Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church

Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday was observed July 26, highlighting the Church’s call to remember those who are incarcerated.

The Aug. 2 event honoring Charles Carroll is hosted by the Faithful Citizenship Institute, which brings policymakers together to infuse Catholic social teaching into their work.

The Department of Homeland Security defended its policy, saying temporary protected status was not meant to be permanent.

“Personally, I think there’s something that needs to happen first, and that’s the fixing of the funding of palliative care and social care,” U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said.

Amid the destructive forest fires in central Spain, the Catholic Church is ministering to the evacuees, providing material aid, shelter, a listening ear, and the sacraments.

The Gaelic Athletic Association All Ireland Football championship, which has a historic connection to the Catholic Church, crowned a new winner after 75 years.

The Archdiocese of Berlin offered prayers at all Sunday Masses after a suspected Islamist attack on the city’s annual Pride event left one woman dead and at least 29 injured.

The parish called on the faithful to respond “with prayer, fasting, and forgiveness” as police arrested a suspect and cleanup began days before the Mladifest youth festival.

“His memory places a duty upon us. It compels us to tirelessly defend the freedom of conscience that the Republic guarantees and protects,” the French president said.

Researchers confirmed more than 2,000 square meters — around half an acre — of original 18th-century murals survive beneath later paint in the church at the heart of Vilnius University.