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Egypt: More Than 40 Worshippers Killed in Coptic Church Fire
Reports indicate 5,000 people were gathered for worship.

Meet the Volunteer Friar Firefighters Started by St. Maximilian Kolbe
For Father Jacek, the brigade was a vocation and a childhood dream realized.

Victim of Bishop Zanchetta to Church: ‘Don’t Turn Your Back on Us; We Didn’t Deserve Such Treatment’
On Aug. 12, ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language sister news agency, interviewed G.C., a 28-year-old former seminarian.

President Zelenskyy Thanks Pope Francis for Praying for Ukraine
In a tweet posted on Aug. 12, Zelenskyy wrote that he had briefed the Pope by phone on Russia’s ‘horrible crimes’ and aggression against Ukraine.

Arrests Made in Nigeria Pentecost Massacre
The assailants, some of whom sat through the Mass pretending to be worshippers, sprang into action toward the end of the service, killing at least 40 people.

Persecuted Bishop in Nicaragua to Faithful: Overcome Evil With Good
In his homily for the Aug. 11 Mass celebrated in the chancery chapel under house arrest, Bishop Álvarez recalled that Christ taught that one must not harbor resentment but must always forgive and live in hope.

Salman Rushdie Attacked at Lecture in New York
Henry Reese, who was to interview Rushdie about the U.S. as a haven for exiled writers and artists, also suffered a minor head injury.

Why the World’s Largest Cross and Its Custodians Are Under Imminent Threat in Spain
A new law aimed at “the removal of Francoist symbols” could not only result in the removal of the cross at the memorial site — other public crosses in Spain have already been removed — but also force the Benedictine monks, the site’s custodians since 1958, out of the basilica’s adjacent abbey.

Germany Denies Refuge to Christian Convert
Hassan’s conversion to Christianity was inspired by the witness of his brother-in-law who was imprisoned for practicing his Christian faith and subsequently killed.