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Vatican spokesman criticizes those who see opposition between Pope Benedict, successors (Vatican News)

Posted on 02/26/2026 04:02 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

Andrea Tornielli, editorial director of the Dicastery for Communication, criticized “those who use selected passages of the magisterium of Benedict XVI to try to set it in opposition to that of his successors.”

In his February 25 editorial, Tornielli cited a 1981 homily by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI). Tornielli spoke of the similarities between Cardinal Ratzinger’s description of the Church in the homily and Pope Francis’s image of the Church as a field hospital.

Ukrainian Catholic leader commemorates 4th anniversary of war (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)

Posted on 02/26/2026 04:02 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, commemorated the fourth anniversary of the 2022 Russian invasion at the Ukrainian Greek Catholic cathedral in Rome.

The Major Archbishop recalled celebrating the Divine Liturgy in a shelter as missiles struck Kyiv. “There we realized that we had not been abandoned by God—Jesus was present with His people in the Eucharist.”

“This memory of tragedy and heroism becomes a law, a rule for our life today,” he added. “It is a law that guides and commands us: to defend our homeland, to defend human life in Ukraine, and to move forward, trusting that good will always triumph over evil. From that very first moment, we knew that Ukraine would prevail.”

The Major Archbishop concluded:

We know that the root cause of war is human sin. People start wars and then become enslaved by this demon, which destroys even those who unleashed it. But we know that the One who brings an end to war and sin is our God and Savior. Therefore, today we pray: “God, great and one, protect Ukraine!”

Pope Leo reflects on inculturation, offers Our Lady of Guadalupe as example (CWN)

Posted on 02/26/2026 03:02 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

In a Spanish-language message to a conference in Mexico on Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pope Leo XIV reflected on inculturation and upheld Our Lady of Guadalupe as its model.

Abortion Drug Crisis Is the Elephant in the Room in the State of the Union

Posted on 02/26/2026 00:04 AM (The Daily Register)

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Feb. 26 Thursday of the First Week of Lent, Weekday

Posted on 02/26/2026 00:00 AM (Catholic Culture Liturgical Year)

In certain ways the Lenten Christian is like the Jew in exile. He is still exposed to the attacks of the enemies. Lent, like the exile in Babylon, is a time of cleansing. It intends to create in us a greater desire and longing for deliverance which God has promised us through our savior Jesus Christ. All the chants and prayers in today's Mass are urgent pleas for God's mercy and help.