The Christian saints in heaven enjoy full unity and should inspire all Christians to continue to pray and work together for the unity of the churches, Pope Francis told the patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East.

Catholic Mobilizing Network, a group that advocates for the abolition of capital punishment in line with Catholic teaching, issued a statement Nov. 6 urging President Joe Biden to take action on the practice during the remainder of his presidency while 40 lives on death row “hang in the balance.”

The Diocese of Oakland, Calif., filed a formal Chapter 11 reorganization plan Nov. 8 in an effort to settle some 345 claims of sexual abuse.

A Catholic institution of higher education is not merely a university with a “distinguished adjective in its name,” Pope Francis said, rather it bears a commitment to teaching and acting in service of others and in line with the Gospels.

Two Jewish students were attacked on the campus of Catholic-run DePaul University in Chicago Nov. 6 and the school’s president said he was “appalled” by the incident. The attack was part of a wave of anti-Jewish hostility in the Chicago area in recent weeks.