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The Catholic Church in Bangladesh has spent decades preserving indigenous languages — but leaders warn only government action can save them permanently. DHAKA, Bangladesh — On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, indigenous communities [...]

The Saint Francis de Sales Shoremen won the championship 56-54 in overtime. Seminarians from 18 seminaries across the country gathered Feb. 13–15 for a weekend filled with basketball, competition, and fraternity during the sixth annual [...]

Formula 1 teams have helped doctors in NICUs work more efficiently in emergency situations by implementing techniques used during a pit stop. In 2001, Professor Martin Elliott and Dr. Allan Goldman from England’s Great Ormond [...]

During a meeting with priests from Rome on February 19, 2026, at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV urged them to “resist the temptation to prepare homilies with artificial intelligence.” The 45-minute dialogue included personal confidences and recommendations, and was made public on Friday. During the meeting, the Bishop of Rome emphasized the need to avoid Read More…

From AI-homilies to fellowship: Pope dialogues with his clergy

Few things spread online faster than comforting parenting claims. Among the most popular is the wonderfully reassuring idea that if your three-year-old helps empty the dishwasher, they are practically destined for greatness. Variations of the story abound: Children who do chores early are supposedly 75% more likely to become successful adults, better adjusted humans, and Read More…

Do chores really make children more successful?

The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue has issued its annual message to Muslims worldwide for the month of Ramadan and the feast of ‘Id al-Fitr 1447 H. / 2026 A.D., highlighting solidarity between Christians and Muslims during a shared season of fasting. The message, dated February 17 and released Friday, is signed by Cardinal George Jacob Read More…

As Ramadan and Lent fall together in ’26, Vatican notes shared journey

Newly released details show the US federal government intends to double federal immigration detention capacity, spending an estimated $38.3 billion from last year’s reconciliation bill to implement a new detention model by the end of Fiscal Year 2026. The funding level is nearly 50 times the annual budget for the entire immigration court system and Read More…

$38B to “undermine human dignity”: bishops speak out

In a festive event on the vigil of Lent, a Jesuit working in the Vatican, Fr. Cristóbal Fones, brought Pope Leo’s prayers to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. More than 250 people gathered to pray, mingle, and learn more about offering our daily prayers and works in union with the intentions of the Holy Father. In the late Read More…

US event energizes hundreds to pray with Pope Leo XIV

Amid shock about the rampant growth of assisted suicide in Canada, the US state of Virginia successfully halted legislation that would have legalized the practice there. A Virginia Senate committee voted February 5 to block Bill SB 359, which would have legalized assisted suicide for terminally ill patients with a determination of fewer than six Read More…

Virginia bishops thank lawmakers for rejecting assisted suicide bill

Barcelona woke on Friday to a changed skyline. The Basilica of the Sagrada Familia completed its ascent when workers set the upper arm of the cross atop the Tower of Jesus, bringing the church to its final height of 172.5 meters (566 feet). The immense white ceramic cross, standing 17 meters tall — roughly the Read More…

Spain’s Sagrada Familia reaches its full height