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Pope Proposes Lenten ‘Fast’ From Hurtful Words

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims at his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Feb. 11, 2026.

Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics to listen more closely to God and others — and to 'disarm' their language by fasting from words that wound — in his message for Lent 2026.

After Skipping Installation, New York Mayor Meets Archbishop Hicks

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani listens as Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch delivers the 2026 State of the New York Police Department address Feb. 10, 2026, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. Mamdani met Archbishop Ronald Hicks at the event, the New York Archdiocese said.

A sitting mayor attended the past five archbishop installations in New York dating back to 1939.

When Fulton Sheen Was Out of Season

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

The famous preacher, author, and radio and television host embraced the relative obscurity of the latter years of his life.