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Remembering Dolly Parton, Beloved ‘Songteller’

Theo Wargo
Dolly Parton performs onstage during the 58th Academy Of Country Music Awards at The Ford Center at The Star on May 11, 2023, in Frisco, Texas.

COMMENTARY: The long life of the famed entertainer, who died Aug. 25, was mostly about what united, not what divided.

Pope Leo XIV Offers Prayers, Spiritual Closeness to Victims of Devastating Nepal Floods

A resident carries belongings across a road heavily covered in mud following flash floods on Aug. 27, 2026, in Trishuli, Nepal. A sudden flood swept through the Bhote Koshi River basin in northern Rasuwa on Aug. 26, damaging settlements, roads, and energy infrastructure as rescue teams searched for residents and foreign travelers reported out of contact. Hundreds were reported missing as the death toll started to climb.

Several hundred deaths have been reported so far after a glacial collapse drove catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border.

Parish Pays Tribute to Annunciation Shooting Victims Through Sacred Fresco

Mark Balma's fresco of the annunciation pays tribute to victims of the Annunciation school shooting with blue and green ribbons in the lower right corner.

Through sacred art, a neighboring parish is paying tribute to the Annunciation parish community in Minneapolis after the deadly shooting last year.

Pope Leo XIV: A Good Family Is the Best Way to Prevent Drug Addiction

Pope Leo XIV delivers his remarks during his private audience with participants on drug addiction, promoted by the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (CAL), at the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on Aug. 27, 2026.

The pontiff met on Aug. 27 with participants of a conference promoted by the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.