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Not only had I just revealed myself as a rube to my staff (and my Gen X embarrassment was palpable), but I was bereft with disillusionment. I had really — really — wanted that reel to be real. ... read more

In an unusual but not unprecedented move, Pope Leo XIV transferred a diocesan bishop in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast, map) to another diocese and named him an auxiliary bishop there. ... read more

The Prefecture of the Papal Household announced on February 19 that Pope Leo XIV will make six pastoral visits within Italy between May and August. ... read more

Andrea Tornielli, editorial director of the Dicastery for Communication, published an editorial, “Our sin and the burden of a world that is in flames,” in which he reflected on Pope Leo’s Ash Wednesday homily and applied it to international crises. “As we receive ashes on our heads, we are called to an examination ... read more

Pope Leo XIV met with priests of the Diocese of Rome on February 19 and encouraged them to rekindle the fire of the Spirit within them. ... read more

In brief remarks addressed to Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Baldassare Reina alluded to “growing difficulties and a cultural climate that seems to want to put God aside.” ... read more

Thus says the Lord GOD:Cry out full-throated and unsparingly,lift up your voice like a trumpet blast;Tell my people their wickedness,and the house of Jacob their sins.They seek me day after day,and desire to know my ways,Like a nation that has done what is justand not abandoned the law of their God;They ask me to declare ... read more

Give me an army saying the rosary and I will conquer the world. — Bl. Pius IX ... read more

The first four Masses in Lent serve as a general introduction to Lent. They describe the essentials of a Lenten program. This Mass is concerned with fasting and teaches us what true fasting is. The Opening Prayer of today's Mass asks God to guide the Lenten penance we have begun. ... read more

Four detainees were present at the Broadview facility on Ash Wednesday, all of whom received ashes and Communion. Cardinal Blase Cupich celebrated Mass in Chicago to show solidarity with detainees. Scene from Nov. 1, 2025, Mass outside the Broadview facility in Chicago where immigration advocates allege federal authorities inhumanely treat ... read more

A poll shows that Republicans overwhelmingly want stricter regulations on the abortion pill mifepristone, and a lack of action could affect enthusiasm for the midterm elections in November. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at The Heritage Foundation on Feb. 9, 2026, in Washington, ... read more

Five Spanish Franciscan friars, collectively known as the “Georgia Martyrs,” will be beatified in Savannah, Georgia, on Oct. 31. The five Spanish Franciscan friars collectively known as the “Georgia Martyrs” will be beatified in Savannah, [...] ... read more

The three pillars of Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—must always be our primary focus during these forty days. The purpose—or end—of these disciplines is to grow closer to God through spiritual and corporal works. While we [...] ... read more

Diocese of Savannah Five Spanish Franciscan missionaries — Father Pedro de Corpa, Father Blas Rodríguez, Father Miguel de Añon, Brother Antonio de Badajóz, and Father Francisco de Veráscola — were martyred in 1597 in the present-day state of Georgia. Five Spanish Franciscan friars, collectively known as the 'Georgia Martyrs,' will be beatified in Savannah, ... read more

Carrying a sink, Bishop Brian McGee climbed a hill overlooking Oban, Scotland, to bring attention to the need for greater access to clean water in Ethiopia. Bishop Brian McGee, the bishop president of the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF), climbed a hill overlooking Oban, Scotland, to bring attention to ... read more