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Lenten Traditions You Should Know From Europe and Africa

The faithful offer public witness to their faith in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at Notre-Dame de la Sagesse (University of Kinshasa in DRC) each Lent.

The global reality of the Church translates into a variety of Lenten practices. Read on to learn about more traditions that the Register discovered.

Full Text: Cardinal Dolan on Faith, Politics, Notre Dame, and the Future of NYC

EWTN News In Depth
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop emeritus of New York speaks with EWTN News In Depth correspondent Mark Irons on the sidelines of the Encounter conference in Manhattan on Feb. 15, 2026.

In a wide-ranging interview with EWTN News, the archbishop emeritus touched on his years of service in New York, his future as chaplain, what being a Catholic politician means, his love for the Little Flower, and so much more.

Dialogue Stalled: SSPX and Vatican at Impasse Over July 1 Consecrations

Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Father Davide Pagliarani, superior general of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX).

ANALYSIS: What happens now that the leadership of the Society of St. Pius X has rejected the Vatican’s proposal to restart dialogue on the condition that they postpone their plan to consecrate bishops later this year?

1 Cuban Bishop Able to Meet With Pope Leo XIV Despite Country’s Fuel Crisis

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Havana Cathedral is located in Plaza de la Catedral on Calle Empedrado in Old Havana.

The Cuban bishops’ ad limina visit with Pope Leo was set for Feb. 16–20, but the urgent need to remain with the flock amid the fuel shortage crisis allowed only one bishop to make the trip to Rome.

Ben Sasse on Facing Mortality: ‘Death Is Evil, but Death Doesn’t Get the Final Word’

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Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska, questions U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, March 22, 2022, in Washington.

The former senator now battling stage-4 cancer, who has always been a defender of Catholics, talks about death and ways ‘to redeem the time.’