Did Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance represent Latinos and their cultural values?
Bad Bunny’s halftime show at Super Bowl LX drew mixed reactions. For some, it was a Latino triumph while for others it contained obscene lyrics that did not represent the best of Latin America. By Walter Sánchez Silva, Nathalí Paredes February 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM ET Bad Bunny’s halftime show at …
Refresher on the rules of fast and abstinence during Lent 2026
Ash Wednesday is February 18, 2026. Below are some of the rules and regulations binding on Roman Catholics on Ash Wednesday and throughout the penitential season of Lent. Summed up succinctly, Roman Catholics must fast and abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Wednesday, February 18, 2026 and Good Friday, April …
Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist who urged Vatican to address humanitarian crises, dies at 84
The longtime activist was a fixture in U.S. politics for decades, including two presidential runs. By Daniel Payne February 17, 2026 at 11:15 AM ET Jesse Jackson, whose decades of activism included work in the Civil Rights Movement, two runs for the White House, and multiple meetings with Pope John Paul …
Give up candy? Mother Angelica’s 5 tips for your Lenten sacrifices
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 9, 2025 / 07:00 am With the season of Lent, Catholics around the world have entered into a time of prayer, almsgiving, and penance in preparation for Holy Week. There are many and varied sacrifices that the faithful choose to adopt during these days, …
Archbishop of Baltimore calls for renewal of US political life
Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore releases a pastoral letter inviting Americans to thank God for their nation while working for political renewal. By Jenny Kraska – Baltimore As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the …
Pope proposes Lenten ‘fast’ from hurtful words
Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics to listen more closely to God and others — and to “disarm” their language by fasting from words that wound — in his message for Lent 2026. By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú February 13, 2026 at 9:30 AM ET In his message for Lent 2026, Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics …
Stay as Christ Stays
Catholic at Home | Katie Sciba When I met my husband, there was something fantastically different about him. I was surrounded by faithful friends, each unreservedly devout, but Andrew’s closeness with Christ was contagious. While we dated long-distance, I went from hardly praying the Rosary to faithfully reciting it daily …
The Rome church where you can venerate St. Valentine’s skull
by Hannah Brockhaus Rome, Italy, Feb 14, 2021 / 02:00 am MT (CNA).- When most people think of romantic love, a third-century skull crowned with flowers probably does not spring to mind — nor the story behind it. But a visit to an unassuming Byzantine basilica in Rome might change …
St. Valentine: How a beheaded martyr became the poster child for romantic love
Chicago, Ill., Feb 9, 2020 / 04:26 pm MT (CNA).- In most stores in the weeks leading up to St. Valentine’s day, you’re likely to find a plethora of pink and red cards, heart-shaped boxes of Russell Stover chocolates, and decor with nearly-naked chubby cherubs shooting hearts with bows and …
