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Pope issues appeal for Sudanese civilians amid prospect of mass atrocities (CWN)
Amid the prospect of mass atrocities in El Obeid, Sudan—a nation at civil war since 2023—Pope Leo XIV offered prayers and issued an appeal for peace.
Month: August 2026
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Msgr. Rossetti resumes deliverance ministry after removal as DC exorcist (OSV News)
Msgr. Stephen Rossetti announced that he will conduct an online deliverance prayer session in September, months after Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington ended his ministry there. Cardinal McElroy originally said …
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66% of Americans favor the death penalty (Pew Research Center)
66% of Americans favor the death penalty for murder, according to a survey of 3,554 U.S. adults conducted last month—up from 60% in 2021. The Pew Research Center broke down …
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Indian Christian organization leader arrested for remarks on Hinduism (Catholic Connect)
Arun Pannalal, president of the Chhattisgarh Christian Forum and a noted local religious-freedom advocate, was arrested on allegations of making social media posts critical of Hinduism. Pannalal was charged with …
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Christ walking on water teaches us to avoid presumption and despair, Pope tells pilgrims (CWN)
In his August 9 Sunday Angelus address (video), Pope Leo XIV reflected on Christ walking on the waters of the Sea of Galilee, an event recounted in the Gospel reading …
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Podcast: John Dear on Blessed Franz Jagerstatter, the anti-war Catholic farmer
On this week’s episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” John Dear reflects on Franz Jägerstӓtter, his wife Franziska, and his beatification in Austria.
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El-Sayed: Champion of the professoriate
Michigan’s Democratic Senate candidate needs to explain how he intends to achieve his goals, writes NCR’s Michael Sean Winters.
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During summer lull, conservative bishops call for more Latin Mass, less synodality
The news vacuum created during Leo’s absence gave conservative voices abundant material to shape the summer’s Catholic news cycle.
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Court spares New York nuns — for now — from complying with assisted dying law
The nuns are safe for now, but anyone else who won’t abide by the law risks losing their individual and/or facility licenses and ending up in jail.
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Texas diocese announces additional location for traditional Latin Mass (Catholic Herald)
The vocation director of the Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, announced that the extraordinary form of the Mass will be celebrated in a second location. The extraordinary form is currently …