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Meta $18 billion settlement over child safety raises questions about its real impact

by Kimberley Heatherington

The social media giant has not admitted wrongdoing in the settlement.

Catholic agencies respond to Nepal floods, as U.S. bishop calls for greater international aid
A name on the wall, a gift to a child: Polish Americans invited to turn memory into mercy
‘We are stronger when we do this work together,’ says biblical scholar facing antisemitic backlash
Prayer, social justice are inseparable, pope tells the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
New DOJ report alleges FBI ‘took minimal corrective action’ after ‘radical traditionalist’ memo

U.S. Church

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.

Cassidy takes aim at FDA mifepristone regulation, 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

Faithful across Honolulu Diocese rally after devastating hurricane

Archbishop Hebda: Be ‘beacons of light’ at school shooting 1-year mark

World

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
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

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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