This is a short weekend edition of our Catholic news roundup, focused on Holy See news since Saturday afternoon. The fuller weekend roundup comes Monday.
Today’s Mass readings (USCCB) · Saint of the day (Vatican News): St. Francis of Assisi, Founder of the Franciscan Order, Patron of Italy
Top stories
Leo urges Teutonic College to preserve unity with Peter
Leo urges the Pontifical Teutonic College to preserve unity with the Successor of Peter. Marking the college’s 150th anniversary, Pope Leo XIV told the community of Santa Maria in Campo Santo that closeness to the tomb of St. Peter entails a commitment to unity with the Successor of Peter and the apostolic faith he proclaims, calling such unity “an essential element for the credibility of our witness.” He recalled the college’s Kulturkampf-era refuge for German-speaking clergy and its role today as a place of formation amid the great challenges of the time. — Vatican News (Deborah Castellano Lubov) · Full text: Holy See [IT] · Also: Holy See Press Office [IT]
Leo to Vatican Gendarmerie: authority protects and listens
At Mass for the Vatican Gendarmerie, Leo says Gospel authority protects, listens, and accompanies. After fifteen recruits took their oath at the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens on Saturday afternoon, the pope called the gendarmes “workers” in the Lord’s vineyard entrusted with places and people, and said authority in Gospel light is “expressed above all in the ability to protect, to listen, and to accompany others.” He urged them to stay trustworthy, discreet, and loyal under the patronage of St. Michael the Archangel. — Vatican News · Full text: Holy See [IT] · Also: Holy See Press Office [IT]
Cupich: advocacy for immigrants is an act of worship
Cardinal Cupich: advocacy for immigrants is an act of divine worship. In an Oct. 3 homily at Old St. Patrick’s Church marking Chicago as a “City of Welcome,” Cardinal Blase Cupich said advocacy for immigrants “belongs to every single disciple of Jesus” and is, “in its truest sense, an act of divine worship,” urging Catholics to seek Christ in shelters and processing centers and to press for common-sense immigration reform, humane enforcement, and pastoral access for detainees. — Vatican News
Also today
Pope Leo receives Montenegro President Jakov Milatović; Secretariat of State talks cover Holy See–Montenegro relations, Western Balkan EU integration, and Ukraine. — Vatican News · Holy See Press Office
Compiled from reporting available as of about 6:50 a.m. ET, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. Quotations are as published by the linked outlets. Headlines from non-English sources are our translations.
This weekend edition was compiled with the help of AI tools and published automatically without editor review. Summaries reflect the reporting of the outlets linked, not the views of Where Peter Is. Please report any errors to the editors.
Liked this post? Take a second to support Where Peter Is on Patreon!
