VATICAN CITY. The Vatican has clarified that Catholics in the United States must still attend Mass on holy days of obligation even when they are transferred to Mondays or Saturdays, correcting a long-standing practice in the U.S. Church but causing some short-term disparities in the way the rule is applied.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Deacon Eugene Eastham died Oct. 18 at his home in Colorado Springs. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Oct. 26 at Our Lady of the Pines Parish. Burial followed Oct. 29  at Pikes Peak National Cemetery.

COLORADO SPRINGS. The Magificat Ministry is holding a “Come and See” brunch on Nov. 2 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Our Lady of the Pines Parish Life Center, 11020 Teachout Rd, Colorado Springs, 80908.