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Fox News Reports that a Christian Revival is Surging Across America

Andy Roman — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:19:20 +0000

Fox News has reported that a spiritual resurgence is indeed taking place across America. A true, genuine Christian revival is something to rejoice over. If people are sincerely turning from sin, opening the Bible, surrendering their lives to Jesus Christ, and seeking to live according to His Word, Christians should welcome it. At the same […]

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Polish Trade Union Calls for a $1 Million Złoty Fine (US$271,172) and a 15-Year Ban for Businesses that Operate on Sunday

Andy Roman — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:10:06 +0000

“Trade unions will be one of the agencies that will bring upon this earth a time of trouble such as has not been since the world began” (Spalding and Magan Collection, p. 260). On August 19, 2026, Radio Mary, a Roman Catholic news outlet, reported that the Solidarity Trade Union was calling for increased inspections […]

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Austria’s Labor Unions Say Proposed Nationwide Sunday Openings are a Direct Attack on Employees and Families

Andy Roman — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:40:16 +0000

As politicians and retailers in Austria push to weaken Sunday-trading restrictions and increase Sunday openings [1], labor unions are fighting back, insisting that Sunday remain a nationally protected, common day of rest for workers and families. This conflict is becoming increasingly prominent, showing that the Sunday question in Europe continues to intensify. The Austrian Trade […]

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Pope Leo’s Call to Sanctify Sunday is Stirring Catholic Labor Unions in Europe to Secure “Material Conditions” for Sunday Rest

Andy Roman — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:40:26 +0000

On August 16, 2026, Noticias Obreras, a Spanish digital labor publication published by the Workers’ Brotherhood of Catholic Action (HOAC), took Pope Leo XIV’s August 12 appeal to sanctify Sunday and transformed it into a call to advocate for Sunday rest for workers. In an article titled “Leo XIV Calls for Creating Conditions so that […]

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Sunday Law Update with Dr. O and Andy Roman

Andy Roman — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:24:36 +0000

“As the Sabbath has become the special point of controversy throughout Christendom, and religious and secular authorities have combined to enforce the observance of the Sunday, the persistent refusal of a small minority to yield to the popular demand will make them objects of universal execration” (Great Controversy, p. 615).

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Retail Workers in Spain Strike Against the “Collective Abuse” of Having to Work on Sunday

Andy Roman — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:52:28 +0000

Strikes and organized protests are escalating across Europe as pressure grows to expand Sunday store openings. As Sunday trading becomes increasingly normalized, labor unions and churches are pushing back, calling for Sunday to remain protected as the common day of rest. In Spain, demonstrations are already underway, with a labor strike planned for August 15, […]

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Pope Leo XIV Calls for Sunday to be Sanctified and Urges Workers to Attend Mass on that Day

Andy Roman — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:42:42 +0000

A significant new development has emerged as Pope Leo XIV encourages people to attend church on Sunday by presenting Sunday as sacred time and connecting it with Christ’s authority and His Second Coming. The Pope also calls for the sanctification of Sunday and urges society to provide working conditions that will allow people to participate […]

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Berlin Catholic Council Calls for Protecting Sunday as the Weekly Day of Rest for All People

Andy Roman — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:36:25 +0000

The Diocesan Council of Catholics in the Archdiocese of Berlin issued an official statement on July 7, 2026, opposing efforts to weaken Sunday trading restrictions. In a statement titled “Sunday Is Family Day! Maintain Sunday Protection,” the Catholic Church in Berlin called upon both citizens and public officials to preserve Sunday as the weekly day […]

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Labor Unions and Churches Vow to Fight to Keep Sunday Work-Free

Andy Roman — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:54:37 +0000

In Germany, the battle over Sunday rest is intensifying as political, economic, and religious forces dig in for a growing confrontation. Faced with China’s enormous economic power and increasing global competition, some German leaders and business groups are calling for long-standing Sunday restrictions to be loosened. Recent government proposals aimed at revitalizing the economy have […]

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