SAINT OF THE DAY: St. Clare of Assisi
TEHRAN SAYS IT WILL NOT OPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ UNLESS THE US MEETS ITS DEMANDS
Iran’s demands included the United States concluding its war with Iran, taking away the naval blockade, withdrawing military troops, removing sanctions on the regime, releasing blocked Iranian assets, paying damages caused by the war, and avoiding future threats against Iran…READ MORE >
EARTHQUAKE LEAVES AT LEAST 111 DEAD IN COLOMBIA
The quake, which hit near San José del Palmar on Colombia’s Pacific coast shortly after 7:30 a.m. local time, was the biggest to hit the country in a decade, according to the Colombian Geological Service. The tremor was felt in Bogotá, some 150 miles away, and in neighboring Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela, where twin earthquakes in June killed thousands…READ MORE >
TRUMP SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER AIMED AT REDUCING NUMBER OF CHILDHOOD VACCINES
President Donald Trump today signed an executive order calling for sweeping changes to U.S. vaccine policy, including reducing the number of diseases for which kids receive routine childhood vaccines from 18 to 11. The order also ends administration of the birth dose of the hepatitis B shot, matching a recommendation made last year by a CDC advisory committee…READ MORE >
STATE DEPARTMENT HAS REVOKED MORE THAN 175,000 VISAS SINCE TRUMP’S RETURN
The majority of the revocations come from encounters with law enforcement, with assault, driving under the influence, theft, and drug-related offenses among the leading causes. Other cases involved reckless driving, sexual assault, child abuse, fraud, and embezzlement…READ MORE >
CYBERATTACK TAKES DOWN 911 SYSTEM OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CITY
City officials said in a statement that the attack presented no looming threat to the public and that all public safety services were kept active. The computer network was shut down to contain the threat and preserve evidence for a federal investigation…READ MORE >
MASSACHUSETTS BECOMES 11TH STATE WITH NO ABORTION LIMITS AS GOV. HEALEY SIGNS BILL
Enacted legislation removes all of Massachusetts’ restrictions on abortion after 24 weeks and allows elective abortion through all nine months based on the ‘judgment of the physician…READ MORE >
“MOTIVATED BY THE SALVATION OF SOULS”, TEXAS BISHOP EXPANDS TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS PROVISION
Bishop Michael Sis of the Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, has announced that he will expand the provision of the Traditional Latin Mass in his diocese. The announcement was shared by Father Ryan Rojo, Vocations Director and Director of Seminaries for the diocese…READ MORE >
KANSAS DIOCESE OPENS NEW SEMINARY MORE THAN 20 YEAS IN THE MAKING
The Diocese of Wichita announced Aug. 6 that Bishop Carl A. Kemme will formally establish St. Philip Neri Seminary, named for the 16th-century priest and founder of the Congregation of the Oratory who helped to revive both clergy and Church during the Counter-Reformation…READ MORE >
MCKINNEY CITY LEADERS VOTE 7-0 TO APPROVE CONTROVERSIAL MOSQUE DEVELOPMENT
The site was already zoned for a place of workshop and the plans did not ask for any exemptions from city rules. City staff also noted that it was fully compliant with established city requirements…READ MORE >
