Stories for week of August 23, 2026

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Wednesday, Aug. 26

 US dioceses vary in granting, denying religious exemptions to vaccines
 Knights of Columbus’ Supreme Knight named to Vatican dicastery
 Conversions surge on US college campuses
 Leading German bishop has ‘great concern’ AfD could win election, ‘great respect’ for lay homilies
 Papal message: Christ transforms us in the liturgy
 Vatican gives aid to food initiative for Ukrainian soldiers
 Pope to celebrate Mass for Care of Creation in Pontifical Gardens

Released Tuesday, Aug. 25

 Papal message to Waldensians calls for witness to human dignity in AI era
 Detroit archbishop assigns auxiliary bishops to parish ministry
 Bishop Barron sees unregulated border as ‘morally very dangerous’
 Ukrainian Catholic leader urges defense of nation’s independence
 Singapore cardinal distinguishes Sacred Tradition from traditions
 Father Hamel’s sister, killer’s mother spread message of peace
 Archbishop Gallagher begins 3-day visit to Russia
 Pope Leo: In persons with intellectual disabilities, we see Christ’s gaze
 Pope Leo hails ‘noble mission’ of military, law enforcement personnel

Released Monday, Aug. 24

 Vatican approves English, Spanish translations of Mass for the Care of Creation
 Report: Vatican revokes Buffalo bishop’s imposition of abuse assessment on parish
 Dutch bishop renews criticism of synodality
 Debate about sex ed guidelines for schools in German archdiocese continues after Vatican letter
 Head of Armenian Apostolic Church on trial for refusing to reinstate bishop
 Pope calls for aid for DR Congo amid Ebola epidemic
 ‘Jesus calls us to give a personal response,’ Pope tells pilgrims
 Pope, at Mass in Rimini, reflects on service of binding and loosing
 Follow Christ and be active in the Church’s life, Pope tells poor, disabled in Rimini
 Pope, in Rimini, pays tribute to Communion and Liberation’s heritage, calls it to embrace synodal renewal
 Christ is the greatest gift we can offer others, Pope tells Church in San Marino

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Some areas celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Częstochowa. According to tradition, the icon of Jasna Góra was painted by Luke the Evangelist on a tabletop built by Jesus himself, and the icon was discovered by St. Helen, mother of Emperor Constantine and collector of Christian relics in the Holy Land. The…

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