Courtesy photoPope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Jan. 5, 2021. The Vatican announced the money would also help Caritas Poland, the country’s biggest charitable organization, “to address the migratory emergency on the border between the two countries.” Read More: National Catholic Register

Miriam DoerrUniversity of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks. A draft of the policy also obliges the school to provide students with on-campus housing “consistent with their gender identity and expression,” and it applies the same gender identity rules to locker rooms and restrooms. Read More: National Catholic Register

Victor AlemánAttendees at a Mass for the feast of the Santo Niño de Cebú at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 16, 2022. During his homily, Archbishop Gomez reflected on the wedding at Cana, saying that through the miracle performed there Christ “wanted to show us that the […]

zedspide‘La Civiltà Cattolica,’ founded in 1850 and published twice a month, is produced by the Jesuits in Rome and approved before publication by the Vatican Secretariat of State. The article was part of the periodical’s Jan. 15 edition, but was published online Jan. 13. Read More: National Catholic Register

Jeffrey BrunoPro-life supporters participate in the 46th annual March for Life in Washington, DC. With new vaccination requirements in place for Washington, D.C., here’s some helpful information for all those traveling to the March for Life this year. Read More: National Catholic Register

Bob and Tina McLarenA concrete statue of Mary stands near the burned home of the McLaren family in Superior, Colorado, after the Dec. 30, 2021 Marshall Fire. A statue of St. Jude, who holds special significance for the McLaren family, also survived. Read More: National Catholic Register

National Catholic RegisterPope Francis met a delegation affiliated with the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land on Jan. 17. The Holy Father thanked journalists in particular for telling the stories of people from Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Gaza. Read More: National Catholic Register

Courtesy photoPope Francis meets with ecumenical delegation from Finland on Jan. 17, 2022. The First Council of Nicaea held in 325 A.D. was called by emperor Constantine to confront the Arian heresy, which denied Christ’s divinity. Read More: National Catholic Register