quit over vaccine mandate

VATICAN CITY -- Three members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard have hung up their halberds rather than be vaccinated against COVID-19, and three others were temporarily suspended in early October as they were completing the vaccination cycle, the spokesman for the guards told a Swiss newspaper.

God's Word on Sunday: We need gift of wisdom to see the light

God's Word on Sunday: We need gift of wisdom to see the light

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 10 (Year B) Wisdom 7:7-11; Psalm 90; Hebrews 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-30

Daily financial reports are the lifeblood of the economy. We receive constant reports of the current market value of stocks, natural resources and precious metals. Fortunes rise and fall on fluctuations in their value. One quotation we will never find, however, is the value of wisdom.

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