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Where do Ash Wednesday ashes come from?

Feb 21, 2023

By Mary Farrow

“Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Read more

Bishop David G. O’Connell, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles, explains his call to the priesthood on EWTN’s “The Call,” which aired on Oct. 3, 2019.

Housekeeper’s husband arrested in murder case of Bishop David O’Connell

Feb 20, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Sheriff Robert Luna announced that charges would be brought against a Hispanic male, 65-year-old Carlos Medina, the husband of O’Connell’s... Read more

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Pipe bomb found behind Catholic church in Philadelphia

Feb 20, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

An 18-inch pipe bomb was found behind a Catholic church in Philadelphia and removed by the police department’s bomb squad. Read more

A sonogram picture of a fetus in the second trimester of a woman's pregnancy

Utah advances legislation to ban clinics that offer only abortion

Feb 20, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Last Friday the Utah House of Representatives passed some of the strongest pro-life legislation advanced since the reversal of Roe... Read more

The Wisconsin State Supreme Court courtroom in the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison.

Wisconsin judicial elections could affect future of state abortion ban, pro-lifers say

Feb 20, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Wisconsin voters are set to head to the polls Feb. 21 to vote for a new state Supreme Court justice... Read more

Bishop David O'Connell.

Suspect arrested in connection with murder of Bishop David O’Connell

Feb 20, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the Feb. 18 shooting homicide of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell. Read more

Bishop David O'Connell leads a non-denominational memorial service to provide a space for community members who have lost loved ones in 2020 at the St. Cornelius Catholic Church in Long Beach, California, on Nov. 14, 2020.

UPDATE: Murder investigation underway in shooting death of LA Auxiliary Bishop O’Connell

Feb 19, 2023

By Shannon Mullen, Courtney Mares

Bishop David G. O’Connell, known affectionately as “Bishop Dave,” was shot in the torso on Feb. 18. He was pronounced... Read more

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger at the Easter Vigil in St. Peter's Basilica on March 26, 2005, in Vatican City.

God, creation, and humanity: The ‘lost lectures’ of Benedict XVI collected in new book

Feb 19, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Six lectures of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger were almost lost forever. But now, they have been collected in a new Ignatius... Read more

Belmont Abbey College is a Catholic liberal arts college in Belmont, North Carolina, about 20 miles west of Charlotte.

Belmont Abbey College launches $100 million campaign to fund campus, academic improvements 

Feb 19, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

The Catholic liberal arts school in North Carolina is known for its faithfulness to Catholic teaching and has seen a... Read more

Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell of Los Angeles at Mass at the Southern California Renewal Communities convention on Aug. 31, 2018.

LA Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell shot and killed

Feb 18, 2023

By Shannon Mullen, Courtney Mares

Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell, 69, was a native of Ireland who had worked with the poor in the South Los... Read more

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM.

103-year-old ‘basketball nun’ Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt releases memoir

Feb 18, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

With the motto “worship, work, win,” Schmidt has long been a student favorite at Loyola University of Chicago. Read more

A pre-Mardi Gras parade takes place on Feb. 11, 2023 in New Orleans.

How to pregame your Lent

Feb 18, 2023

By Mary Farrow

Sunday, Feb. 19, is the last Sunday before Shrovetide, which culminates in Shrove Tuesday — more popularly known as Mardi... Read more

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Lawsuit seeks to rescind $250,000 Albuquerque grant to Planned Parenthood

Feb 17, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The lawsuit claims that the funding constitutes a “donation,” which the it says is in violation of the New Mexico... Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan.

U.S. bishops: FBI document targeting Catholics is ‘religious profiling’

Feb 17, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

The USCCB responded Thursday to a leaked document from the FBI that appears to reveal an investigation into “radical traditionalist”... Read more

A statue of Blessed Stanley Rother at the new shrine in his honor in Oklahoma City.

‘He was a good shepherd’: Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine dedicated in Oklahoma City

Feb 17, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

The archbishop of Oklahoma City dedicated and opened a multimillion-dollar, 2,000-seat shrine built in Rother’s honor on Feb. 17. Read more

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New York Archdiocese to close 12 Catholic schools

Feb 17, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

The archdiocese cited “detrimental” financial instability “due to shifting demographics and lower enrollment made worse by the pandemic.” Read more

Virginia state capitol.

Virginia Senate Democrats kill bill to protect infants born alive after failed abortions

Feb 17, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate committee vote prevents the legislation from moving forward. Read more

Gene editing in vitro genetic CRISPR genome engineering medical biotechnology health care concept with a fertilized human egg embryo and a group of dividing cells as a 3D illustration. Via Shutterstoc

Surprising number of Americans would screen embryos for intellectual aptitude, survey says

Feb 17, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

A significant minority of Americans would favor genetic screening of embryos simply to boost their child’s chance to attend an... Read more

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National Archives signs agreement to ensure free speech at museum after alleged pro-life discrimination

Feb 16, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The agreement comes in response to a lawsuit filed after several people were asked by National Archives Museum staff to... Read more

In an interview with ACN, Clement Usoo, 65, described witnessing the massacre of members of his family at the hands of Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria.

Witness to horror: A Christian farmer in Nigeria saw his family massacred

Feb 16, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Clement Usoo, whose family was massacred by Fulani herdsmen in 2019, shared his story in a testimony published Wednesday by... Read more