Feb 1, 2021 - 07:01 pm .- A group of conservative scholars released a letter Sunday highlighting what they consider the most important goods for society that people of good will ought to work to conserve, citing a need for a “new consensus” among those who consider themselves conservative.

Feb 1, 2021 - 06:25 pm .- Rescuers in Madrid, Spain announced last week that a consecrated host was found intact amid the rubble left behind from the explosion of a building next to the Virgen de la Paloma parish.

Feb 1, 2021 - 05:34 pm .- The Southern Poverty Law Center has again named mainstream organizations to its list of “hate groups” in the 2020 publication of its annual “Year of Hate and Extremism” report.

Feb 1, 2021 - 05:18 pm .- Catholic World Report is no longer suspended on Twitter, but the publication is still concerned about the social media giant’s action against its post describing Biden appointee Dr. Rachel Levine as “a biological man who identifies as a transgender woman.”

Feb 1, 2021 - 04:28 pm .- Upon receiving the a lifetime achievement award from the March for Life, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson of the Knights of Columbus reflected on the accomplishments of the pro-life movement and emphasized four of its pillars.

Feb 1, 2021 - 03:45 pm .- California bishops are asking a judge to overturn a state law that extends the statute of limitations for sexual abuse claims.

Feb 1, 2021 - 01:30 pm .- The bishop of San Diego on Monday accused “some bishops” of making the issue of abortion a “litmus test” for Catholic politicians during the Biden presidency. With the inauguration of Joe Biden as just the second Catholic president in United States history, “some bishops want to recast the presence and tone of the conference in the public order,” said Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego at an online event on Monday. These bishops, he said, “argue that abortion is not merely a ‘preeminent’ issue in Catholic Social Teaching, but rather constitutes the de facto litmus test for determining whether a Catholic public official is a faithful Catholic, and for determining whether the overall policy stances of non-Catholic officials can be considered morally legitimate.” He added that “if adopted, such a position will reduce the common good to a single issue.”

Feb 1, 2021 - 01:00 pm .- In a meeting with an American news agency on Monday, Pope Francis expressed hope in the Catholic Church in the United States, which he said has a courageous history.

Feb 1, 2021 - 12:00 pm .- A cardinal has said that this year’s International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest will be “a great sign of hope” amid the pandemic.

Feb 1, 2021 - 09:45 am .- U.S. bishops on Monday praised the Biden administration for its “actions to promote racial equity” in housing and criminal justice reform.

Feb 1, 2021 - 08:30 am .- People with leprosy suffer not only from physical disease but also from harmful social stigmas which can lead to mental illness, Cardinal Peter Turkson said on Sunday.

Feb 1, 2021 - 07:30 am .- Portugal’s bishops have expressed “sadness and indignation” after parliament approved a bill approving euthanasia.

Feb 1, 2021 - 06:30 am .- Australian prosecutors announced on Monday that they were dropping charges against individual journalists accused of breaching a gag order over the trial of Cardinal George Pell.

Feb 1, 2021 - 05:30 am .- On a visit to Cameroon this week, the Vatican secretary of state said he is hoping peace and reconciliation can be found in the country, which is struggling to resolve the Anglophone crisis amid violent conflict.

Jan 31, 2021 - 08:00 am .- Pope Francis said Saturday that catechists have the vital responsibility of leading others to a personal encounter with Jesus through prayer, the sacraments, and Scripture.

Jan 31, 2021 - 06:30 am .- Pope Francis announced Sunday the establishment of an international day to honor grandparents and the elderly to take place each year in July.

Jan 30, 2021 - 06:14 pm .- Lawmakers in Iowa this week passed a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution which would exclude a “right to abortion” or to public funding for abortion.

Jan 30, 2021 - 11:00 am .- In an interview with CNA this week, the Senate Pro-Life Caucus chair talked about new legislation to ban abortions on the basis of Down syndrome. He also addressed a top concern in the next two years—taxpayer funding of abortions—and discussed the March for Life and his founding of the pro-life caucus in 2019.

Jan 30, 2021 - 08:00 am .- Pope Francis met with Cardinal Blase Cupich on Saturday, 10 days after the cardinal publicly criticized the U.S. bishops’ official statement on the inauguration of President Joe Biden.

Jan 30, 2021 - 06:01 am .- The Dominican Nuns of the St. Catherine of Siena Monastery in Mexico City sent an urgent request for 'fervent prayers' to local and international Catholics after 10 of their 24 religious fell ill with Covid-19 early this week.