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The Ostermann Fiasco Is Over. Notre Dame’s Catholic Identity Crisis Is Not
Posted on 02/27/2026 21:09 PM (The Daily Register)
Vatican Issues Stamp Honoring Ukrainian Catholics As War Enters Fourth Year
Posted on 02/27/2026 19:42 PM (The Daily Register)
Decades After Civil Rights Movement, Alabama Parish Gives ‘Doubly Sacred’ Witness to Faith, Freedom
Posted on 02/27/2026 19:12 PM (The Daily Register)
Church in Sri Lanka: Let Easter Bombing Probe Go ‘Unhindered’ After Spy Chief’s Arrest
Posted on 02/27/2026 19:09 PM (The Daily Register)
EU Won’t Create New Abortion Fund but Green-Lights Existing Money for Abortion Access
Posted on 02/27/2026 19:04 PM (The Daily Register)
Syracuse diocese emerges from bankruptcy with $176M settlement (Syracuse.com)
Posted on 02/27/2026 06:02 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
The central New York diocese filed for bankruptcy in 2020 after the State of New York lifted its statute of limitations on abuse lawsuits.
“Beyond doubt, my heart continues to break for the damage that abuse has inflicted on the Church and its members,” said Bishop Douglas Lucia. “To the survivors and their families, I express genuine sorrowfulness and a firm resolve to ensure that future generations do not experience this scourge.”
Arsonists attack church in Nigeria (Punch )
Posted on 02/27/2026 06:02 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
The incident took place in Boki, in Nigeria’s Cross River State.
Local bishop 'grateful' as pro-abortion professor declines Notre Dame institute post (OSV News)
Posted on 02/27/2026 06:02 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Bishop Rhoades were among the bishops who spoke out against the appointment. Bishop Rhoades also led the recitation of the Rosary at the university’s Lourdes grotto on February 24 for the intention of the university’s fidelity to its Catholic identity.
Vatican children's hospital ranked among best in world (Vatican News)
Posted on 02/27/2026 05:02 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
“Being recognized by Newsweek as the top pediatric hospital in Europe and sixth in the world is a source of gratitude to all the people who work in our hospital every day,” said Tiziano Onesti, the hospital’s president.
Donated to the Vatican in 1924, the hospital is overseen by the Secretariat of State.
Christian woman denied burial in Indian village despite high court decision (Catholic Connect)
Posted on 02/27/2026 05:02 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
The Supreme Court of India recently affirmed that Christians and members of other religious minority groups may be buried in public cemeteries in the Hindu-majority nation. Authorities in Amodi forbade the grieving husband from burying his wife’s body in the public cemetery or on family land, according to the report.
Villagers “opposed the burial and demanded ‘Ghar Wapsi’ (reconversion to Hinduism), while issuing threats that reportedly included physical assault, damage to property, and the possibility of exhumation if burial rites were performed,” according to Catholic Connect. “They also claimed Christian burial practices would defile local land and deities.”