Pope Francis Diary to Publish, Portland Archbishop's Pastoral Letter, St. Louis Archdiocese Sues ICE, California's El Camino Real

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Oct. 6, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: 1. The Vatican announced that "The Private Diary of Pope Francis," featuring notes from 1992 to 2024 and compiled by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, will publish worldwide on November 24th in five languages. 2. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Boulder, Colorado's climate lawsuit against Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy, with justices focused on a procedural jurisdiction question rather than the case's underlying merits. 3. Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland released a pastoral letter calling for "mission renewal" through personal holiness, recommitted clergy and lay Catholics embracing their roles as missionary disciples. 4. The Archdiocese of St. Louis sued the federal government over an ICE detention center policy that bars priests from administering Communion and hearing confessions for detained migrants. 5. Catholics and pilgrims are rediscovering California's historic El Camino Real and its 21 Franciscan mission churches during Pope Leo XIV's Jubilee Year honoring the 800th anniversary of St. Francis' death.