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Georgia Martyrs Killed for Defending Marriage to Be Beatified in U.S. This October

Diocese of Savannah
Five Spanish Franciscan missionaries — Father Pedro de Corpa, Father Blas Rodríguez, Father Miguel de Añon, Brother Antonio de Badajóz, and Father Francisco de Veráscola — were martyred in 1597 in the present-day state of Georgia.

Five Spanish Franciscan friars, collectively known as the 'Georgia Martyrs,' will be beatified in Savannah, Georgia, on Oct. 31.

Former Head of Influential Anglican Seminary Received Into Catholic Church

Canon Robin Ward announced on social media Feb. 14 that he had been received into the Church at St. Michael’s Benedictine Abbey, Farnborough, by its abbot, Benedictine Dom Cuthbert Brogan. The new Catholic said in his post: ‘Has been received into the Catholic Church. Please pray for me.’

Robin Ward, a patristics scholar who formed generations of clergy at St. Stephen’s House in Oxford, says he now ‘rejoices without regret or hesitation’ in the Catholic Church.

The Global Debate on Immigration Isn’t Cooling Down

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A group of migrants in front of the Arc de Triomf in Barcelona. The Spanish government, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, approved an extraordinary regularization granting legal residency and work rights to around 500,000 undocumented migrants.

COMMENTARY: Recent events in Spain, South Africa and Kuwait have underscored the scope of the challenge and the seemingly intractable nature of issues surrounding immigration, citizenship and national identity.

As America Turns 250, Bishops Sound the Alarm on Religious Freedom

Dogora Sun
American flags fly in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District in New York City.

COMMENTARY: The U.S. bishops’ latest religious liberty report warns that threats are coming from multiple directions — and calls Catholics across the political spectrum to respond.

Director of Girls’ Program (Full-Time)

Since 1990, Summit has supported thousands of underserved girls in Milwaukee with virtue-based academic tutoring and mentoring programs inspired by the Social Teachings of the Catholic Church and Opus Dei.

Bishops: Trump Advanced Gender‑Policy Freedoms While Eroding Protections for Migrants

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President Donald Trump makes an announcement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2026.

The USCCB’s report warns of threats to religious liberty, citing political violence, limits on ministry in federal systems, and policies affecting schools, detainees, and religious groups.

Irish Bishop Braves Bitter Cold to Distribute Ashes in Waterford City Streets

Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan
Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan of Waterford and Lismore in Ireland spent Ash Wednesday on the streets of Waterford City administering ashes, a ministry for which he has become well known.

Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan spent Ash Wednesday distributing ashes on the streets of Waterford City.