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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’

Biden’s inaugural address employed St. Augustine to suggest Americans’ “common objects of love” include “opportunity, security, liberty, dignity, respect, honor, truth.” Missing from that list is “country.” What does it mean that Americans’ common love for their country is no longer obvious?

Father Raymond J. de Souza Commentaries

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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

Michael Warsaw Publisher's Note

Will The Catholic Church Pass the Joe Biden Test?

Tim Busch Commentaries

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

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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

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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

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, of San Francisco, in Rome on June 28.

San Francisco Archbishop Cordileone Responds to Pelosi: ‘No Catholic in Good Conscience Can Favor Abortion’

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Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., speaks during a news conference on health care September 13, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Rick Santorum on the Capitol Riot, Election Results, and Free Speech

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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 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

U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden and their family walk the abbreviated parade route after Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20 in Washington. Biden became the 46th president of the United States earlier today during the ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.

Catholic Church Is Correct in Not Letting Abortion Issue Slide

Parler and Twitter apps shown on smartphone.

Fate of Twitter Competitor Parler Stirs Applause and Fear

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

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An ultrasound of a baby is shown during the third trimester. The USCCB emphasized Jan. 22 that Church teaching holds unborn life as sacred.

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

The bishops’ conference’s Jan. 22 response emphasized Church teaching on abortion and said Catholics cannot support abortion. Their statement also emphasized politicians’ responsibilities to reject a right to abortion.

CNA Nation January 23, 2021

The Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima will broadcast three Masses and two Rosary prayers daily while public Masses are suspended.

Portugal’s Catholic Bishops Suspend Public Masses Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases

The Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima will broadcast Mass and prayers during this time.

CNA World January 22, 2021

On Jan. 19, U.S. district Judge Peter Welte of the Eastern District of North Dakota granted Catholic groups that challenged the mandate permanent injunctive relief from having to provide or cover gender-transition procedures. The court is the second federal court to rule against the mandate.

Court Victories Strengthen Catholic Groups’ Protections Against ‘Gender Transition’ Mandates

Catholic groups like the Catholic Benefits Association say their religious-freedom position has been strengthened by a federal injunction against mandatory insurance coverage or medical referrals.

CNA Nation January 22, 2021