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People walk inside an enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believed to be Europe's tallest during the inauguration in the village Konotopie, Poland, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP/Claudia Ciobanu)

Europe's tallest statue of the Virgin Mary inaugurated in a small Polish village

Pope Pius XI, founder of Vatican Radio, right, listens to the address of Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of radio, during a 1933 ceremony inaugurating the world's first station for radio communication by ultrashort wave. In "Quadragesimo Anno," Pius lamented the "economic dictatorship" the Industrial Revolution created. (CNS)

Subsidiarity: The Catholic principle guiding popes through tech upheavals, from the Industrial Revolution to AI

The U.S. Supreme Court set Nov. 3 for hearing oral arguments in a case over a clash between Catholic preschools and the state of Colorado over whether those schools can participate in the state's universal preschool program. (OSV News/Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz)

Supreme Court sets date for case over Catholic preschools and Colorado's 'universal' program

Barring commutation from Gov. Ron DeSantis, William Silvia will be executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Raiford Aug. 18. Silvia was convicted in 2008 of first-degree murder for killing his estranged wife, Patricia Silvia. (OSV News/Courtesy St. Augustine Catholic/Fran Ruchalski)

DeSantis urged to exercise 'justice, mercy' and commute Florida inmate's death sentence