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An Angel Is a ‘Guardian of Holiness,’ Explains Bishop Varden

Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim, Norway, preaches at Lenten spiritual exercises at the Vatican on Feb. 22, 2026.

The Cistercian bishop reflected on angels as mediators of God’s providence and on St. Bernard of Clairvaux’s realism rooted in mercy during the Vatican’s Lenten spiritual exercises.

Pew Report Finds 35% of US Catholics Are College Educated

Students at The Catholic University of America walk on the Washington, D.C., campus in 2025.

The number of college-educated Catholics falls in line with the overall share of U.S. adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher, the report said.

Vatican Issues Stamp Honoring Ukrainian Catholics As War Enters Fourth Year

Secretariat of the Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Archbishop Emilio Nappa, secretary-general of the Governorate of Vatican City, and His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, unveil a stamp honoring the Catholics of Ukraine at the Vatican Museums on Feb. 26, 2026.

The stamp features the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Kyiv.

Church in Sri Lanka: Let Easter Bombing Probe Go ‘Unhindered’ After Spy Chief’s Arrest

Ruwam Walpola
A woman pays tribute to victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks at a cemetery in Negombo, Sri Lanka, on April 21, 2022, marking three years since the tragic attacks. -

The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka is urging the investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings to proceed without political interference after the arrest of the country’s former intelligence chief.