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Daily Readings
USCCB Daily Readings from the New American Bible Revised Edition
- Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 16, 2026Reading 1 Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 Thus says the LORD:Observe what is right, do what is just;for my salvation is about to come,my justice, about to be revealed.The foreigners who join themselves to the LORD,ministering to him,loving the name of the LORD,and becoming his servants—all who keep the sabbath free from profanationand hold to my covenant,them […]USCCB
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News from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Pope Leo says Sunday is 'foundation and kernel' of liturgical year August 12, 2026VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to gather in person for Sunday Mass and called for working conditions that allow people to attend, saying Sunday is "the foundation and kernel of the whole liturgical year.""To sanctify Sunday, it is essential to celebrate the Eucharist," the pope said at his Aug. 12 general […]PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
- Pope encourages Catholics to deepen prayer through Liturgy of the Hours August 5, 2026VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Returning to his weekly general audiences after a monthlong summer break, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to embrace the Liturgy of the Hours more fully in their daily lives, saying the church's public prayer is an antidote to a world shaped by technology, consumerism and an efficiency-driven mindset."Every week and every […]PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
- Bishop Garcia Underscores the Significance of the Voting Rights Act and Encourages Recommitment to the Work Which Remains August 5, 2026WASHINGTON - The Voting Rights Act was signed into law on August 6, 1965. The landmark legislation helped advance equal access to the ballot and strengthened participation in our democracy. In recognition of the six decades since it was enacted, and its continued significance today, Bishop Daniel E. Garcia, chairman of the U.S. Conference of […]PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
- Archives: Vatican scholar unearthed a Jesuit's role in informing the Holy See about Nazi crimes August 4, 2026ROME (CNS) -- Back in 2023, a Vatican archivist discovered a letter to Pope Pius XII's personal secretary from a Jesuit priest in Germany, who was active in the resistance against the Nazis, reporting that thousands of Poles and Jews were being incinerated daily in a Polish concentration camp.It was "a unique case" with "tremendous […]PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
- Bishop Zaidan Calls for Prayer and Expresses Hope for Success of Peace Agreement in Gaza August 3, 2026WASHINGTON - “I call for intense prayers for the success of these negotiations,” said Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, on the news of an agreement between the U.S.-led Gaza Board of Peace and Hamas.Bishop Zaidan’s statement follows:“I am heartened by news of […]PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
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