Father Pasolini at the Vatican: Conversion and humility are paths to peace in times of conflict — By: Catholic News Agency

The Lenten sermons began March 6 in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican, delivered by the Capuchin friar and preacher to the papal household, Father Roberto Pasolini, and inspired by the conversion of St. Francis of Assisi. In the first of the meditations, which will take place every Friday until March 27, Pasolini…

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Mother Agnes Mary of the Sisters of Life to be honored with Fiat Award — By: Catholic News Agency

Just ahead of International Women’s Day, the GIVEN Institute announced that Mother Agnes Mary Donovan, SV, the first superior general of the Sisters of Life, will receive the 2026 GIVEN Fiat Award. GIVEN, a nonprofit organization that helps young women identify their gifts for the Church and the world, will honor Donovan “for her extraordinary…

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Scottish bishops urge politicians to reject ‘dreadful’ assisted suicide bill — By: Catholic News Agency

Scottish Catholic bishops and pro-life leaders have made a passionate plea to politicians ahead of a key vote to reject a proposed assisted suicide bill because it is “unsafe.” Assisted suicide is currently illegal in Scotland, but if Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill becomes law, terminally ill adults will be…

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New Jersey man pleads guilty to bomb plot at 2025 Red Mass in Washington, DC — By: Catholic News Agency

A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to having attempted a bombing plot against an October 2025 Red Mass in Washington, D.C., a liturgy whose attendees regularly include Supreme Court justices and other high-ranking government officials. Louis Geri was arrested outside of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on Oct. 5, 2025, with police…

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