Famed Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz enters hospice, per reports — By: Catholic News Agency

Lou Holtz, the storied football coach known for leading the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to a 12-0 perfect season including a national championship win in 1989, has entered hospice care, according to media reports. Sports writer Kyle Sutherland wrote on Jan. 29 that he confirmed Holtz’s entrance into hospice. Multiple other news outlets subsequently confirmed…

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Archbishop Coakley urges U.S., Russia to renew nuclear arms control pact — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), called upon policymakers to pursue diplomatic negotiations to maintain limitations of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) ahead of its expiration on Feb. 5. New START is the treaty between the United States and Russia that enhances U.S. national security by…

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