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Indonesian archbishop gives first-hand account of quake as Caritas, faithful respond to emergency
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (78+ words) Church leaders on the Indonesian island of Flores were mobilizing relief workers and assessing damage this weekend, after a powerful earthquake killed scores of people and destroyed more than 900 homes. The magnitude 7.7 quake caused landslides and triggered a tsunami warning....
Pope appeals for persecuted Palestinian Christians as violence continues
7+ hour, 18+ min ago (639+ words) Pope Leo XIV at the Angelus on Sunday, 16 August 2026. (Image credit: Vatican Media) Pope Leo XIV appealed for an end to violence against Palestinian Christians on Sunday and called on the international community to increase diplomatic and mediation efforts. “I…...
Nero’s Bridge emerges from Tiber River as Rome faces water crisis
7+ hour, 49+ min ago (217+ words) The ruins of the ancient Roman Neronian bridge, emerge from the riverbed of the Tiber river due to drought, in Rome, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) ROME — The remains of an ancient bridge have emerged in Rome’s Tiber River,…...
US military base schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity
8+ hour, 8+ min ago (752+ words) WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families, part of an effort by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to redirect the education system toward…...
There’s a reason why Israel has done little to rein in settler violence. It’s not just Netanyahu
7+ hour, 58+ min ago (1037+ words) Israeli settlers put up an Israeli flag on a hilltop after it was taken down by Israeli and foreign peace activists during a protest in support of local landowners whose property is threatened with seizure by settlers, on the outskirts…...
Rescuers dig through rubble and landslides after quake in Christian area of Indonesia kills 51
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (471+ words) Stefanus Sailon, right, and his wife Sisilia Ilus inspect their house which was damaged during an earthquake in Mbeliling, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (Credit: Firdia Lisnawati/AP.) RUTENG, Indonesia — Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered four more…...
Europe’s tallest statue of the Virgin Mary is inaugurated in a small Polish village
8+ hour, 35+ min ago (644+ words) People walk inside an enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believed to be Europe’s tallest during the inauguration in the village Konotopie, Poland, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (Credit: Claudia Ciobanu/AP.) KONOTOPIE, Poland — An enormous statue of the Virgin Mary…...
Surrogate mother’s flight to Texas for birth praised by pro-life leaders
8+ hour, 44+ min ago (101+ words) McKenna West wanted the child she was carrying to be born, but she was afraid the parents of the child she was carrying did not. West, a nurse and single mother of two from Alaska, was serving as a gestational…...
Israel’s Christians rely on faith and allies as they fear rising harassment
8+ hour, 43+ min ago (1112+ words) A priest enters the Basilica of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, northern Israel, on Aug. 6, 2026. (Credit: Ariel Schalit/AP.) MOUNT TABOR, Israel — Sister Mayela wears her black veil and habit as she walks to work near where another Catholic nun…...
Details emerge, questions persist after British bishop’s court appearance on child rape charges
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (611+ words) East end of Northampton cathedral. (Image credit: By JohnArmagh – Own work, Public Domain, Link ) Bishop David Oakley of Northampton was in court yesterday facing allegations that he raped a 15-year-old girl twice in the early 2000s. Oakley, who was in his…...