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Pope prays for dead, missing following catastrophic mudslides, floods in Nepal

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Pope Leo XIV expressed his sadness by the devastation wrought by a glacial collapse in the Nepal-China border, causing a deadly wave of floods and mudslides that killed …

Court acquits man who assaulted French nun in Jerusalem
Judge temporarily blocks Illinois assisted suicide law; plaintiffs feel ‘relief, gratitude for now’
Faithful across Honolulu Diocese rally after devastating hurricane
East Tennessee diocese mourns Dolly Parton as ‘one of our own’
Archbishop Hebda: Be ‘beacons of light’ as school shooting anniversary approaches

U.S. Church

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

by Gina Christian

Archbishop Thomas Wenski urges the U.S. to halt Haiti deportations after a deadly gang massacre, warning TPS cuts will worsen Haiti’s humanitarian crisis.

Archbishop Hebda: Be ‘beacons of light’ as school shooting anniversary approaches

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

Protestantism, piccolos and priesthood: Rector’s journey to leading the nation’s first seminary

Cardinal Cupich reinstates Chicago priest and social activist cleared of abuse allegations

More than 270 faith leaders urge Trump administration to extend TPS for El Salvador

World

Kraków Archdiocese to review past, current cases of possible abuse of vulnerable adults

by Katarzyna Szalajko

The new commission is among the first diocesan initiatives in Poland and the Catholic world focused specifically on adults harmed in Church settings.

‘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

Deadly school shooting sparks alarm in the Philippines

Vatican

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

by Pope Leo XIV

Opinion

Memento mori

by Greg Erlandson

Look to the teenagers

by Laura Kelly Fanucci

Cultivating a relationship with Mary

by Colleen Pressprich

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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