Father Walter Chikwendu Ihejirika, who earned a doctorate at the Pontifical Gregorian University, is professor of Development Communication and Media Studies at the University of Port Harcourt.

Each event includes Mass celebrated by Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, a “dedicated time for listening humbly to the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals, families, and friends,” and a community dinner.

The report has not been confirmed by local police.

The seminarian and two other worshippers were abducted on August 2; one of the other worshippers soon escaped. The remaining victims were released on August 9, according to the report.

Pope Leo XIV lamented the killing of civilians in Ukraine and in Russia and renewed his appeal for peace.

Pope Leo XIV encouraged young people to be inspired by the saints who are commemorated liturgically at this time of year.

Amid the prospect of mass atrocities in El Obeid, Sudan—a nation at civil war since 2023—Pope Leo XIV offered prayers and issued an appeal for peace.

Cardinal McElroy originally said that “statements made by Monsignor Rossetti linking UFOs to demonic presence and the [St. Michael] Center’s recent use of social media gravely undermine the Church’s very precise teaching on the devil, demons and exorcism.” The prelate later said that the dismissal ultimately “wasn’t touching on the question of UFOs” and that “my major objection is that I think the traditional role of an exorcist is a very private one. It’s a sacred one.”

Msgr. Rossetti remains a priest in good standing in his home Diocese of Syracuse, New York.

The Pew Research Center broke down survey results by race, age, education level, and political party, but not by religion.

Pannalal was charged with “promoting enmity between groups, deliberate acts intended to outrage religious feelings, and intentional insult with the alleged intent of provoking a breach of peace,” according to Catholic Connect, a website of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India.

The east-central Indian state of Chhattisgarh (map) is 93% Hindu, 2% Muslim, and 2% Christian.

In his August 9 Sunday Angelus address (video), Pope Leo XIV reflected on Christ walking on the waters of the Sea of Galilee, an event recounted in the Gospel reading of the day (Matthew 14:22-23).