On Sunday, August 15, the Catholic Church celebrates the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven which confirms that She was taken body and soul into heavenly glory right at the end of her earthly life.

Caritas is a German word which means "love".

August 6-9 period commemorates the 76th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki marking the end of World War II. On this anniversary, the world remembers the tragic outcome of using nuclear weapons that have adverse effects on humans, nature, and the world at large.

I am the Lord, and there is no other, the One forming light and creating darkness, causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the Lord who does all these.

In the apse of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, just to the right of the chair of St. Peter, stands an 18-foot statue of St. Dominic de Guzman. Erected nearly 500 years after the Spanish saint’s death in 1221, the sculpture serves as a testament to the towering, enduring spiritual figure St. Dominic was destined to become in the Church.

Education is the cornerstone for the progress of any nation. A bird's eye view on the world countries shows that countries which appreciate education, by establishing educational institutions that provide students with high-quality education, take the lead in various aspects of life.

August 6 marks one of the major events in the message of divine salvation, namely the Transfiguration of the Lord Jesus which is mentioned in detail in the Holy Bible.

This is my story and that of my family. It is also a shared narrative of thousands of other Palestinian families who experienced dispossession and as result became refugees in 1948.

In our modern time horrible and incredible events take place that hold one’s breath and confuse one’s mind causing perplexity and confusion. Yet, what happened in Beirut on August 4, 2020 at 6:07pm marks the most tragic event that ever takes place in our modern time.