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  • Only Jesus reveals true Gospel, pope says at first audience after surgery
    The true Gospel has been revealed by Jesus Christ, not by individuals or founders of movements, Pope Francis said during his weekly general audience.
  • Pope resumes public audiences a month after major surgery
    Pope Francis resumed his routine of holding weekly audiences with the general public a month after he underwent bowel surgery.
  • Vatican releases rules for online learning for ecclesiastical universities
    The Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education encouraged pontifical universities to expand educational opportunities to those who would normally be unable to attend classes in-person full time.

• National Catholic Register

  • Months After China Detains Xinxiang’s Bishop Zhang, Catholics Seek Answers
    Vatican Media. Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, meets with Wang Yi, China's foreign minister, in Munich, Feb. 14, 2020. The Catholic faithful...
  • Cuban Religious Report Detainees Held Without Trial After Protests
    Steward Cutler via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). The Cuban flag. Protests took place across Cuba July 11-12. Protesters cited concerns about inflation, shortages of food and medicine, and the...
  • St. Augustine Diocese Reverses Mask Mandate at Catholic Schools
    Halfpoint Children wearing masks during the 2020 school year. The World Health Organization advises that children between the ages of six and 11 should wear masks only in certain...

• Catholic News Service

  • Federal judge blocks Texas order stopping transportation of migrants
    A federal judge Aug. 3 temporarily blocked an order issued by the governor of Texas...
  • Only Jesus reveals true Gospel, pope says at first audience after surgery
    VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The true Gospel has been revealed by Jesus Christ, not by...
  • Pope appeals for aid to Lebanon, still suffering one year after blast
    VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Marking the one-year anniversary of a deadly explosion in Beirut, Pope...