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How to pregame Lent: Septuagesima, Carnival, and Shrovetide

by Mary Farrow Denver, Colo., Feb 26, 2022 / 07:21 am Sunday, Feb. 27 is Septuagesima Sunday, followed by Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima Sundays. Sunday kicks off Carnival season, which comes right before Shrovetide, which culminates in Shrove Tuesday – more popularly known as Mardi Gras. If all but the last …
Michael Warsaw: ‘For the good of humanity,’ Senate must reject ‘horrific’ abortion bill

by CNA Staff Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 26, 2022 / 08:22 am The U.S. Senate on Monday is scheduled to vote on a bill that would nullify state restrictions on abortion and permit unborn children to be killed even up to the moment of their birth, for any reason. Titled …
Pope Francis expresses sorrow in phone call to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Feb 26, 2022 / 12:10 pm Pope Francis on Saturday expressed his sorrow about the situation in Ukraine in a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to the Ukrainian Embassy to the Holy See, Pope Francis had a conversation with Zelenskyy by phone …
February 26: St. Alexander

St. Alexander succeeded St. Achillas as bishop of Alexandria in 313. Alexander was a champion of orthodox Catholic teaching. The majority of his ministry was dedicated to fighting against the Arian heresy. Arius, a priest of Alexandria, claimed Jesus was not truly God and that there was a time when …
Ukrainian Catholic University students take shelter as air raid sirens sound

by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Feb 25, 2022 / 10:40 am Ukrainian Catholic University students hid in a shelter Friday morning as air raid sirens sounded in Lviv, western Ukraine. Father Bogdan Prach, the rector of the Catholic university, appealed for support from the global academic community as Russian troops …
Pope Francis visits Russian embassy to Vatican ‘to show his concern’ at Ukraine conflict

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 25, 2022 / 04:57 am Pope Francis visited the Russian Embassy to the Holy See on Friday morning, according to the Vatican press office. The Vatican said on Feb. 25 that the pope went to the embassy “to show his concern for the war.” …
Russia’s invasion ‘will probably call for martyrdom,’ leader of US Ukrainian Catholics warns

by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 25, 2022 / 11:12 am The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States says the Russian invasion of Ukraine “will probably call for martyrdom.” Reacting to the rapid pace of developments on the first day of Russia’s attack, Archbishop Borys …
Biden announces Supreme Court pick: Ketanji Brown Jackson

by Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Feb 25, 2022 / 09:00 am President Joe Biden announced federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his first nominee to the Supreme Court on Friday. In a tweet announcing the news, Biden called Jackson “one of our nation’s brightest legal minds” and said that she …
Ukraine crisis: Pope Francis calls for global day of fasting for peace on Ash Wednesday

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Feb 23, 2022 / 03:07 am Expressing great sadness at the worsening situation in Ukraine, Pope Francis asked world leaders on Wednesday to “make a serious examination of conscience before God.” Speaking at his live-streamed general audience on Feb. 23, the pope called for people to fast …
Caritas launches Ukraine fund drive, warning of a ‘colossal humanitarian catastrophe’

By Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 24, 2022 / 09:45 am Caritas Internationalis launched an emergency appeal to provide relief to Ukraine after Russia invaded the country on Thursday, Feb. 24. “We cannot ignore the tragic humanitarian implications of this war,” said Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Aloysius John in a statement released …