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Pope Leo, the Joshua Tree, and the Paschal Mystery
Posted on 02/28/2026 21:38 PM (Catholic World Report)
I recently returned from delivering a lecture at the annual Los Angeles religious education congress and, as is my custom when possible, turned it into a “bring-a-kid-to-work” adventure. This time, my middle-school daughter and I [...]
10 Things to Know About St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Posted on 02/28/2026 19:00 PM (The Daily Register)
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Meta Blocks AI Chatbot From Discussing Abortion With Minors
Posted on 02/28/2026 18:15 PM (The Daily Register)
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Gulf bishop urges calm and daily rosary as Iran retaliates after U.S., Israeli strikes
Posted on 02/28/2026 16:49 PM (Catholic World Report)
Iran’s retaliation to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28 quickly spilled beyond Israel, with missiles and drones aimed at multiple countries hosting U.S. forces. Iran’s retaliation to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28 [...]
Students pray for Notre Dame’s Catholic identity after dispute over pro-abortion professor
Posted on 02/28/2026 16:00 PM (Catholic World Report)
Students at the University of Notre Dame gathered on Feb. 27 for a candlelit prayer service to offer thanksgiving for the university’s Catholic identity. The event was originally planned as a protest in response to [...]
The Cross is the doorway to communion with God
Posted on 02/28/2026 15:00 PM (Catholic World Report)
Readings: • Gen 12:1-4a • Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 • 2 Tim 1:8b-10 • Mt 17:1-9 “Life is short; death is certain,” wrote St. John Henry Newman, “and the world to come is everlasting.” [...]
Meta blocks AI chatbot from discussing abortion with minors
Posted on 02/28/2026 13:57 PM (Catholic World Report)
A roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Meta won’t allow its AI chatbot to discuss abortion with minors, according to a report from the progressive outlet Mother Jones. Citing internal Meta documents, Mother Jones reported that [...]
‘Cuba will soon achieve the freedom it hasn’t had in 67 years,’ top U.S. diplomat in Havana says
Posted on 02/28/2026 13:44 PM (Catholic World Report)
Mike Hammer, the top U.S. diplomat in Cuba, said there are high-level exchanges with people within the Cuban regime and expressed hope for a peaceful transition to democracy. The head of the U.S. diplomatic mission [...]
10 things to know about St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Posted on 02/28/2026 09:40 AM (Catholic World Report)
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was the first American citizen to be canonized and is the patron saint of immigrants. A new statue of her will be erected in Chicago’s Little Italy. A statue of St. [...]
Lenten Lockdown—Lest We Forget
Posted on 02/28/2026 05:00 AM (Crisis Magazine)
Everyone remembers when the world was shut down during the great lockdown of 2020. However, there are some things that we are in danger of forgetting, not least of which is the way that the Covid pandemic was used as a pretext to declare war on religion and religious liberty.