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Pope Leo XIV: Violence against Palestinians in West Bank must stop
16+ hour, 17+ min ago (627+ words) August 16, 2026 Ishmael Adibuah News Briefs 0 Print During his Aug. 16 Angelus address at Castel Gandolfo, the pontiff urged a 2-state solution in the Israel-Palestine conflict. In his Sunday Angelus address on Aug. 16, Pope Leo XIV renewed his appeal for peace in…...
Nigerian court bars Islamic police from arresting Christian convert over faith, marriage refusal
15+ hour, 49+ min ago (927+ words) August 16, 2026 ACI Africa News Briefs 0 Print The federal high court described the actions taken against the woman as a “flagrant violation” of her fundamental rights to human dignity and freedom of religion. KANO, Nigeria — A federal high court in Nigeria…...
“Lord, help me”: The startling humility of the Canaanite woman
14+ hour, 49+ min ago (1123+ words) A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for Sunday, August 16, 2026. August 16, 2026 Carl E. Olson The Dispatch 10 Print Readings: • Isa 56:1, 6-7 • Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 • Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 • Mt 15:21-28 “Why doesn’t God answer my prayer? I feel as if God is ignoring me!” Have you ever had those thoughts…...
‘It’s always the Holy Spirit’: Meet 3 dioceses seeing large numbers of priestly ordinations
13+ hour, 57+ min ago (1620+ words) August 16, 2026 Daniel Payne News Briefs 0 Print Multiple dioceses throughout the U.S. are bucking national trends and seeing large numbers of men discern into the priesthood. What drives a young man to discern into the priesthood — a supportive family, a vibrant parish,…...
Military chaplain candidates denied financial aid due to their religious beliefs
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (679+ words) Officials in Virginia have denied financial aid to three chaplain candidates at Liberty University because the plaintiffs hoped to pursue the religious education needed to become military chaplains. August 15, 2026 Charles J. Russo The Dispatch 0 Print Military chaplains have served honorably as…...
Faith over fear: The Church’s response to the escalating Ebola crisis in Congo
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1434+ words) August 15, 2026 Ngala Killian Chimtom Features, Interview, Special Report 0 Print The Democratic Republic of the Congo is grappling with the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in its history. It’s already killed over 2,100 people out of more than 4,500 cases, according to government figures released…...
The Mathematics of Morality
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (732+ words) No calculation of consequences can render an intrinsically evil act morally acceptable. August 15, 2026 Father Jerry J. Pokorsky The Dispatch 0 Print Pope John Paul II reaffirmed traditional Catholic moral teaching in his 1993 encyclical Veritatis Splendor. In particular, he rejected consequentialism and its…...
45 years after its first broadcast, EWTN has become the largest Catholic media network in the world
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (925+ words) August 15, 2026 Tessa Gervasini News Briefs 0 Print With $200 and 12 nuns with no television experience, Mother Angelica turned a monastery garage into a television studio launching what would become the largest Catholic media network. Forty-five years ago today, Mother Mary Angelica of…...
Marian dogmas: What every Catholic should know
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (1709+ words) August 15, 2026 Rubén León News Briefs 0 Print Over the centuries the Catholic Church has formally proclaimed four Marian dogmas: her immaculate conception, divine motherhood, perpetual virginity, and assumption into heaven. The solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on…...
Socialist government and opposition agree to overhaul the justice system in Venezuela
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (655+ words) August 15, 2026 Andrés Henríquez News Briefs 0 Print Leaders of the ruling socialist government and the opposition agreed to reform the justice system, try to recover frozen assets and address the needs of those affected by the double earthquake. Representatives of Venezuela’s…...