What Olympians understand about American greatness that Trump doesn’t

by Patrick Kelly February 19, 2026February 19, 2026

Lying is not how we become great as a nation. The U.S. Olympic athletes can teach us at this moment that having the honesty and humility to acknowledge our failures and mistakes is required if we want to improve and become great.

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Lent and Ramadan: a time for Catholic-Muslim solidarity amid rising bigotry

by Jordan Denari Duffner February 17, 2026February 17, 2026

The confluence of Lent and Ramadan occurs as bigotry and discrimination against American Muslims are once again surging.

An illustration from June 2025 shows an example of using Claude, a large language model developed by Anthropic. (CNS illustration/courtesy of Anthropic, licensed as CC BY 2.0.)

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Talking to Claude: Why Anthropic treats its chatbot like a person—and not a tool

by Nathan Schneider February 12, 2026February 12, 2026

Claude works like a person because it was trained on what people have done. Its greatest source of danger is that it could amplify the most dangerous parts of us.

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Donald Trump and the Dictator Dynamic

by Robert Flock February 11, 2026February 11, 2026

Unchecked power destroys the souls of individuals and of nations. As an American who has served as a bishop in Latin America for 13 years, I have watched it happen over and over again.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on during an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem Sept. 10, 2025. Responding to a a statement published Jan. 17, 2026, by the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Huckabee said that while he respected "the traditional, liturgical churches," he disagreed that "any sect of the Christian faith should claim exclusivity in speaking for Christians worldwide or assume there is only one viewpoint regarding faith in the Holy Land." (OSV News photo/Ronen Zvulun, Reuters)

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The flaws of Christian Zionism

by David Neuhaus, S.J. February 10, 2026February 10, 2026

Using biblical texts formulated millennia ago to justify the dispossession of the Palestinian people today is problematic for many reasons.

A pilgrim carries a illuminated cross as he leads the traditional candlelit procession on Our Lady of Lourdes feast Feb. 11, 2024, in the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France. Even though a pilgrimage peak was some months away, the shrine celebrated its wintery feast day in 2025 with a number of pilgrims who flocked to the mountain-based French holy site on the Feb. 11 anniversary of the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin to St. Bernadette Soubirous in 1858. (OSV News photo/courtesy Lourdes Sanctuary)

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The good Samaritan’s lessons for Catholic health care on World Day of the Sick

by Theresa Sullivan February 10, 2026February 10, 2026

The Catholic Church is the largest unified provider of health care in the world, giving us our best opportunity to relieve suffering and improve lives.