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Today's Readings
- Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Vigil
  
  Reading 1 1 CHR 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2
  Responsorial Psalm Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14
  Reading 2 1 Cor 15:54b-57
  Gospel Lk 11:27-28
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- Abuse in Ireland: Pressure mounts for pope to address scandal
  
  Pope Francis is traveling to Ireland specifically for the World Meeting of Families, but the sex abuse crisis is dominating headlines before his Aug. 25-26 trip.
- Vatican Museums chief talks values, even to celebrities and pols
  
  Crux interviews Barbara Jatta, Director of the Vatican Museums and, depending on how one evaluates such things, arguably the highest-ranking woman in the Vatican.