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Students, teachers from vandalized California school meet with Pope Leo | News Headlines
22+ hour, 1+ min ago (226+ words) The Vatican newspaper reported that students from Holy Innocents School in Long Beach, California, met with Pope Leo XIV at the conclusion of his February 11 general audience. "Students and teachers from Holy Innocents School in Long Beach, California, greeted the…...
Stop the slaughterhouse, Nigerian bishops’ conference pleads | News Headlines
22+ hour, 1+ min ago (236+ words) Decrying the "relentless wave of killings and abductions that continue to plague our nation," the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria issued a statement, "The Cry of the Innocent: Stop This Slaughterhouse." "Silence in the face of such horror as we now…...
Citing Jesus and Muhammad, Philippine prelate calls on Catholics, Muslims to pray, work together during Lent and Ramadan | News Headlines
23+ hour, 1+ min ago (291+ words) The chairman of the Philippine bishops" Commission on Inter-Religious Dialogue issued a statement, "On the Shared Observance of Ramadan and the Lenten Season 2026." Noting that Lent and Ramadan both begin on February 18, Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo of Kidapawan wrote that…...
Love God by loving the sick, Cardinal Czerny preaches on World Day of the Sick | News Headlines
23+ hour, 2+ min ago (267+ words) Preaching at the principal Mass of the 34th World Day of the Sick (video, background), Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, asked the faithful to pray for the grace of conversion, that they might love the sick as an expression of love for…...
Pope honors Immaculate Mary, prays with the sick | News Headlines
1+ day, 1+ min ago (176+ words) Pope Leo XIV offered homage to the Immaculate Conception at the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens on February 11 (video). The day was the memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes and the 34th World Day of the Sick. The Pontiff prayed…...
Pope Leo looks ahead to Lent | News Headlines
1+ day, 1+ min ago (236+ words) At the conclusion of his February 11 general audience, Pope Leo XIV spoke with English-speaking pilgrims about Lent. "Next Wednesday, the season of Lent begins," Pope Leo said. "It is a time for deepening our knowledge and love of the Lord,…...
Look to Saints Cyril and Methodius to overcome divisions, Pope tells pilgrims | News Headlines
1+ day, 2+ min ago (184+ words) At the conclusion of his February 11 general audience, Pope Leo XIV spoke about Saints Cyril and Methodius in remarks to Polish-speaking pilgrims. Referring to their upcoming feast day, Pope Leo said that "in these days we are commemorating Saints Cyril…...
Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time - February 12, 2026 - Liturgical Calendar
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (866+ words) Other Commemorations: St. Eulalia (RM); Our Lady of Argenteuil February 12, 2026 (Readings on USCCB website) Mass Propers for Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time: Entrance Antiphon, Ps 95 (94):6-7: O come, let us worship God and bow low before the God…...
Jimmy Lai, Catholic pro-democracy advocate, sentenced to 20 years in prison | News Headlines
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (120+ words) " Continue to this story on AsiaNews CWN Editor's Note: A Hong Kong court sentenced Catholic pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison on charges of violating national security. Human Rights Watch and other human rights organizations condemned the decision....
Vatican: Pope Leo is considering visit to Monaco | News Headlines
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (224+ words) The Holy See Press Office announced on February 10 that Pope Leo is considering a one-day visit to Monaco at the end of March. During a January 17 audience, Prince Albert II of Monaco invited the Pontiff to visit the nation. "The…...