Six Jewish extremists were arrested after spitting at the Armenian Orthodox St. James Monastery in Jerusalem, verbally abusing a woman who filmed them, and throwing rocks. Their punishment? A 15-day ban from Jerusalem's Old City. The Armenian Patriarchate says these attacks are part of a growing pattern of anti-Christian violence and is urging the Israeli government to treat them as hate crimes. The Religious Freedom Data Center (RFDC) documented 83 attacks against Christians between April and June 2026, almost twice as many as the previous quarter.
Using a Gun to Defend Yourself? The Right to Kill Is Growing. States are pushing to pass laws sanctioning more reasons to use lethal violence in self-defense, a distinctly American tradition. nytimes.com/…-defend-yourself-the-right-to-kill-i… By Mike McIntire Mike McIntire is an investigative reporter for The Times. This article has been adapted from his book, “Ricochet: Guns, Greed, and the American Way of Violence.” Aug. 3, 2026 Tennessee recently enacted a law making it easier legally to shoot someone who’s stealing the lawnmower, bicycle or power tools you left in your garden shed. This is a new take on the “stand your ground” doctrine, which lets you defend yourself but not your stuff. Under the expanded provision, you can kill to protect your belongings as long as you believe the interloper is a threat to you or others. “Stand your ground” laws, or the idea behind them, have existed since the Centennial. The principle is intuitive: A person can’t use force to coerce you. The …Hiroc’h
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher noted the producers of a homosexual performance staged inside a former Catholic church on Kent Street deliberately mocked the Catholic faith. Writing in CatholicWeekly.com.au on July 28, a week after hundreds of Catholics gathered outside the venue to pray the Rosary, Archbishop Fisher rejected claims that the show was simply artistic expression. The performances were "not neutral expressions of art" but "a deliberate appropriation, sexualisation, and denigration of symbols and rituals specific and sacred to the Catholic faith." The archbishop cited promotional images showing a pig offering McDonald's fries as the "Body of Christ," male performers dressed as nuns, and events titled "Sunday Mess" and "Unholy Confessions." He considered claims - that the production was not intended to mock Catholics - were "unpersuasive." "For Catholics, the Eucharist is not a cultural motif available for parody," Fisher wrote. "It is the sacrament at the heart of our …Hiroc’h
A member of Comando Vermelho, one of Brazil’s largest criminal organizations, has become Catholic after receiving Baptism and the Eucharist from a priest while in prison in Brazil. Image: Alisson Muryel
Tariff obsession is only getting worse | Fareed's Take CNN's Fareed Zakaria examines the flaws and falsehoods of global tariffs, from the paradox of the US' reliance of forced labor goods to the decline of US manufacuring under his administration. Also, Fareed unpacks Hungary's 'regime change' as Prime Minister Peter Magyar attempts to dismantle the political system built by former leader Viktor Orbán after defeating him in a landmark election. 0:00 Trump's obsession with tariffs is not over 2:10 America purchases more forced labor goods than any of the G20 countries 4:15 How the steel and aluminum tariffs have backfired 5:50 Last look: Hungary's 'regime change' 9:28 Hungary may be the rare exceptoin of democratic repair Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines
Ronald Lauder, a Billionaire G.O.P. Backer, Closes His Wallet Ronald S. Lauder, a major funder of conservative political causes, has not given a single dollar this year to Republicans in his home state, and his super PAC has gone idle. nytimes.com/…8/04/nyregion/ronald-lauder-republic…
Dozens of Ceuta illegal migrants manage to reach mainland Europe More and more boats carrying dozens of illegal migrants are landing in the area of Cala Secreta, near Algeciras, on the coast of Campo de Gibraltar.
Novus Ordo - be as unorthodox about the Faith as you want, just don't follow the teachings of the Church for the past two millennia and declare yourself a bishop.
In 2011 I was looking for a house and toured this place being sold by a gay couple (I reckon that was a selling feature) in a nearby town. It was beautiful, thoughtfully gone thru, decorated, arranged, colored; the whole bit. Very comfortable and functional. Almost vacation like... But it violated the 80/20 rule. Unlike the gauche, plastic-y garment in the photo, there was no room for improvement, no room for innovation, no room for the buyer, for personal taste. They had made the complete statement to which the buyer would have no need to have input. Only praise. Some of you will know what I mean when I say, like homosexuality itself, it was a phreaking prison.