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Notre Dame Pro-Lifers Plan Protest Against Appointment of Abortion Supporter

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Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend leads a crowd of about 50 in praying the Rosary at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes on the campus of the University of Notre Dame on Feb. 24, 2026. The upcoming protest planned for Friday will end with a prayer service at the grotto.

The university has stuck by Susan Ostermann as next head of its Asian studies institute.

Bangladesh Bishop Rejects Government Stipend, Warns of Political Pressure On Church

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Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh, priests, religious, and laypeople gather in Dhaka during the 50th jubilee celebration of the conference on Nov. 12, 2022.

While Catholic leaders thanked the government, Bishop Sebastian Tudu warned that accepting state money could invite political pressure.

Pope Leo XIV Responds to an Atheist ‘Who Loves God’

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Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

An atheist expresses his quandary that although he does not believe in God yet somehow he loves him. Pope Leo responds with thoughtful, insightful counsel.

The Polyglot Popes: How Language Builds Bridges in the Church

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Pope Leo XIV, the current pope (left), followed by late pontiffs Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope John Paul II.

The Vatican website offers content in more than 60 languages today, reflecting a commitment to reach people by speaking to them in their mother tongues.

Can the New Leader of Germany’s Bishops Prevent a Schism?

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Press spokesman Matthias Kopp (right) introduces the newly elected president of the German Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Heiner Wilmer, in Würzburg, Germany, on Feb. 24, 2026.

Bishop Heiner Wilmer, new president of the German Bishops’ Conference, could take a more conciliatory approach to Rome even as debates continue over the Synodal Way.

No Snow Days From Daily Mass

Snow-covered Corpus Christi Church in Sandwich, Massachusetts, in the early morning of Feb. 23, 2026, as an American flag flies in the blizzard conditions.

Whatever the weather or the circumstances, the understanding at Corpus Christi Parish in Sandwich, Massachusetts, is that if the priest can make the walk from the rectory to the church, Mass goes on, even in blizzard conditions.

Eighth Grader Who Survived Annunciation School Shooting: ‘Protect Us From Guns’

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Lydia Kaiser, an eighth grader who survived the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting in August 2025, says “No one should have to go through what we went through” at gun control press conference.

“No one should have to go through what we went through,” said Lydia Kaiser, an eighth grader who survived the school shooting in August 2025 at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis.

Spanish Bishops Speak Out After Leaks of Their Meeting With Leo XIV

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The executive committee of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference was received by Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 17, 2025.

As various media outlets claimed to have leaked information about what was said during a meeting of the Spanish bishops with Pope Leo, the Spanish Bishops’ Conference issued a clarification.