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People collect flags that decorated the National Mall in Washington on Jan. 21, one day after the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden. The Presidential Inaugural Committee encouraged supporters to sponsor the flags through donations to 95 groups, including the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Turning the Page, Moving Forward

A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER: President Joe Biden has spoken often about the need for unity — this is critical today when our nation is so bitterly divided. Americans must strive to come together, but achieving this will be difficult. Unity can't mean compromising deeply held religious beliefs especially regarding human life.

Michael Warsaw Publisher's Note

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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural speech after being sworn in on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20 in Washington.

The Challenge of Unity

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US Bishops Urge President Biden to Reject Abortion Rights After ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Statement

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Will The Catholic Church Pass the Joe Biden Test?

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Pope Francis gave the Wednesday general audience inside the San Damaso Courtyard of the Vatican Apostolic Palace, Sept. 9, 2020.

Pope Francis Prays for Homeless Man Who Died in Freezing Cold Near St. Peter’s Square

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Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified monastery on the wall of Kidron valley in Judean desert.

Bishops Reiterate Need for Direct Israel-Palestine Negotiations if There is to be Peace

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Above, a stained-glass window depicts the betrothal of Mary and Joseph in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Connellsville, Pennsylvania.

Modeling Marital Devotion

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A U.S. flag is raised after the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th U.S. president on Jan. 20 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Catholic Leaders Say Virtues Are Needed to End America’s ‘Uncivil War’

Peter Jesserer Smith Nation

An American flag flies at a makeshift memorial for U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was fatally injured when a pro-Trump mob stormed and entered the Capitol Building on Wednesday, near the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 9, 2021 in Washington, DC.

President Joe Biden, St. Augustine, and the ‘City of Man’

Father Raymond J. de Souza Commentaries

Outgoing President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump exit Air Force One as they arrive at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on January 20, 2021.

Catholics in a Post-Trump and Post-Truth Era

Paul Kengor Commentaries

The Wildly Beautiful Conversion of John Edwards, Purgatory is Real, and More!

May we make a firm amendment of life to follow Jesus in all that we do.

Follow Jesus Without Delay

The memorial walls are centered around a life-size bronze statue of St. Joseph and Our Lady of Guadalupe, co-patrons of the unborn. Together they hold an unborn baby in their hands.

Mourning the Little Ones: Holy Spouses Mausoleum and Memorial of the Unborn Offers Healing, Hope

Joe Biden’s Cabinet Full of Catholics — at Odds With Church Teaching on Settled Issues

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Pope Francis' video message to CELAM sent Jan. 24, 2021.

Pope Francis Tells Latin American Ecclesial Assembly Not to be Elitist

The regional Ecclesial Assembly is scheduled to take place in Mexico City Nov. 21-28 with the theme: “We are all missionary disciples on the move.”

Courtney Mares Vatican January 25, 2021

Polish Catholic Church’s ‘Day of Islam’ Seeks to ‘Overcome Prejudices’

Bishop Henryk Ciereszko said that the commemoration, on Jan. 26, would help “to overcome aversion and prejudices, to point out what unites Muslims and Christians.”

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A mob storms the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Hope Within Crisis (Jan. 16)

As the nation struggles with the COVID pandemic, economic uncertainty and political upheaval, Catholics are also troubled by deep crises within the Church. What is the way forward for authentic renewal? This week on Register Radio, we talk with author Ralph Martin about his analysis of this moment especially in light of his latest book, A Church in Crisis: Pathways Forward. And then, we are joined by Catherine Hadro, host of EWTN Pro-Life Weekly, to assess 8 Hopeful Signs for the Pro-Life Movement in 2021.

Jeanette De Melo Register Radio January 24, 2021

Author Russell Shaw reflects on how the eight popes of the 20th century confronted modern thought, primarily from its threatening implications for the human person.

A Short and Readable Survey of 20th-Century Popes

BOOK PICK: ‘Eight Popes and the Crisis of Modernity’

John Grondelski Books January 24, 2021

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, Nov. 15, 2020.

Pope Francis Forced to Miss More Events Due to Recurrent Nerve Pain

The pope’s annual “state of the world” address to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, scheduled for Jan. 25, will now take place at a later date.

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A Roma soccer player Lorenzo Pellegrini and his family receive a Bible from Archbishop Rino Fisichella, in St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 24, 2021.

Vatican Archbishop: Turn Off Your Phone and Open the Gospel

Pope Francis declared the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time a special day for celebrating the Word of God in the Church with the promulgation of the apostolic letter “Aperuit illis,” on the 1,600th anniversary of the death of St. Jerome, who translated the Bible into Latin in the fourth century.

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