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As annual blessing of animals takes place, some wonder: Will my pet go to heaven?

Church in the US

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gives a State of the Force address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026 in Quantico, Va. (Credit: Alex Wong/Pool Photo via AP.)

Pete Hegseth creates a Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to him

Oct 2
Tiffany Stanley

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Sept. 29, 2026. (Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP.)

Supreme Court will hear dispute over a Kentucky church’s plan to build a shrine on residential land

Oct 2
Michael Kunzelman

A cross is silhouetted against a stained glass window inside a Catholic Church in New Orleans on Dec. 1, 2012. (Credit: Gerald Herbert/AP.)

In a surprise move, Vermont’s Catholic Diocese seeks to dismiss its 2-year-old bankruptcy case

Oct 2
Kevin O'Connor/ VTDigger

Cardinal Blase Cupich presents former Chicago White Sox player Paul Konerko with a jersey signed by Pope Leo XIV during a ceremony honoring the 2005 World Series Champions before a baseball game between the Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox on July 12, 2025. (Credit: Erin Hooley/AP.)

With their playoff slump broken and a pope on their side, the White Sox want more this October

Oct 1
Kristie Rieken

A sign on the outside of the Fairview Presbyterian Church on the edge of the Butler University campus shows its congregation's support for the Butler men's basketball team in Indianapolis, Ind. on Monday, April 4, 2011. (Credit: Amy Sancetta/AP.)

Giggle for God: America’s witty church signs aim to inspire, attract drivers and passersby

Oct 1
Giovanna Dell'Orto

Chicago White Sox's Chase Meidroth (10) celebrates with Kyle Teel (8) after scoring off a 2-run single hit by by Sam Antonacci during the second inning in Game 1 of baseball's American League Wild Card Series against the Houston Astros, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Houston. (Credit: Karen Warren/AP.)

White Sox receive a letter from Pope Leo XIV before winning playoff opener

Sep 30
Associated Press

The U.S. Supreme Court on Sep. 25, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Mariam Zuhaib/AP.)

Man gets 6 years in prison for taking explosives to church hosting annual Red Mass for justices

Sep 28
Michael Kunzelman

Pope Leo XIV waves after a prayer vigil with young people at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (Credit: Thomas Padilla/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV declines to credit himself for White Sox playoff return

Sep 26
Associated Press

Thousands of people gathered in the Dome at America's Center in St. Louis for the beatification Mass of Fulton J. Sheen.

Fulton J. Sheen declared Blessed in St. Louis

Sep 25
Crux Now Staff

Artifacts and memorabilia depicting the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen are displayed in the Sheen Museum on July 15, 2026, in Peoria, Ill. (Credit: Jessie Wardarski/AP.)

Famed radio and TV Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be beatified in St. Louis, a step away from sainthood

Sep 24
Peter Smith

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