Edition of Wednesday, August 19

More from Wednesday, August 19

1. US Bishops condemn new Massachusetts abortion law
2. Cesvi warns of child trafficking risk in Colombia
3. Archbishop of Ende says earthquake could not destroy people's love
4. Diocese of Linz moves 60,000 books
5. CBCP head urges Church to help voters discern
6. Brnianské biskupstvo issues prayer cards for Bl. Ján Bulu and Václav Drbolu
7. Pope Leo XIV meets Spanish nurse in Castel Gandolfo
8. Couple weds on pilgrimage
9. Notre Dame report sparks controversy
10. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine opposes death penalty
11. Suor Małgorzata Cur shares life of service
12. University of Dallas connects students with core texts
13. Mijo Certić, father of priest Ivan Certić, dies
14. Archdiocese of Reims offers Parcours Fondamental
15. Pope Leo XIV receives book on Xavier Argemí
16. Diocese of Kilmore to broadcast Care of Creation Mass
17. Pep Guardiola confesses to losing his wife to football
18. Diocese of Cesena–Sarsina announces Ordo Virginum national conference
19. Diocese of Vitoria participates in Time of Creation 2026
20. Armed men attack Bin-Per village in Nigeria
21. Spolok svätého Vojtecha holds Uganda faith testimony in Libress
22. Pope Leão XIV recalls martyr Ladislau Findysz
23. Giáo hội Công giáo Mexico gửi sứ điệp cho Ngày Giới trẻ Toàn quốc
24. Hand in Hand presents Holy Week cantata
25. Diocese of Tui-Vigo airs devotion to Cristo de la Victoria
26. Bishop Rob Mutsaerts questions synodal process
27. Pope Leo XIV emphasizes liturgical music
28. Hna. Margaret Gonsalves writes about aging
29. KTO broadcasts Angelus and Sexte from Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre
30. Catholic Bishops Remain Concerned About Safety
31. Pope Léon XIV offers catecheses on Sacrosanctum Concilium
32. Tánger Archbishop Emilio Rocha comments on Ceuta migration crisis
33. Pope appoints Mariusz Kasperski Auxiliary Bishop of Toamasina
34. Leon XIV appoints Polish missionary as auxiliary bishop on Madagascar
35. Pope Leo XIV recalls Polish priest martyred under communism
36. Diocese of Tarragona reports pilgrimage to Sant Magi hermitage
37. Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio submits Rhoda Wise's sainthood cause to Vatican
38. Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch promotes Jongerencollecte 2026
39. Diocese of Sololá–Chimaltenango publishes reflection on Matthew 20:1-16
40. João Pedro de Sousa Mendonça Correia publishes book on canonical-concordat marriage in Portugal
41. Bishop of Cuenca greets faithful on San Julián festivities
42. Pope Leo XIV recalls Poland's first martyr of Communism
43. Abbot Luca Fallica meets Cassino Calcio 1924 at Montecassino Abbey
44. Diocese of Essen offers new training course for lay pastoral workers
45. Diocese of Ostrava-Opava releases new pOODcast
46. Bishop Hiiboro calls for preservation of Azande rites
47. Cardinal Orani João Tempesta calls laity protagonists of new evangelization
48. Pastoor Vital Nlandu Balenda calls Belgian nature fire 'ecological disaster'
49. CNBB opens 11th National Course on Political Formation
50. Diocese of Huelva renews Vow of Thanks to Our Lady of El Rocío
51. Családakadémia holds family camp in Ruszkabányán
52. Cholera hospitalizes 500 in Yangon
53. Fr Kieran O’Mahony OSA dies
54. Nigerian Superior General Urges Government to Prioritize Return of Displaced Communities
55. Pope Leo XIV to visit Argentina
56. Caritas Riječke nadbiskupije calls for aid for fire victims in Omiš and surrounding areas
57. Leone XIV meets 30 Lebanese youths
58. US Bishops call new Massachusetts abortion law "horrendous"
59. Monroe sings for Léon XIV at Stade de France
60. Bishop of Ruteng says God cares for victims of 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Flores
61. Arcidiocesi di Brindisi-Ostuni donates €20,000 to Gaza parish
62. Lionel Jonkers writes on climate defeat
63. Dom Anuar Battisti writes about lay vocations
64. Hichilema wins Zambia presidential election
65. Bishop Estanislao Dowlaszewicz presides Eucharist
66. Cardinal Otunga inspires Fr. McGrath to serve 35 years in Kenya
67. Catholic Church in Mauritius launches employment discrimination inquiry
68. Fr. Thomas McGrath reflects on reversal of vocations flow
69. Pope Leo XIV visits France
70. Pope Leo XIV meets Lebanese President Joseph Aoun
71. Chiesa raccoglie aiuti per terremoto in Colombia
72. UBEC celebrates 54 years with renewed commitment to education and social transformation
73. Pope Leo XIV appoints 3 Africans to Vatican development dicastery
74. Diocese of Québec offers online novena to Blessed Dina Bélanger
75. Leão XIV writes encyclical
76. Bishop joins leaders to preserve Azande funeral rites
77. Bishop of Erexim installs new pastors in 3 parishes
78. Dom José Negri presides over Diocesan Mass for Consecrated Life Day
79. Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias urges Catholics to imitate Mary’s faith
80. Kard. Sarah celebrates Mass for 10,000 in Gdańsk
81. Diocese of Duque de Caxias announces changes in formation of major seminarians
82. Christendom professor publishes book
83. Students of Patacamaya strengthen faith and solidarity during Eucharistic celebration
84. Bishop Karl-Heinz Wiesemann resigns
85. Terço dos Homens reunites families for prayer
86. Diocese of Belluno–Feltre recalls 35 years since death of Bishop Gioacchino Muccin
87. Církev.cz reports 3300 young people attend six-day meeting in Ostrava
88. Bishop Tomás Carrasco thanks God for three years of episcopal ministry in Diócesis de Calama
89. Women recall behind-the-scenes work for Archbishop Sheen
90. Diocese of Macapá holds Missa dos Romeiros and Corda Blessing
91. Archdiocese of Newark posts Administrative Assistant job
92. Francesco Ielpo and Francesco Ambrosio discuss Terra Santa
93. CATUC Board of Trustees reviews progress
94. Fr. Martin Vitayathil installs relics of St. Carlo Acutis and St. John Paul II at Liat Catholic Centre
95. Catholic Diocese of Ho restores COVID-19 restricted liturgical practices
96. Sisters of Charity of New York mourn Sr. Mary Liegey
97. Kenya's Catholic Bishops reaffirm prophetic role, pledge cooperation with government
98. Leon XIV appoints Polish missionary Mariusz Kasperski as auxiliary bishop of Toamasina
99. Dom Diamantino Prata de Carvalho writes reflection on the Son of Man
100. Meta faces trial over child safety
101. Diocese of Natal opens registration for 5th Padroeira Run
102. Project Rachel sponsors Day of Prayer and Healing Retreat
103. Kristan Hawkins instructs conference audience
104. Archdiocese of Riga hosts marriage discussion
105. Students apply for pilgrimage in Peoria
106. Colombian bishop visits La Guaira
107. Some US Catholic schools stop 1:1 device programs
108. Diocese of Little Rock posts job for Liturgical Music Director
109. Brooklyn, Queens Catholic High School Athletic Association elects Sal Fischetti president
110. Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul holds 3rd night of Novenário
111. Project Rachel sponsors men's Day of Prayer and Healing
112. State Department awards $50 million to Catholic Relief Services
113. Bishop Orazio Francesco Piazza reopens Santa Rosa Sanctuary
114. Faith leaders line up families to care for Haitian kids
115. San Ezequiel Moreno inspires hope for cancer patients
116. Diocese of Belluno–Feltre hosts E.S.C.I. 2026
117. Appeals court upholds block on immigration enforcement at some religious sites
118. Caritas Italiana reports Indonesia earthquake emergency continues
119. Diocese de Caetité priests attend 9th Regional Congress of Priests in Vitória da Conquista
120. Arquidiocese de Fortaleza publishes Magnifica Humanitas
121. Bishop da Cunha reflects on faith
122. Diocese of Aberdeen marks Season of Creation with Mass
123. Dom Gregório Paixão authorizes recognition process for Comunidade Kadosh
124. St. Albert Parish celebrates 88th Assumption Pilgrimage
125. Scotland’s Catholic bishops welcome £1 million fund
126. Diocese of Macapá holds Rosary prayer
127. Archbishop Pérez commissions 9 young adults
128. Diocese of Barrancabermeja shares subsidy for 2026 Youth Week
129. CNBB launches podcast series on Church Social Doctrine
130. Fire breaks out at Saint Francis de Sales Seminary
131. Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis seeks nominations for Champions for Life Awards
132. OAS council calls US-led meeting on Nicaragua
133. Hannah Hidalgo donates 150 books
134. Our Lady of Victory School Student Completes Mount Vernon Police Youth Academy
135. Order of Malta Clinic expands services
136. Catholic Church mourns Carmelite priest Jacob Ceasarius Nalpathamkalam
137. Pope Leo XIV blesses Lion Pilgrimage
138. Archbishop García-Siller laicizes priest for schism and disobedience
139. Artist adds ribbons to Our Lady of Grace fresco
140. Annunciation leaders bring parish, school into ‘way of peace’
141. Annunciation leaders bring parish, school into ‘way of peace’
142. Butler says states must work on new disability systems
143. Diocese of Salta hosts conference on Mama Antula
144. Bishop Marek Solarczyk leads Mass for beatification of Roman Kotlarz
145. Albanese Government resists calls to ditch funding algorithm
146. CathNews Australia reports 6% rise in women and girls seeking homelessness help
147. Mexico Archdiocese says abandoned or aborted babies must be buried
148. Sviatoslav calls for worldwide prayer for peace in Ukraine
149. Catholic Outlook publishes on technology and healthcare ministry
150. Archdiocese of Strasbourg publishes homily
151. Catholic schools in Congo prepare for school year under Ebola threat
152. Diocese of Ávila celebrates centenary of St. John of the Cross as Doctor of the Church
153. Luis Miguel López presents bill to ban surrogacy in Colombia
154. Diocese of Juazeiro holds meeting of altar servers and aspirants
155. Nuncio presides over Mass for remains of 3 former Díli diocese leaders
156. Two Aboriginal students study in Rome on Francis Xavier Conaci Scholarship
157. Fernando Moreno seeks kidney donor
158. Florida Catholic bishops urge DeSantis to commute William Silvia's death sentence
159. Diocese de Campos publishes reflection on truth and reality
160. Avvenire supports petition for Nobel Peace Prize for Gaza children
161. Diocese de Campos attends 1st Meeting of Masters of Episcopal Celebrations
162. Former bishop Christopher Saunders found guilty of abusing young men
163. Diocese de Campos participates in tourism seminar in São João da Barra
164. Diocese of Semarang publishes devotional reflection
165. Archbishop Fisher delivers homily
166. Father Michael Champagne leads 40-mile Eucharist boat procession
167. Cha Benedict Chao, 108, dies
168. Vatican authorities advance beatification of two Brazilian martyrs
169. Iona Institute reports 30% drop in Catholic baptisms in Ireland
170. Pope Leo XIV meets Lebanese President Joseph Aoun
171. Pope Leo XIV visits France
172. Knock Shrine attracts thousands for Novena
173. Venezuela government and opposition agree to overhaul justice system
174. Bishops speak at Knock Novena
175. Bishop Router becomes Bishop of Derry
176. Fr Martin Delaney calls for honest conversations
177. Pope designates St Mary’s Pro Cathedral as Dublin’s official Catholic Cathedral
178. Bishop Michael Router urges Catholics to view Synod as chance to rebuild
179. Mary Kennedy calls for women priests
180. Dublin faithful hold Eucharistic procession
181. Trócaire Chief: Aid cuts will cause 10 million child deaths by 2030
182. Caritas kielecka seeks family for Nadia