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Cassidy takes aim at FDA mifepristone regulation, manufacturers

by Kate Scanlon

Cassidy said the Aug. 27 report was the result of an investigation into abortion pill manufacturers.

Precious in God’s eyes: Irish primate reflects on Father Flanagan’s witness
Prayers for migrants, immigrants, refugees echo through Missouri Capitol’s rotunda
Pope Leo meets Europe’s richest man, who donated millions to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
Pilgrims turn to ‘red dirt Catholic’ martyr as Blessed Stanley Rother story gets wide release
Pope prays for dead, missing following catastrophic mudslides, floods in Nepal

U.S. Church

Judge temporarily blocks Illinois assisted suicide law; plaintiffs feel ‘relief, gratitude for now’

by Simone Orendain

The judge’s order is in place pending the result of two cases under appeal in the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, NIFLA v. Treto and Schroeder v. …

Pilgrims turn to ‘red dirt Catholic’ martyr as Blessed Stanley Rother story gets wide release

Judge temporarily blocks Illinois assisted suicide law; plaintiffs feel ‘relief, gratitude for now’

Faithful across Honolulu Diocese rally after devastating hurricane

Archbishop urges US to ‘rethink’ Haiti deportations after mass kidnapping, massacre

In grieving loss of husband and father, family finds healing, hope in Sacred Heart of Jesus

World

Court acquits man who assaulted French nun in Jerusalem

by Junno Arocho Esteves

The suspect indicted in the attack on a French nun working in Jerusalem as a researcher was acquitted by a Jerusalem court on the grounds that he was …

Kraków Archdiocese to review past, current cases of possible abuse of vulnerable adults
‘Let us be clear: this war must end,’ Archbishop Gallagher tells Russian authorities in Moscow
Spanish Church seeks new directions from a 16th-century mystic
Baptisms in Ireland see dramatic drop of 30% in a decade
Venezuelan archbishop says hope endures as Church rebuilds from catastrophic quakes

Bishop: Rupnik mosaics at Lourdes to be covered before pope’s visit and remain masked indefinitely

‘Prayer is our number one weapon’ against Russian aggression, says papal nuncio to Ukraine

Colombia: Bogotá archdiocese launches ‘spiritual first aid’ mission to quake-hit cities

Vatican

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given August 26, 2026

by Pope Leo XIV

Opinion

Dolly Parton’s life of faith

by Kurt Jensen

Memento mori

by Greg Erlandson

Look to the teenagers

by Laura Kelly Fanucci

Reviews

The End of Oak Street

by John Mulderig
‘Strange Land’: The Hillbilly Thomists drop new album while on tour
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
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