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Between Memory and History: When September 11 Meets the Jewish New Year
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In Short: Archbishop Stefan Hesse draws parallels between the Berlin Wall and current border issues, while Reiner's long gap between Emmy wins is broken, and Nirvana is honored at the VMAs.
The late actor and director Rob Reiner has broken the record for the longest gap between acting wins in Emmy history. At the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys, Reiner won the award for outstanding guest actor in a comedy for his role as Albert Schnur in The Bear, receiving a standing ovation from the audience.
The 2026 VMAs, set for September 27th and airing on CBS and MTV with streaming on Paramount+, will honor Nirvana as its 2026 Video Vanguard recipient. The band, which hasn’t been active in over 30 years, shares a deep history with the VMAs, having played the awards show in 1992, where they teased the opening chords of “Rape Me” before pivoting into “Lithium.”
In a time marked by profound changes, the Church is called to serve the human person, listening to and welcoming the deepest questions of their heart and the longings that dwell within them, pointing to Christ as the key, the focal point, and the goal of all human history. This call to action is echoed by Saint John XXIII, who, in his inaugural address, sought to counter the pessimism of the 'prophets of doom' and emphasized the importance of learning from history.
The 2026 VMAs will also feature Grohl’s current band, Foo Fighters, with a concert scheduled in Las Vegas the night before, but with no plans for September 27th. Despite this, Nirvana’s presence at the VMAs is a testament to the enduring legacy of the band and their impact on popular culture.
What's confirmed
- The late actor and director Rob Reiner has broken the record for the longest gap between acting wins in Emmy history. At the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys, Reiner won the award for outstanding guest actor in a comedy for his role as Albert Schnur in The Bear, receiving a standing ovation from the audience.
- In a time marked by profound changes, the Church is called to serve the human person, listening to and welcoming the deepest questions of their heart and the longings that dwell within them, pointing to Christ as the key, the focal point, and the goal of all human history. This call to action is echoed by Saint John XXIII, who, in his inaugural address, sought to counter the pessimism of the 'prophets of doom' and emphasized the importance of learning from history.
- The 2026 VMAs will also feature Grohl’s current band, Foo Fighters, with a concert scheduled in Las Vegas the night before, but with no plans for September 27th. Despite this, Nirvana’s presence at the VMAs is a testament to the enduring legacy of the band and their impact on popular culture.
What's still developing
- Indeed, as a result of the choices made throughout history that have run counter to this dignity, even today “man is split within himself”, and “all of human life, whether individual or collective, shows itself to be a dramatic struggle between good and evil between light and darkness”.
- The journey that made it possible to highlight the fundamental characteristics and rights of human dignity certainly represents one of the most significant chapters in human history.
- Learn more September 8, 2026 Share on Bluesky Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email to a friend Print Touring the U.S.-Mexico border between Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, Archbishop Stefan Hesse of Hamburg said the towering fortifications and razor wire dividing the two border communities evoked a painful memory in his own country’s history: the Berlin Wall.
- "Certainly, it is the state’s responsibility to regulate migration. But during my trip to Mexico and the U.S., I also witnessed what happens when migration is treated exclusively as a security issue: A fundamental sense of humanity ends up being lost," he told OSV News.
- "When Bishop Seitz and I celebrated a beautiful Mass in Ciudad Juárez with Mexicans, Americans and migrants, the bishop summed it up perfectly: In the church, there are no borders. That is how Catholicism is brought to life," he told OSV News.
- Reiner – the director of some of the most beloved American films of all time such as This Is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride and When Harry Met Sally – and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were found dead from stab wounds in their Los Angeles home last December.
- It is a sharing that calls on us to leave behind all passivity and indifference in the face of current events, history and people’s lives, especially in the face of the rapid and profound changes we are experiencing today.
- Saint John XXIII, as early as his inaugural address of 11 October 1962, had sought to take issue with the “prophets of doom” who, “though burning with zeal for religion […] go about saying that our times, when compared with past centuries, are entirely worse; and go so far as to behave as if they had nothing to learn from history” (Address Gaudet Mater Ecclesia, 11 October 1962, 4.2).