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Doctor of the church, Hiroshima & Nagasaki anniversary, Ireland pilgrimage | Week in Review

by Megan Marley

An incoming doctor of the church, a “Pilgrimage of Peace” and more are highlights of this week.

Washington Roundup: Senior US officials visit Gaza amid hunger crisis, Trump announces new tariffs
Generative AI poses new threats of child sexual abuse, experts say
Exiled Nicaraguan bishop says award recognizes ‘tireless struggle’ for justice in homeland
Dialogue, 2-state solution must end long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Vatican tells UN
For Catholic colleges, nation’s ‘demographic cliff’ poses challenges, prompts closures

U.S. Church

Court dismisses case against prominent exorcist priest

by Lauretta Brown

(OSV News) — A criminal case against a popular evangelist and exorcist was dismissed July 30.  The court order resolved a misdemeanor battery charge that was brought against Father Carlos Martins, co-host of “The Exorcist Files” podcast and director …

Experts see US UNESCO exit as blow to historic preservation for churches, other sites

USCCB international policy chair urges Trump to expand humanitarian assistance in Gaza

Bishop Barron honored with Pieper Prize, amid praise and protests

Report on alleged conditions at ICE’s Florida detention sites prompts Catholic leaders’ call for change

‘Never get used to violence,’ says NY cardinal after mass shooting in building near St. Patrick’s

Parishes show love to those in need by providing meals, social and emotional nourishment

World

Making St. John Henry Newman church doctor is a ‘huge encouragement’ to British Catholics

by Jonathan Luxmoore

The saint’s personal motto, “Heart speaks to heart,” communicated “to us at the deepest level of our being.”

CRS staff working in Gaza see danger, disease and dire need
In Poland, popular retreats offer sharp contrast to data on decline in youths’ religiosity
Against the odds, CRS has delivered aid to 1.7 million in Gaza since 2023
Volkswagen’s Brazil ranch probed for human trafficking; Catholic priest exposed it
Catholic-run orphanage in Bethlehem offers a refuge of love, stability amid ongoing war

Gaza pastor: ‘We remain in the hands of the Lord’

As Jubilee of Youth starts in Rome, Catholics highlight signs of religious revival

Pushback grows against allowing mental health as reason for doctor-aided death in Canada

Vatican

Q&A with the new president of Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life

by Carol Glatz

Opinion

Catholic bioethicist raises ethical concerns with ‘three parent embryos’

by Charlie Camosy

OSV Editors: The atrocity against humanity in Gaza must end

by OSV Editorial Board

New law will help families access America’s Catholic schools

by Bishop David M. O'Connell

Reviews

Smurfs

by John Mulderig
Catholic novel reflects on the nature of work
Jurassic World Rebirth
F1 the Movie
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