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The Good News: Maronite Monastery Destroyed in Israeli Attacks in Lebanon

The Good News | August 18, 2026 | by Catholics for Catholics

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MARONITE MONASTERY DESTROYED IN ISRAELI ATTACKS IN LEBANON 
This Maronite institution operated by the Society of Lebanese Maronite Missionaries suffered from artillery shells and gunfire over the weekend according to local reports and clergy…WATCH HERE >

TRUMP’S DEAL WITH IRAN IS EXPIRING 
On June 17, President Donald Trump signed the MOU at the Palace of Versailles on June 17 during the G7, giving the U.S. and Iran a span of 60 days — unless prolonged by agreement on both sides — to confer a final agreement addressing sanctions, Iran’s nuclear program and other outstanding issues…READ MORE >

GEN. MIKE FLYNN ENDORSES CATHOLIC JOHN FRANKMAN FOR FLORIDA’S 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 
In an exclusive interview with Catholics for Catholics, Frankman explained that his knowledge of how fetal cells were used in the research and development of the vaccine had to have come from babies whose kidneys had already developed led him to conclude he could not justify taking the vaccine…READ MORE >

FBI SAYS CHINA USED SEX, DONATIONS AND PLANTED INTERNS IN US POLITICS 
The almost 150 pages of FBI documents say that former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who resigned from his role in April after sexual allegations including a former staffer were revealed, is the focus of the files released by the White House Government Transparency Task Force on Aug. 17…READ MORE >

GOV. DESANTIS & SEN. PAUL BLAST FAUCI OVER ABC COVID COVERAGE 
Both Republicans lambasted Fauci and ABC over former network correspondent Terry Moran’s narrative that a 2021 report scrutinizing the likelihood that COVID-19 started in a laboratory was drastically altered before airing…READ MORE >

TRUMP ORDERED BY JUDGE TO PAY $5.8 MILLION TO AUTHOR IN SEXUAL ABUSE AND DEFAMATION CASE 
It directs the clerk of the court to pay the $5.55 million that Trump paid into court, along with post-judgment interest that has accrued, bringing the total payout to Carroll to about $5.8 million…READ MORE >

INDIAN CATHOLICS RELEASED AFTER 104 DAYS IN JAIL UNDER ANTI-CONVERSION LAW 
The men, held since May on charges of conversion and attempted murder, walked out of jail after the Rajasthan High Court granted bail…READ MORE >

PRO-LIFE PUBLISHER FACING DEMANDS TO RETRACT CALLING ABORTION ‘KILLING’ FIRES BACK: ‘THE ANSWER IS NO’ 
The Thomas More Society, representing Live Action, argues that much of the disputed coverage is constitutionally protected speech, including the organization’s use of terms such as “killing” to describe abortion, and signals that it is prepared to defend Live Action in court if the dispute escalates…READ MORE >

FATHER MARK BEARD: THE VOICE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS OF MODERN AMERICA 
On July 30, 2023, Father Mark Beard–the pastor of Saint Helena Catholic Church in Amite, Louisiana–delivered a homily, warning his parishioners that Catholics cannot remain on the fence regarding their Catholic faith. In fact, the consequence of picking and choosing Catholic doctrine to believe is eternal…READ MORE >

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