The LOOP
The Monday Loop - November 2, 2026
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MICHIGAN DEMOCRAT ENDORSES MIKE ROGERS IN STUNNING PARTY BREAK
In an extraordinary political development just two days before the midterm elections, Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for the U.S. Senate on Sunday, rejecting her own party’s nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, who defeated her in the Democratic primary in August.
GEORGIA MARTYRS DECLARED BLESSED
Marking the first beatification celebrated in the American South, the five Franciscan missionaries known as the Georgia Martyrs were declared Blessed Oct. 31 during Mass in Savannah, Georgia. The martyrs, Father Pedro de Corpa and his four companions, were killed in 1597 after traveling to the Americas from Spain to serve as missionaries.
POPE LEO SAYS HOLINESS IS A CALLING FOR EVERYONE DURING ALL SAINTS’ DAY ANGELUS
Pope Leo XIV spoke during his Nov. 1 Angelus about the Solemnity of All Saints, saying the feast invites everyone to celebrate the joy of so many men and women who followed Christ and “have made their lives a gift to God and to their neighbors.”
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ANALYSIS: HOW NON-CITIZEN VOTING COULD SHAPE THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that a probe of four states has identified more than 250,000 non-citizens registered to vote in U.S. elections. All it takes to sway an election is a few hundred ballots.
DIOCESES CELEBRATE NATIONAL VOCATION AWARENESS WEEK
Dioceses across the U.S. are celebrating National Vocation Awareness Week Nov. 1-7, offering young people an invitation to intentionally consider where God is calling them. Archbishop Ronald Hicks, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations, highlighted that the week reminds all the faithful of the beautiful witness of those who have embraced God’s call to priesthood and religious life.
NEW JERSEY CARDINAL ASKS FOR PRAYERS AFTER DOCTORS FIND KIDNEY MASS
Cardinal Joseph Tobin, archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, expressed trust in Christ as he prepared for surgery to remove a kidney mass. The archdiocese said doctors were optimistic about his outlook.
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CANADIAN ANTI-EUTHANASIA ACTIVIST SPEAKS WITH NY PRIESTS FACING NEW PASTORAL QUESTIONS
A law legalizing physician-assisted suicide in New York took effect in August, introducing new pastoral and bioethical challenges for priests and deacons in the state. At the invitation of the Diocese of Rochester, Canadian Catholic anti-euthanasia activist Amanda Achtman spoke with clergy about the issue, offering both cautionary insight and a message of hope.
AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED CALLS FOR PRAYER FOR PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS
During Red Week, Nov. 15–22, the faithful are invited to pray, light red candles, and request Masses for Christian martyrs and those facing persecution today.
JOHNNY CASH’S SOUNDTRACK FOR HOLY SOULS
The Man in Black’s final album offers excellent reflective listening as we focus our attention and prayer on holy souls during the month of November.
CATHOLIC 101
Before Ordinary Time ends and Advent begins, get to know these saints whose feasts are celebrated in the upcoming weeks.
SAINT OF THE DAY
On All Souls’ Day, the Catholic Church remembers the faithful departed, offering prayers for those who have died and especially for the souls in purgatory. The observance invites Catholics to remember their loved ones and entrust them to God's mercy.
DAILY PSALM
"The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want." (Psalm 23)
DAILY READINGS
Today's Mass readings.
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