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Three online shops that sell rosaries have reported a boost in sales following a controversial article published Sunday in The Atlantic magazine which attempted to link the rosary to right-wing extremism in the United States. The article sparked a frenzy of comments on social media, as Catholics shared photos of their rosaries. Some observed that the article's thesis had an anti-Catholic bias. Shannon Doty, CEO of Rugged Rosaries, told CNA Monday that she saw “a pretty good boost in sales” on both of her websites, RuggedRosaries.com and MonkRosaries.com amid the reaction to the article.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252046/rosaries-atlantic-extremism
More than a dozen people, including several Catholic nuns, have been charged under the Philippines’ strict anti-terror law with allegedly financing terrorists. UCA News reported Aug. 16 that sixteen people stand accused by the country’s Justice Department of financing the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People's Army, which is branded a terrorist organization by the Philippine government. If found guilty, those accused — whose names have not been released — would face up to 40 years in prison and a fine of between 500,000 to 1 million Philippine pesos, or 10,000-20,000 US dollars. The nuns are associated with the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines, a Catholic group active in the Philippines since 1969 which works to aid and educate the poor. The RMP has consistently denied any association with Communist activities in the Philippines, saying that part of their educational mission involves teaching poor people about their rights, and not about communism.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252048/nuns-in-the-philippines-charged-with-aiding-terrorists
Today, the Church celebrates Saint Hyacinth, one of the first members of the Dominicans and the "apostle of the North,” also called the "Apostle of Poland."
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-hyacinth-566