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Jennie Bradley Lichter steps down as March for Life president

by Kate Scanlon

Jennie Bradley Lichter said in a July 30 statement that the role of March for Life president was the “highlight of my professional life.”

6 great Christian authors (and how to start reading them)
Pope Leo on his ancestry, and how he’s a ‘pope who happens to be American’
Pope Leo XIV at Andrea Bocelli concert: Music’s beauty points us to God
DOJ settles with pardoned pro-life activist over FACE Act prosecution; more may follow
Urban planning must address homelessness to promote human dignity, Vatican’s UN mission says

U.S. Church

Florida carries out double executions as bishops issue new pastoral letter

by Kate Scanlon

Before Florida held two executions July 28, its Catholic bishops issued a pastoral letter urging Catholics to reflect on the Church’s death penalty opposition.

Florida carries out double executions as bishops issue new pastoral letter

Trump marks 45th anniversary of martyrdom of Blessed Stanley Rother

Bishop: Church must listen to victims, understand abuse also threatens ‘faith itself’

Archbishop Etienne offers prayers for Seattle Center shooting victims in letter to mayor

NY Catholic among pilgrims to attend Sheen beatification anticipates ‘abundance of graces’

World

Oslo’s bishop on why Sigrid Undset’s complex life, compelling writing resonate from Norway to US

by Lauretta Brown

(OSV News) — When Bishop Fredrik Hansen of Oslo, Norway, first encountered Sigrid Undset’s writing in junior high school, it was through her famous novel trilogy “Kristin Lavransdatter.” …

Wildfires in Spain force Augustinian nuns to evacuate monastery
Church, state unite to honor murdered French priest 10 years after terror attack
Papal visit to Spain garners 98% favorable rating, survey finds
Pope prays for victims of deadly wildfires in Spain, France
Pope’s Lourdes visit to spotlight life, healing and hope, says bishop who covered Rupnik’s mosaics

Journalists launch initiative to bring letters from Venezuelan quake survivors to Pope Leo XIV

A decade after Father Jacques Hamel’s murder, his sister gives powerful witness to forgiveness

Venezuelan bishops urge faithful to reject superstitious view of earthquakes

Vatican

Pope Leo to youth: Jesus doesn’t want you to be couch potatoes

by Courtney Mares

Opinion

Bob Dylan makes me want to be 80. Or even 85.

by Elizabeth Scalia

Five times to pray on the go

by Colleen Pressprich

Bishop Oscar Cantú of Silicon Valley reflects on the impact of ‘Magnifica Humanitas’

by Charlie Camosy

Reviews

The Odyssey

by John Mulderig
Mel Gibson’s ‘The Passion of the Christ’ to return to theaters
Supergirl
Sacred Heart: His Reign Has No End
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