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The Capuchin Tertiary Sisters of the Holy Family announced that after discernment but without coercion, they are leaving Nicaragua, having fulfilled their goals in the country. The first Capuchin Tertiary Sisters of the Holy Family arrived in Nicaragua in 1992. | Credit: Congregation of the Capuchin Tertiary Sisters The Capuchin ... read more

Bob Gruen / Tomasz Warszewski John Lennon in 1974, with the Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec, near Kraków, Poland. COMMENTARY: Our problems cannot be solved without Jesus Christ and a people willing to live prophetic lives of Christian counter-witness. ... read more

El Paso, Texas, Bishop Mark Seitz said: “We’ve lost the idea that every human life is a blessing and that we have obligations to one another.” Participants at One Life LA on Jan. 24, 2026, hold signs including one that says, “Whoever has love does not hold back when it ... read more

Josie Luetke: “You would prefer the human race to endure, right?” “Uh—” “You’re hesitating… Yes?” “Yep, well…I-I don’t know. I-I would—I would…um—” “This is a long hesitation. This is a long hesitation.” “There’s-There’s so many—there’s so many—there’s so many questions implicit in this.” “Should the human race survive?” “Uh…yes, but…” This June 2025 ... read more

John Carpay: Canada was one of the leaders of the international opposition to the Apartheid laws in South Africa, in force from 1948 to 1991. All South Africans were legally classified by race as White, Black, Coloured, or Indian, with laws defining the rights and obligations of each group. Apartheid laws enforced segregation in most ... read more

In a Jan. 28 statement, Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the USCCB, said that "the current climate of fear and polarization, which thrives when human dignity is disregarded, does not meet the standard set by Christ in the Gospel." ... read more

Scripture for Life: Lent offers us the opportunity to spend time asking ourselves who we are at our core and who God wants to help us become. Growing in our identity as daughters and sons of God will continue until we take our last breath.  ... read more

Kaveh Kazemi People pass by a newly inaugurated metro station in honor of the Virgin Mary named St. Mary opposite the Armenian church on Jan. 26, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. ANALYSIS: The Holy See and Iran have had a continuing dialogue in recent years. But the killing of large numbers of Iranian demonstrators ... read more

Scripture for Life: Jesus taught his disciples to live like he did because loving and cherishing each person is the only way to happiness and to grow our humanity and thus in union with our Trinitarian God.  ... read more

Two new miracles have been attributed to St. Charbel already in 2026 — one in the United States and one in Lebanon. Two new miracles attributed to St. Charbel Makhlouf have been reported since the beginning of [...] ... read more

Mom Izairya and daughter Zylani found a home at St. Gerard Campus. COMMENTARY: St. Gerard’s helps young mothers recognize their own worth and the value of the child they’re carrying. ... read more

Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News Pope Leo XIV speaks during the general audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Jan. 28, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News The Holy Father appealed to communities of nations 'to be ever vigilant, so that the horror of genocide may never again befall any people.' ... read more

In an undelivered address to cardinals last week, Cardinal Arthur Roche planned to voice opposition to the traditional Roman Rite, which he sees as a concession that needs to be eventually phased out in favor of the post-Vatican II liturgy as the unique expression of the Latin Rite. In a two-page text on Traditionis Custodes ... read more

Bangladesh’s largest annual Catholic gathering faces uncertainty as security concerns and upcoming national elections create division among the faithful about whether to attend. Pilgrims gather at the pilgrimage site of St. Anthony near Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Feb. 1, 2019. | Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario Just days before Bangladesh’s national elections, ... read more

The foundation promotes the publication, dissemination, and study of Pope Benedict XVI’s writings and thought. Father Roberto Regoli was appointed by the Vatican Secretariat of State in January 2026 as president of the board of directors of the Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Roberto ... read more