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Cardinal Dolan to co-lead New York Police Department’s chaplains’ unit
Cardinal Timothy Dolan will work part time as co-lead of the NYPD’s chaplain unit, the archdiocese confirmed. […]
Month: February 2026
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Archbishop Wester warns House speaker against using Scripture to undermine human dignity
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended mass deportations in response to Pope Leo XIV’s opposition. Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe said the lawmaker’s response was “deeply concerning.” […]
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Bishop of Kyiv meets with Secretary of State Rubio
The bishop of Kyiv met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio ahead of the Ukraine-Russia War’s four-year anniversary. […]
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Pope Leo XIV prays for victims of attacks in Nigeria
In his Angelus catechesis, the pope said true joy is found in communion with Christ and lived through concrete acts of charity. […]
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Venerable Fulton Sheen to be beatified
The Holy See informed the Diocese of Peoria that the cause for the Venerable Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen can proceed to beatification, according to an announcement from the diocese. […]
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His former diocese ‘most likely place’ on itinerary if Pope Leo XIV visits Peru
The president of Peru’s conference of bishops said a late 2026 papal visit to the country has a probability of approximately 80%. […]
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The evidence for and against the holiness of Anne Catherine Emmerich
Sometimes it can take decades or even centuries for the Catholic Church to acknowledge that a holy man or woman should be considered a saint. While Pope Saint John Paul II made the promotion of […]
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Catholic activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong national security trial
The human rights advocate has been convicted and sentenced multiple times since 2020. […]
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Pope Leo XIV will not travel to the United States in 2026, Vatican says
The pontiff is expected to travel to Africa in April, visit Peru later this year, and make a summer stop in Spain. […]
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University student from England being considered for canonization
Vatican representatives are in the process of reviewing the life of Pedro Ballester, a British university student who died of cancer in 2018, to gauge whether his canonization cause should be opened. […]