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Sainthood Cause Opens for Adele Brice Who Witnessed First Approved US Marian Apparitions

Bishop David Ricken of Green Bay, Wisconsin, shares a reflection after issuing the decree on Jan. 30, 2026, to open Adele Brice’s cause for sainthood during the 7 p.m. vespers at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

The Catholic Church has officially opened the cause for sainthood of Belgian immigrant who had visions of the Blessed Mother.

Pope Leo XIV Tells Religious: Be ‘Leaven of Peace’ and a ‘Sign of Hope’

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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in St. Peter’s Basilica on the 30th World Day for Consecrated Life, Feb. 2, 2026.

Turning to those living vowed religious life, the Pope said the Church asks them 'to be prophets: messengers who proclaim the presence of the Lord and prepare his way.'

IRF Summit Details How Nations Can Promote Religious Freedom Abroad: Be ‘Persistent’

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Panel moderator Knox Thames (far left) talks with panelists (left to right) Melissa Rogers, Jordan Sekulow, and Ahmed Shaheed at the 2026 International Religious Freedom Summit on Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

Religious freedom advocates addressed how personal anecdotes and persistence are the keys to help leaders promote religious freedom globally.