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Published: August 24, 2016

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Muslim-on-Muslim violence up

WASHINGTON -- While in past years the wave of Muslim violence against Christians has been prominent in the U.S. State Department’s annual report on international religious freedom, the latest report, released Aug. 10, focuses on Muslim violence against other Muslims.

First day

St. Joseph School freshmen Chloe Lemley and Lauren Berger brave the rain for the first day of school Aug. 15 in Conway. (Photo)

Creative minds

During the summer care program at Christ the King School in Fort Smith students made papier mache art creations with preschool-kindergarten art teacher Holly Grimm. (Photo)

Priest-psychologist gives advice to follow after large-scale tragedy

WASHINGTON -- When tragedy arrives in a city, town or parish, there are several things church members, staff, priests and religious sisters and brothers can do to help and others they shouldn’t do, said Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, who will be conducting a free Aug. 31 webinar about dealing with mass trauma and tragedy through Maryland’s St. Luke Institute.

Pope visits women saved from prostitution for ‘Mercy Friday’

VATICAN CITY -- Continuing his Year of Mercy practice of going one Friday a month to visit people facing special struggles, Pope Francis paid a surprise visit to a community helping 20 young women get their lives back together after being rescued from prostitution.

Early Mass-goers are few but very, very special

Maybe you can be one of us: The few, the proud, the Early Massers. (Columns)

Catholic, Lutheran unity closer than ever

A historic moment happened in New Orleans last week that all Christians should take note. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Churchwide Assembly approved a document called “Declaration of the Way.” (Editorial)