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Political Extremes and the Fate of Religion: What to Do About Emptying Pews — and How to Get People to Care About Faith
Posted on 01/15/2026 20:35 PM (The Daily Register)
St. Monica and the Spiritual Roots of an Augustinian Pope
Posted on 01/15/2026 19:23 PM (The Daily Register)
Pope’s Speech to Vatican Diplomatic Corps Sets the Basis of Leo XIV’s Diplomacy, Ambassadors Say
Posted on 01/15/2026 17:13 PM (The Daily Register)
Ohio Government Seeks to Shut Down Catholic-Run Nursing Home Amid ‘Widespread Care Failures’
Posted on 01/15/2026 14:07 PM (The Daily Register)
Remembering Cardinal John O’Connor, a Saintly Hero
Posted on 01/15/2026 10:00 AM (The Daily Register)
Archbishop Weisenburger appoints former Buffalo seminary rector to lead Detroit's seminary (CWN)
Posted on 01/15/2026 06:01 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Archbishop Edward Weisenburger of Detroit has appointed Father Kevin Creagh, CM, the new rector and president of St. John’s Major Seminary.
Malawi bishop warns young people against gambling (Fides)
Posted on 01/15/2026 05:01 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
“Many young people turn to betting in the hope of earning a living, especially at a time when unemployment is high, and some have no reliable source of income beyond support from their parents,” Bishop Peter Adrian Chifukwa said at the closing Mass of the National Annual General Meeting of Young Christian Workers.
The prelate warned that gambling “can lead to behaviors such as stealing, because one becomes obsessed with always having money available for betting, driven by the hope of winning more.”
Malawi, a southeastern African nation of 22.2 million (map), is 79% Christian (40% Catholic), 15% Muslim, and 5% ethnic religionist.
Russian airstrikes damage Ukrainian Catholic chapel (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
Posted on 01/15/2026 05:01 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
“Ten guided bombs fell near our chapel,” said Father Petro Maika. “In fact, there were strikes from all sides.”
Father Maika said that “although the shelling caused damage, prayer continues. People need the presence of a priest and his support.”