- J.R.R. Tolkien's translation of biblical Book of Jonah is soon to be republished. Jonah's tomb was recently destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
- The Catholic apostolate Courage has produced a new 1-hour film titled Desire of the Everlasting Hills: Hope in Isolation. Courage in Turmoil. Grace in the Last Place You Expect about three people who left behind a homosexual lifestyle in favor of chastity.
- A new study conducted by researchers at the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center - and published in the journal Cancer Research - shows that women who take oral contraceptives are 50% more likely to develop breast cancer. This isn't the first study to show this.
- Rome Reports has a short piece about Michael James Mette, a Catholic singer, song writer, and evangelist from Effingham, Illinois.
- The New York Post reports that summer 2014 is the coldest in a decade.
- Buddhist extremists oppose Pope's visit to Sri Lanki, which he is scheduled to make in January.
