James Martin

Desire and longing are some of the main ways that God draws us closer. “Our hearts are restless until they rest in you, O Lord,” as St. Augustine wrote. How else would God draw us closer than by awakening in us the very desire for the divine?

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score at six different FIFA World Cup (WC) tournaments, scoring twice as Portugal beat Uzbekistan 5-0. The Asian debutants are now staring down the barrel of early elimination, having conceded 3+ goals in each of their group stage games to date.

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score at six different FIFA World Cup (WC) tournaments, scoring twice as Portugal beat Uzbekistan 5-0. The Asian debutants are now staring down the barrel of early elimination, having conceded 3+ goals in each of their group stage games to date.

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score at six different FIFA World Cup (WC) tournaments, scoring twice as Portugal beat Uzbekistan 5-0. The Asian debutants are now staring down the barrel of early elimination, having conceded 3+ goals in each of their group stage games to date.

Hasan Minhaj is best known as a comedian. But given his intense interest in different faith traditions, he could also be considered a student (or maybe even a teacher) of comparative religion.

HANWHA Life Esports (HLE) outlasted Bilibili Gaming (BLG) in a five-game nail-biter to win the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) 2026, closing the series 3-2 in front of a home crowd in Daejeon, South Korea.

PARIS — 100 Thieves (100T) won its first major international Valorant title, defeating NRG 3-1 in the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 grand final on

DISNEY just gave Kingdom Hearts fans something to obsess over. The company confirmed a panel called “Deep Dive into Kingdom Hearts” for its D23 fan convention on August 15, timed to the franchise's 25th anniversary.

Prevalence and outcomes of oesophageal dilatation prior to cancer diagnosis: Analysis of 57,511 patients with oesophageal cancer in EnglandIntroduction Oesophageal strictures may represent benign or malignant pathology. We performed a population-based study to examine the proportion of people who had dilatation for stricture prior to a subsequent diagnosis of oesophageal cancer.Methods Oesophageal cancers diagnosed between 2018 and 2024 in England were analysed in national cancer registry data linked to Hospital Episode Statistics to identify patients who had dilatation up to 24 months before diagnosis. Multivariable logistic regression analysis examined associations with dilatation before cancer diagnosis.Results 56,827 patients with oesophageal cancer were studied. 1.2% had dilatation prior to cancer diagnosis (64% male, median age 74 (IQR 66-82)). [Figure 1][1] illustrates the distribution of index dilatation in relation to cancer diagnosis date. Dilatation before cancer diagnosis was associated with women (odds ratio (OR) 1.19, 95% CI 1.01-1.41), squamous cell carcinoma (OR 1.54, 95% CI 1.28-1.86) and more comorbidity (Charlson score 5+ OR 3.69, 95% CI 2.59-5.26). Patients with prior dilatation were inversely associated with advanced stage cancer (stage 3 or 4) (OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.53-0.79). However, this was only inversely associated when patients had endoscopic follow-up post-dilatation (OR 0.5, 95% CI 0.33-0.75). Overall, 3.9% of dilated patients had a perforation. This risk was higher among women (OR 2.58, 95% CI 1.18-5.65) and those who had 4 or more dilatations (OR 4.03, 95% CI 1.47-11.08).Conclusions Approximately 1 in 80 oesophageal cancers had dilatation prior to diagnosis, with a significant perforation risk. In 36.4%, dilatation was over 3 months prior to cancer diagnosis, suggesting missed opportunities for earlier diagnosis. Dilatation prior to diagnosis was associated with squamous cell carcinoma, highlighting that endoscopists particularly fail to recognise this cancer.![Abstract P133 Figure 1][2]Abstract P133 Figure 1 Time from first oesophageal dilatation to cancer diagnosis. A) histogram of the time periods patients underwent their first oesophageal dilatation prior to cancer diagnosis; B) cumulative proportion of dilatations over time preceding diagnosis[1]: #F1 [2]: pending:yes

SONY'S first official fight stick for PlayStation 5 will not arrive anytime soon, after the company pushed back the FlexStrike indefinitely due to production issues.