Historic wooden church in Saint-Simon, N.B., destroyed in suspicious fire; suspect arrested
A century-old wooden church that stood as a central landmark in a small Acadian Peninsula community burned to the ground early Monday morning, with fire officials treating the blaze as suspicious.
Metropolitan wounded in Ukrainian drone strike on Gorlovka Cathedral
On August 23, 2026, a Ukrainian drone struck the grounds of the Holy Epiphany Cathedral in Gorlovka during a Sunday service, wounding Metropolitan Mitrofan of Gorlovka and Slavyansk and three others.
Bright lights and white doves circulated around Virgin Mary statue in Egypt, prompting church probe
Reports of bright lights and white doves circling a large statue of the Virgin Mary at a monastery in Upper Egypt sent many believers into a state of excitement during annual religious celebrations in mid-August 2026.