Vatican News, by Linda Bordoni: Pope Francis has repeatedly appealed for prayers and international aid for Lebanon as its people and the millions of mostly Syrian refugees it hosts, bear the brunt of what the World Bank describes as one…

The Christian Post, by Emily Wood: Black Lives Matter is under fire for praising Cuba’s government and criticizing the United States as the island country is in political upheaval and Cubans are demanding freedom after years of communist suppression. Thousands…

The Christian Post, by Michael Brown: A recent video produced by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus that proclaims, “we’re coming for your children” has produced outrage and anger. But should it be taken seriously, or is it just an…

The Christian Post, by Rick Plasterer: The loss of the long-running case involving Barronnelle Stutzman of Washington State, a great-grandmother and proprietor of Arlene’s Flowers, should be cause for both alarm and resolve among committed Christians. In 2014 she declined…

Cnn, by Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu, Tim Lister and Abdul Basir Bina: Over clear but unsteady video, the words ring out: “Surrender, commandos, surrender.” Several men emerge from a building; they are clearly unarmed. Gunfire erupts. At least a dozen…

The Washington Post, by Eusebius McKaiser: Over the past few days, scenes of looting and violent protests have emerged from South Africa following the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma. Yet it is a mistake to interpret what is unfolding…

Sky News: At least 92 people have died after a fire swept through the coronavirus ward at an Iraqi hospital. More than 100 were injured in the blaze at al Hussein Teaching Hospital in the southern city of Nasiryah. Iraqi…

The Guardian, by Philip Oltermann: At least 58 people have died and dozens more are missing in Germany after much of Western Europe was inundated by record rainfall that brought devastating floods. “Climate change has arrived in Germany,” the environment…

CNN, by Jay Croft: Northern California’s Butte County, the site of the state’s deadliest and most destructive inferno ever in 2018, is now battling another blaze. The Dixie Fire has led county officials to issue evacuation warnings for residents. It…

AP News, by Matthew Perrone and Mike Stobbe: U.S. regulators on Monday added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine about links to a rare and potentially dangerous neurological reaction, but said it’s not entirely clear the shot…

AP News: Lightning has killed at least 38 people across two Indian states over the past 24 hours, officials said Monday. A majority of the deaths occurred in the western state of Rajasthan, where 11 people died after being struck…

AP News, by Daisy Nguyen: Firefighters struggled to contain an exploding Northern California wildfire under blazing temperatures as another heat wave blanketed the West, prompting an excessive heat warning for inland and desert areas. Death Valley in southeastern California’s Mojave…