Universalis (3-day)

Wed 12 August (Mon, 10 Aug 2026)
Wednesday of week 19 in Ordinary Time, or Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious
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Thu 13 August (Tue, 11 Aug 2026)
Thursday of week 19 in Ordinary Time, or Saints Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs
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Fri 14 August (Wed, 12 Aug 2026)
Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest, Martyr
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ZENIT – English

America’s Confidence Crisis Reaches the Pews: Why Trust in Churches Continues to Erode (Thu, 13 Aug 2026)
New findings from Gallup’s 2026 annual survey reveal that only 33% of Americans express either “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in organized religion or the Church The post America’s Confidence Crisis Reaches the Pews: Why Trust in Churches Continues to Erode appeared first on ZENIT - English.
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A letter from Pope Leo XIV has come to light in which he expressed his desire to remain in Peru for the rest of his life (Thu, 13 Aug 2026)
The documents, recently uncovered by TV Perú Noticias and preserved by Peru’s National Migration Archive, offer a rare glimpse into the personal convictions of a man who, a decade later, would become Bishop of Rome The post A letter from Pope Leo XIV has come to light in which he expressed his desire to remain in Peru for the rest of his life appeared first on ZENIT - English.
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Israel Declares the Only Entirely Christian City in the Holy Land a “Closed Military Zone” (Thu, 13 Aug 2026)
For Taybeh's Christian community, protection will be measured not by the announcement but by whether armed settlers are actually prevented from entering private property, damaging farmland and intimidating residents The post Israel Declares the Only Entirely Christian City in the Holy Land a “Closed Military Zone” appeared first on ZENIT - English.
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