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A new book tells the stories of Catholics who survived persecution during the Spanish Civil War.

An illicit ordination in Scotland leads to excommunication, nuns flee monastery in Spain wildfires, priest asks for prayers as Gaza, and more in this week’s Catholic world news roundup.

For the seventh time in two years, churches in the Archdiocese of Tours have been desecrated.

The Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta is mobilizing resources to address the needs of the migrants, including by designating all money from this weekend's collection to the effort.

The medieval texts examine King Saul’s consultation with the medium of Endor and suggest that Israel’s first king may ultimately have repented and received God’s mercy.

“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.