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ZELENSKYY SHARES LETTER FROM POPE LEO XIV ON UKRAINE’S INDEPENDENCE DAY
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked his country’s Independence Day on Sunday by posting a letter from Pope Leo XIV in which the pope assured him of prayers for Ukrainians suffering in the war and urged that “the clamor of arms may fall silent and give way to dialogue…READ MORE >
PENTAGON PLANS TO SEND GUARD TO CHICAGO, READY FOR 19 STATES
The Pentagon plans to deploy the U.S. military to Chicago as President Donald Trump seeks to crack down on crime, homelessness, and undocumented immigration, The Washington Post reported Saturday, citing officials familiar with the matter…READ MORE >
TEXAS, FLA. SEEK TO JOIN LEGAL CHALLENGE TO ABORTION PILL
Texas and Florida on Friday asked a federal judge to let them join a lawsuit seeking to restrict the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone, saying that they need to step in to protect their abortion policies after changes to other Republican-led states’ abortion laws…READ MORE >
WHERE IS CATHOLICISM GROWING IN THE US?
As the number of Catholics in the U.S. has grown by 40% in the past 40 years from 48 million to 67 million new hubs of Catholic life have emerged ranging from booming major metro areas to smaller communities that are punching well above their weight…READ MORE >
ISRAEL SET TO LAUNCH GAZA CITY OFFENSIVE: HIGH STAKES, HIGH COSTS AHEAD
On Saturday, Israeli tanks and troops began maneuvering ever closer to Gaza City’s outskirts in preparation for a full-scale offensive. Eyewitness accounts reported intensified shelling as Israel is moving toward what could be the defining battle of its war against Hamas terrorist…READ MORE >
WHY HAS GEN Z BECOME INCREASINGLY RELIGIOUS?
What we’re seeing among Gen Z often begins with a reaction to the failures of the beliefs, teachings and projects of the contemporary world…READ MORE >
“PRAY FOR A GOOD WINTER, BUT PLANT LOTS OF CABBAGES”
On one side, we have an emotionally constructed political figure for the left. On the other side, we see an emotionally constructed political figure for the right. Each person, each emotional narrative, carrying the specific nuances to appeal to their audience; both follow the same playbook…READ MORE >
PATRIARCH PIZZABALLA: ‘HEARTS CAN CHANGE EVEN IN THE HOLY LAND’
Ahead of the Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace on August 22, called by Pope Leo XIV, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem highlights the power of prayer to open people to trust and seek to do good, even in the Holy Land, where finding common ground is nearly impossible…READ MORE >
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