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Parler and Twitter apps shown on smartphone.

Fate of Twitter Competitor Parler Stirs Applause and Fear

After the U.S. Capitol riot Jan. 6, Twitter and Facebook barred President Donald Trump from their platforms. Apple and Google then banished Parler from their app stores, sparking debate over the tech giants’ outsized role in U.S. politics and stirring fears of a further crackdown on free speech.

Joan Frawley Desmond Nation

U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to sign a series of executive orders at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office just hours after his inauguration today in Washington, D.C.

President Biden Begins to Roll Out Plan for First 100 Days in Office

Lauretta Brown Nation

In Unprecedented Move, Cardinal Cupich Criticizes USCCB Statement on Joe Biden

CNA Nation

Catholic Church Is Correct in Not Letting Abortion Issue Slide

Helen Alvaré Commentaries

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaking outside of San Francisco's City Hall.

Speaker Pelosi Implies Religious Pro-Lifers are Sellouts

Christine Rousselle Nation

The White House in Washington, D.C. at night.

White House Won't Give Plans on Hyde Amendment, Mexico City Policy

Catholic News Agency Nation

Pope Francis and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the International Conference on Regenerative Medicine in Vatican City on April 29, 2016.

Under President Biden, Vatican-US Relations Are Poised to Shift Dramatically

Edward Pentin News

Pope Francis recorded and broadcast the Wednesday general audience from the library of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace during Advent, Dec. 16, 2020.

On Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day, Pope Francis Prays President Will Respect ‘Dignity of Every Person’

Hannah Brockhaus Vatican

In his daily, 18- to 20-minute podcast, Father Mike Schmitz takes on reading through the entire Bible in a set of 365 segments.

Father Mike Schmitz Proclaims Good News by Podcast

Kathryn Wallice Interviews

The first unveiling of the image of the Black Madonna of Czestochowa/Our Lady of Czestochowa with new crowns in 2017 at the Jasna Gora Monastery.

Poland’s ‘Rainbow Halo’ Trial Begins: ‘This Image is Very Offensive to Many People’

CNA World

Presumptive President-elect Joe Biden (L) leaves St. Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church after attending Sunday mass on November 08, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.

If We Don’t Teach the Faith the Man in the Oval Office Will

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV, wears a protective mask as he departs the U.S. Capitol on September 21, 2020 in Washington, DC.

Will Sen. Manchin’s Focus on Moderation Come at the Expense of His Catholic Principles?

A sign reading "Love" is placed on a barrier outside the US Capitol as National Guard troops stand guard ahead of the inauguration ceremonies for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on January 18, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Repairers of a House Divided

Pro-Life Leader Joe Scheidler Remembered as ‘Fearless Champion of the Unborn’

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Pope Francis Recognizes Heroic Virtues of Pioneering French Geneticist Jerome Lejeune

Heroic virtue is one of the requirements for beatification in the Catholic Church.

CNA Vatican January 21, 2021

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone celebrates Mass on the Cathedral Plaza in San Francisco on Aug. 22.

Archbishop Cordileone Prays for Joe Biden on Inauguration Day, States His Support for USCCB President

On Wednesday, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco welcomed Archbishop Gomez’s “timely call for healing as a country as the new administration assumes office.”

CNA Nation January 20, 2021

Bishops Write to UK Health Secretary Over Plight of Polish Catholic Patient

The letter was signed by Bishop John Sherrington, an auxiliary bishop of Westminster with responsibility for life issues at the English and Welsh bishops’ conference, and Bishop Mark O’Toole of Plymouth, the patient’s local bishop.

CNA World January 20, 2021

Flags fly outside the White House in Washington, D.C.

Catholic Leaders Respond to Joe Biden’s Call for Unity

Biden, the second Catholic to become president of the United States, said on Wednesday that “to restore the soul and secure the future of America requires so much more than words."

Christine Rousselle/CNA Nation January 20, 2021