Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has expressed gratitude for Pope Leo XIV’s constant attention and hope that people’s hearts may change. vaticannews.va/en/church/news…

Great shot of Fenway Park

The Yankees are hosting Seinfeld Night tonight and giving away this bobblehead of George Costanza sleeping under his desk 😂 "I love a good nap. Sometimes it's the only thing getting me out of bed in the morning." 💤

In New York Times Opinion “This is truly a war with no limits,” our columnist Lydia Polgreen writes of the war in Gaza, “and soon there may be no journalists left to document its horror.” nyti.ms/45KXvbA

Today we celebrate the memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Heaven, also invoked as Queen of Peace. Let us fast and pray to implore the Lord for the gift of peace. Let us #PrayTogether that hearts may be freed from hatred, that we may move beyond the logic of division

Famine has now been confirmed in Gaza. Over half a million people are facing the most devastating form of hunger, warns The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. An immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access is imperative to save lives. wfp.org/news/famine-co… — via World Food Programme

Maryknoll lay missioners from across the globe were invigorated by messages of hope during a weekend gathering in Ossining, New York, that culminated a yearlong 50th anniversary celebration. bit.ly/47GFRZf

Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to unite in prayer and fasting on 22 August for peace, and calls for a "disarmed and disarming peace" in all places torn by armed conflict. #peace 🕊️

Pope Leo is may live in the Apostolic Palace with "housemates." newsweek.com/pope-leo-italy…

UN briefing on Gaza war x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

The prospect of an expanded assault on Gaza City and other areas sheltering hundreds of thousands of civilians has sparked international outrage. religionnews.com/2025/08/20/qat…

Florida bishops once again ask DeSantis for clemency on a scheduled execution osvnews.com/florida-bishop…

Interesting - super-dramatized new audio version of the Quran in English Muslims have often been cautious about creative efforts involving scripture bc of worry about a) making images of the Prophet and b) being seen as “changing,” or “adding”

The rise of the Catholic influencer has helped shaped faith around the world, and has opened new doors for evangelization once thought impossible. However, @joepeach6 writes that there's also a dark side to the Church's intersection with social media. blackcatholicmessenger.org/catholic-influ…

Almost two years since Israel's invasion, famine was formally confirmed for the first time in parts of Gaza with almost a quarter of the population facing starvation reut.rs/41jq12U

Kicking off now: A faith-led protest in DC’s Columbia Heights neighborhood against Trump’s effort to federalize the DC police force and deploy the national guard.

Pope Leo XIV is expected to bring Augustinian friars with him when he moves into the papal apartment of the Apostolic Palace in the autumn, the Italian daily La Repubblica reported. bit.ly/4mWPs2D

Bishop Conley urged the facility only be used to detain those in the U.S. without documents who have committed crimes endangering “public safety,” not those just seeking a better life. He also said any detainee must be allowed to “access regular and ongoing pastoral care.”

On Saturday morning, Pope Leo XIV met with participants in the General Chapters of four female religious Institutes and urged them to be "witnesses of hope, especially of that hope which constantly urges us toward the good things yet to come". vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2…

Jesuit human rights center warn of growing state surveillance in Mexico americamagazine.org/politics-socie…