The new issue of **Catholic Weekly is devoted to World Mental Health Day** and, alongside its central theme, features current affairs, reflections and items of interest from Church and social life. The Catholic News Agency announced the contents on 8 October 2026 in Sarajevo, carrying an announcement by Nedjelja. Mental health is also featured on the cover of the new issue.
In the “Editorial” section, editor **Josip Vajdner** writes a piece titled “Born ‘in polluted water.’” The “Interview” section features a conversation with **psychologist Rev. Vedran Ćosić** about the issue’s theme. The conversation on mental health is therefore among the prominent contents announced for the new edition.
Reports from Rome, Guča Gora and Marija Bistrica
The “On Display” section brings together three reports. The piece from Rome is titled “The Feast of St Jerome and the 125th Anniversary of the Croatian Institute’s Founding.” From Guča Gora comes a report titled “Every Holiness Begins Anew with Personal Renewal and Conversion,” while Marija Bistrica is represented by “Military Pilgrimage of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina,” dedicated to the pilgrimage of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces.
The coverage of the missions continues in the “Call of the Missions” section. It features the next installment in the series **“From Recipients to Givers – The Archdiocese of Vrhbosna as a Leader of the Missionary Movement.”** The author is Dr Rev. Dubravko Turalija, the new national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The installment thus keeps the Archdiocese of Vrhbosna and its place in the missionary movement at the centre, as indicated by the series title.
A report from Par Selo and two reflections
The “Reportage” section takes readers to the **parish of St Anne in Par Selo near Tuzla**. The piece is announced under the title “A Parish and a Village Where There Are Still More Than ‘a Couple’ of Houses,” a play on the name of the place. Alongside reports from other Church communities, the new issue also includes a separate report devoted to this parish and village.
Two pieces are announced in the “Reflections” section. The first is titled **“Where Has the Human Being Gone: Between Reality and Artificial Intelligence?”** The second is titled “We’re Having a Lovely Time, an Indescribable Picture… – A Celebration of Democracy, So to Speak.” Alongside its central theme of mental health, the list of contents for the new issue thus also includes reflections whose titles raise questions about humanity, artificial intelligence and democracy.
News in the “Church among Croatians” section
Among the pieces in the “Church among Croatians” section is a report from Sarajevo, “The Anniversary of St Francis’s Death Commemorated,” as well as a piece from Mostar on the anniversary of the deaths of Croatian defenders. From Vareš comes an article on Bishop Relota at the Mass celebrating the patron saint. The announcement of contents from Banja Luka also highlights the piece “Patronal Feast of the Diocesan Shrine in Presnače.” These articles are part of the news from Church communities featured in the new edition.
