"Remembering, Journeying Together, and Protecting"

Newsletter for February 6, 2026

TOMORROW'S AMERICAN CATHOLIC FEB 6

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Detail from cover of James E. Dougherty’s The Bishops and Nuclear Weapons: The Catholic Pastoral Letter on War and Peace (Hamden, CT: Archon Books, 1984)

Scroll down for our latest offerings this week, including:

• “We Need to Protect Each Other,” our latest podcast with Sr. Leonida Katunge and colleagues from the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network

• “What It Sounds Like,” an essay on grieving, hoping, and acting together in the wake of Minneapolis by Rosemary Peters-Hill

• “Peace Outreach,” a note on post-Covid signs of peace by Ray Temmerman

Being Catholic means putting universal community first

 

Our Faith

Being Catholic means putting universal community first

Alice Camille  us catholic

Cardinal Dolan: Catholics have a duty to care for immigrants. And the government can’t punish us for that.

Cardinal Dolan: Catholics have a duty to care for immigrants. And the government can’t punish us for that.

by Timothy Michael Dolan June 28, 2023

New York Cardinal Timothy M Dolan speaks during a news conference on the needs of migrant families arriving in New York City outside the Archdiocese of New York's headquarters in New York City on Aug. 16, 2022. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

A sad consequence of polarization over issues like abortion, same-sex marriage and transgenderism is that religious freedom—our first and most cherished liberty—has wrongly come to be seen by many in the United States as a partisan cause. To be sure, threats from the left to people who hold traditional beliefs on those issues are many, real and severe. But the Catholic Church is not a faction of the Republican Party, and Democrats are not the only ones who sometimes view the defense of religious freedom as a pothole instead of a stop sign.

Feb. 8, 2026: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

Scripture for Life

Spirituality

Feb. 8, 2026: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mary M. McGlone  ncr

Sister Connie's life and death taught me that grief is not an enemy, but a companion

 

Spirituality

Sister Connie's life and death taught me that grief is not an enemy, but a companion

Christine Turo-Shields  ncr

With music and multicultural witness, Ronald Hicks begins his New York ministry

 

With music and multicultural witness, Ronald Hicks begins his New York ministry

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  Camillo Barone

Is church unity worth a Latin Mass?

 

February 6, 2026

Is church unity worth a Latin Mass?

Thomas Reese, Religion News Service  ncr

 

Incoming New York archbishop Ronald Hicks will focus on evangelizing and reengagement

by Bruce Shipkowski - Associated Press February 5, 202

Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks talks to reporters during a news conference at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Credit: AP Photo/Seth Wenig

The incoming archbishop of New York said Thursday that he plans to emphasize the importance of evangelizing as he takes charge of one of the biggest U.S. archdioceses.

“How do we be actually be disciples, who do we make disciples?” Ronald Hicks said during a news conference at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, where his installation ceremony will be held Friday. “People who have been a part of the church but maybe not so much — How do we reengage? How do we pass the faith on to the next generation? How do we be a church that is thriving and relevant?”