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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

EDITORIAL: Sustained and driven by our own faith and convictions, the Catholic faithful of America should now collectively gather alongside Archbishop Gomez in striving for national unity and reconciliation — and in reminding our new president that these laudable goals are attainable only if he is willing to moderate his own political extremism in the crucial areas of life, sexuality and religious liberty.

The Editors Editorial

President-elect Joe Biden (C) and incoming First Lady Jill Biden attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2021.

Will The Catholic Church Pass the Joe Biden Test?

Tim Busch Commentaries

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

Peter Jesserer Smith Nation

Turning the Page, Moving Forward

Michael Warsaw Publisher's Note

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

CNA Vatican

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

Joseph Pronechen Features

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

Crowds gather in Washington for the 44th-annual March for Life. The annual pro-life rally takes place on or near the anniversary of the ‘Roe v. Wade’ Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion through the U.S.

Biden, Harris State Their Support for Abortion on ‘Roe v. Wade’ Anniversary

CNA Nation

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 executive order could impact high school sports, the privacy of single-sex bathrooms, faith-based organizations that are government grantees or contractors, and whether employees may face retaliation for voicing “discriminatory” religious beliefs.

In Far-Reaching Executive Order, Joe Biden Redefines ‘Sex’

Kevin J. Jones Nation

Francisco Bayeu y Subías (1734–1795), “St. Francis de Sales”

St. Francis de Sales and the Love Heresy

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

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

Follow Jesus Without Delay

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

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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

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