Headlines for January 27, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope, in weekly general audience, emphasizes importance of Sacred Scripture in life of prayer
 ‘Ethiopia is living a nightmare’: churches, convents robbed and destroyed
 Typical new US religious: 38-year-old cradle Catholic who regularly took part in Eucharistic adoration
 Thousands attend San Francisco’s in-person Walk for Life
 Retired Belarus archbishop pledges to remain active in national life
 After Islamic militants abduct orphans, Nigerian prelate pleads for improved security
 Jailed Indian Jesuit pens letter on prisoners’ plight
 With priests ‘far fewer in number,’ Quebec cardinal announces focus on missionary outreach
 Cardinal Sako laments recent Iraqi insecurity, launches prayer and fasting initiative
 Sitting in pew, Pope attends funeral of his personal physician
 USCCB publishes interfaith guidebook on ecology
 Plenary indulgence available for those who participate virtually in National Prayer Vigil for Life

Want more news? Visit the Archives.

Tue10 February
Ordinary Time

Memorial of St. Scholastica, Virgin

Image for Memorial of St. Scholastica, Virgin

Today is the Memorial of St. Scholastica (480-547). She was the twin sister of St. Benedict, the Patriarch of Western monasticism. She was born in Umbria, Italy, about 480. Under Benedict's direction, Scholastica founded a community of nuns near the great Benedictine monastery Monte Cassino. Inspired by…

Learn more about this day.

February Calendar ›
Subscribe to Insights...free!
News, analysis & spirituality by email twice-weekly from CatholicCulture.org.
First name:
Last name:
Email address: