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St. Augustine—God is more anxious to bestow his blessings on us than we are to receive them.
God is more anxious to bestow his blessings on us than we are to receive them. — St. Augustine
Year: 2026
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Jan. 22 Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time; Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children (USA); , Opt. Mem.
January 22 is also the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the day established by the Church of penance for abortion, has been formally named as the “Day of Prayer …
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The Politics of Three Cardinals
Just a week after Archbishop Coakley, the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), met with President Trump, Vice President Vance, Secretary Rubio, and Secretary Noem, three …
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When Catholic Bishops Criticize Presidents, Pay Attention
Mandel NganUS President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting at the World Economic Forum (WEF) gathering in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday. COMMENTARY: Archbishop Gómez’s 2021 statement on President Biden is …
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Vatican Weighing Trump Invitation to Join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin The initiative aims to address global conflicts.
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When Movie Stars Face Mortality…
“I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work,” Woody Allen, who turned 90 this year, once quipped. “I want to achieve immortality through not dying.” Allen’s frequent co-star, one-time …
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Health-Spending Bill Would Keep Ban on Tax-Funded Abortion
An unborn baby at 20 weeks On Jan. 14, the U.S. bishops sent a letter to Congress ‘to stress in the strongest possible terms that Hyde is essential for health …
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6 Political Lessons From the Steelers’ Sad Season…
My friend arrived at our local place about half an hour after the Texans-Steelers game ended. People had already run through the five stages of grief, I told her, and …
Nigerian government urged to secure release of 167 worshippers abducted from churches
Rev. Daniel Bagama was among four people abducted from Ungwan Danladi village in Kajuru LGA by assailants who spoke the Fulani language and who are demanding ransoms of 20 million …
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Health spending bill would keep ban on tax-funded abortion
An unborn baby at 20 weeks. | Credit: Steve via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) Jan 21, 2026 / 15:49 pm (CNA). A federal health spending bill would impose a long-enforced …