Synods East & West

August 31st, 2026 - August 31st, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Raymond Nonnatus! Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said that the central bank’s goal is to bring inflation down to 2% but warned that heightened interest rates may continue if price pressures do not ease. Nepal’s flooding and mudslides result in at least 900 dead and over 4,000 missing. Please pray for those relief efforts, and for the souls of those lost. Google Maps has officially changed Lake Ontario to Lake America, following the Trump Administration’s announcement last week. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged that Apple had denied a Jewish employee’s request not to work on the Sabbath and fired him when he complained. Apple has settled the case. A record number of people at Harvard joined the Catholic Church, with 85 being confirmed. Harvard University’s undergraduate chaplain, Father Nathaniel Sanders, described the record number of converts as part of a years-long growing interest in the Catholic faith on campus. George Russell Isbell Jr. was sentenced to nearly one year in jail after mailing podcast host Benny Johnson a letter saying that Johnson and his family should “be exterminated,” in addition to other violent threats. The regional government of Castile and León in Spain highlighted the beatification cause of Queen Isabella during a meeting with the president of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference. Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sarah Cain & Jakob Martin Kraft, designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in faith, clarity, and peace. The goal is simple: help listeners start their day well. Stay rooted in prayer, informed about the world, and able to face each day with joy and reason. RiseRight.org