The Morning Verse
The Morning Verse
The Weight You Were Not Meant to Carry
Tiredness is not a failure of faith; it is the body telling the truth, and the invitation of Jesus meets it exactly there.
Daily Briefing
Daily Church Briefing — Wednesday, 14 October 2026: a pope's recovery, ballots and courts
Pope Leo XIV is recovering after lung cancer surgery, Religion News Service reported from Vatican City, with a demanding trip to South America scheduled just 24 days after the operation. His recovery and further test results will help determine whether he can make the journey. It is the most consequential item of the day: the health of one man against a fixed and difficult itinerary.
American politics ran through two reports, both from Religion News Service. As Idaho, Missouri, Nevada and Virginia prepare to vote on abortion-related ballot measures, RNS said polling suggests abortion is less of a priority for voters than in other recent election cycles. A separate RNS account of a Pew Research midterm report found religious Americans unhappy with both parties, with Donald Trump and with the state of the country; the economy and the future of democracy topped their concerns, while evangelicals stayed with the Republican Party.