Stories for week of July 26, 2026

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Saturday, Aug. 1

 World Armenian Catholic Youth Days begin in Lebanon
 The Redemptorists: a numerical overview
 Pope promulgates new Fundamental Law for Vatican City State, the 4th since 1929
 Pope Leo’s prayer intention and video for August: for evangelization in the city

Released Friday, Jul. 31

 Vatican prefect discusses prayer life, fidelity to Scripture and Tradition
 Pope to meet with Italian priests
 Report: Indonesian soldiers enter church during Mass, cause panic
 Priests, religious demand international investigation into Sri Lanka mass graves
 Cardinal Roche: ‘Pope Leo is not going to change Traditionis Custodes‘
 Vatican newspaper highlights religious sisters’ work against human trafficking
 Schedule announced for papal visit to Assisi
 Pope to celebrate 4 public Masses in August
 The Society of Jesus: a numerical overview

Released Thursday, Jul. 30

 Pope says he hopes to visit United States soon
 Father Martin announces LGBTQ pilgrimage
 Police detain Polish suspect in Medjugorje vandalism
 Continuing Irish diocesan consolidations, Pope unites 2 dioceses in persona episcopi
 Florida bishops issue pastoral letter on death penalty
 Massachusetts bishops speak out against late-term abortion bill
 Vatican newspaper: ‘Welcome to the age of fire’
 12 years after Christian couple lynched, Pakistan’s Supreme Court overturns convictions
 Archaeologists may have found church where First Council of Nicaea took place
 USCCB expresses prayerful solidarity with Church in South Sudan
 Talitha Kum releases report on anti-trafficking efforts
 Vatican diplomat calls for greater investment in affordable housing
 Gaza parish priest says humanitarian crisis is disastrous
 Let the beauty of music lead you to God, Pope tells young choir members

Released Wednesday, Jul. 29

 Another bishop appointed, consecrated in China
 Vandalism, burglary at Melkite Catholic Patriarchate
 Santa Fe archbishop defends mosque construction, condemns anti-Muslim sentiment
 New Mexico diocese responds to Trump administration in ongoing legal battle over Mount Cristo Rey
 President Trump pays tribute to Blessed Stanley Rother
 USCCB calls for prayer, action against abortion pills
 Dicastery to host Confucian-Christian dialogue in South Korea
 Leading Nigerian bishops meet with nation’s president, challenge him on erosion of democracy
 Vatican newspaper recalls 75th anniversary of international refugee treaty
 Vatican Bank publishes sustainability report
 Papal message encourages wise, responsible reflection on AI
 In Medjugorje, vandals deface Marian statue, site fire to outdoor altar
 Vatican prefect: Pope’s charitable assistance extends worldwide
 Vatican approves liturgical texts for martyrs of Najran

Released Tuesday, Jul. 28

 French president pays tribute to Father Jacques Hamel, condemns Islamic terrorism
 Minnesota diocese ends Sunday Mass in 7 out of 65 parishes
 Vatican newspaper devotes 4 articles to Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey
 Asia’s bishops pledge to witness to the Gospel by building bridges
 Cardinal Repole condemns massive attack on police by protestors
 Myanmar regime bombs village of Cardinal Bo’s birth
 Pope sends message to Gaza parish
 Cardinal Müller raps SSPX, German dissenters
 Loneliness is the ‘real poverty of old age,’ Vatican official says
 Archbishop condemns Berlin Pride attack
 Migne’s edition of the Greek and Latin Fathers being translated into English
 Pope to host concert for peace with children from crisis-affected countries
 Synod publishes preparatory document for 2027 assemblies in world’s dioceses
 Pope concludes period of rest in Castel Gandolfo
 Draw closer to Christ and pray about your vocation, Pope tells Portuguese youth

Released Monday, Jul. 27

 New Zealand diocese announces $46M cathedral
 Vatican newspaper shines spotlight on Afghan floods
 Major restoration in Minneapolis aims to renew ‘every square inch’ of country’s oldest basilica
 Pope encourages Peruvian Catholic youth to be missionaries and serve the forgotten
 Ugandan priest sentenced to 21 years for murder
 French bishops commemorate 10th anniversary of Father Hamel’s slaying
 Nigerian bishop laments Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket
 Philippine cardinals stress importance of friendship in the Christian life
 Sedevacantist bishop illicitly consecrated in Scotland; Aberdeen bishop announces excommunication
 Franciscan official decries ‘unofficial war’ in the West Bank
 Never lose your missionary zeal, Pope tells Brazilian Catholic youth
 East African bishops commit to stronger youth formation, mental health support

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Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

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Today is the Memorial of St. Alphonsus de Liguori (1696-1787). Alphonsus was a great preacher of the Gospel to the poor. His charity and apostolic spirit led him to found the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer to carry on this work. He sent his Redemptorists, as our Lord did the Apostles, into the…

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