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Where do Ash Wednesday ashes come from?
“Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Read more
Housekeeper’s husband arrested in murder case of Bishop David O’Connell
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
Pipe bomb found behind Catholic church in Philadelphia
An 18-inch pipe bomb was found behind a Catholic church in Philadelphia and removed by the police department’s bomb squad. Read more
Utah advances legislation to ban clinics that offer only abortion
Last Friday the Utah House of Representatives passed some of the strongest pro-life legislation advanced since the reversal of Roe... Read more
Wisconsin judicial elections could affect future of state abortion ban, pro-lifers say
Wisconsin voters are set to head to the polls Feb. 21 to vote for a new state Supreme Court justice... Read more
Suspect arrested in connection with murder of Bishop David O’Connell
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the Feb. 18 shooting homicide of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell. Read more
UPDATE: Murder investigation underway in shooting death of LA Auxiliary Bishop O’Connell
Bishop David G. O’Connell, known affectionately as “Bishop Dave,” was shot in the torso on Feb. 18. He was pronounced... Read more
God, creation, and humanity: The ‘lost lectures’ of Benedict XVI collected in new book
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 launches $100 million campaign to fund campus, academic improvements
The Catholic liberal arts school in North Carolina is known for its faithfulness to Catholic teaching and has seen a... Read more
LA Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell shot and killed
Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell, 69, was a native of Ireland who had worked with the poor in the South Los... Read more
103-year-old ‘basketball nun’ Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt releases memoir
With the motto “worship, work, win,” Schmidt has long been a student favorite at Loyola University of Chicago. Read more
How to pregame your Lent
Sunday, Feb. 19, is the last Sunday before Shrovetide, which culminates in Shrove Tuesday — more popularly known as Mardi... Read more
Lawsuit seeks to rescind $250,000 Albuquerque grant to Planned Parenthood
The lawsuit claims that the funding constitutes a “donation,” which the it says is in violation of the New Mexico... Read more
U.S. bishops: FBI document targeting Catholics is ‘religious profiling’
The USCCB responded Thursday to a leaked document from the FBI that appears to reveal an investigation into “radical traditionalist”... Read more
‘He was a good shepherd’: Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine dedicated in Oklahoma City
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
New York Archdiocese to close 12 Catholic schools
The archdiocese cited “detrimental” financial instability “due to shifting demographics and lower enrollment made worse by the pandemic.” Read more
Virginia Senate Democrats kill bill to protect infants born alive after failed abortions
The Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate committee vote prevents the legislation from moving forward. Read more
Surprising number of Americans would screen embryos for intellectual aptitude, survey says
A significant minority of Americans would favor genetic screening of embryos simply to boost their child’s chance to attend an... Read more
National Archives signs agreement to ensure free speech at museum after alleged pro-life discrimination
The agreement comes in response to a lawsuit filed after several people were asked by National Archives Museum staff to... Read more
Witness to horror: A Christian farmer in Nigeria saw his family massacred
Clement Usoo, whose family was massacred by Fulani herdsmen in 2019, shared his story in a testimony published Wednesday by... Read more
