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History on the Hilltop. Howard University has risen 15 positions to No. 73 among National Universities in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings, achieving the highest overall ranking in University history. And the momentum extends even further: 🔹 No. 42 among Top Private Colleges 🔹 No. 2 among HBCUs 🔹 No. 11 for Social Mobility 🔹 No. 34 among Most Innovative Schools 🔹 No. 25 for Undergraduate Teaching From stronger graduation outcomes to growing academic and research excellence, Howard continues to advance while creating pathways of opportunity for the next generation of scholars, researchers, leaders and changemakers. The legacy is strong. The momentum is real. The Bison are rising. Read More On The Dig: thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/ho… #HowardUniversity

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Pope Leo XIV sends a message to participants in the 2026 March for Life in Washington, D.C., encouraging young people “to continue striving to ensure that life is respected in all of its stages.” loom.ly/BptMiy0

Gospel of the Day (Luke 2,1-14) In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the…

"To a great extent the world is what we make it. We get back what we give. If we sow hate, we reap hate; if we scatter love and gentleness we harvest love and happiness. Other people are like a mirror which reflects back on us the kind of image we cast." Archbishop Fulton Sheen

The world needs honest and courageous entrepreneurs and communicators who care for the common good. We sometimes hear the saying: “Business is business!” In reality, it is not so. No one is absorbed by an organization to the point of becoming a mere cog or a simple function. Nor can there be true humanism without a critical sense, without the courage to ask questions: "Where are we going? For whom and for what are we working? How are we making the world a better place?"

On Thursday morning, Pope Leo met with Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, and discussed the “urgent need to provide assistance to the civilian population in Gaza”. vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2…

The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue sends well wishes to those celebrating the Hindu feast of Deepavali, and invites Christians and Hindus to "join hands in both small and great ways to nurture peace in our homes, communities and societies." loom.ly/hk0E0HA

@SJOSEPHINE_CSFN May God’s blessings continue to pour out upon you abundantly 🙏🏽

Happy Birthday, Pope Leo XIV!

Today we celebrate the feast of Blessed Michael McGivney, humble parish priest and founder of the Knights of Columbus, who was beatified in 2020. Known for his tireless service to his parishioners and his defense of the faith, he reminds us that holiness is found in the simple, faithful living of our daily vocations. Please join us in praying for his canonization: God, our Father, protector of the poor and defender of the widow and orphan, you called your priest, Blessed Michael McGivney, to be an apostle of Christian family life and to lead the young to the generous service of their neighbor. Through the example of his life and virtue, may we follow your Son, Jesus Christ, more closely, fulfilling his commandment of charity and building up his Body which is the Church. Let the inspiration of your servant prompt us to greater confidence in your love so that we may continue his work of caring for the needy and the outcast. We humbly ask that you glorify Blessed Michael McGivney on earth according to the design of your holy will. Through his intercession, grant the favor I now present (here make your request). Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Learn more at fathermcgivney.org

St. John Vianney’s Prayer for Priests 🙏 God, please give to your Church today many more priests after your own heart. May they be worthy representatives of Christ the Good Shepherd. May they wholeheartedly devote themselves to prayer and penance; be examples of humility and poverty; shining models of holiness; tireless and powerful preachers of the Word of God; zealous dispensers of your grace in the sacraments. May their loving devotion to your Son Jesus in the Eucharist and to Mary his Mother be the twin fountains of fruitfulness for their ministry. Amen.

Tragic news continues to arrive in these days from the Middle East, especially from Gaza. I express my profound sadness regarding last Thursday’s attack by the Israeli army on the Catholic Parish of the Holy Family in Gaza City, which as you know killed three Christians and gravely wounded others. I pray for the victims, Saad Issa Kostandi Salameh, Foumia Issa Latif Ayyad, Najwa Ibrahim Latif Abu Daoud, and I am particularly close to their families and to all the parishioners.

And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.

White smoke! The 133 Cardinal electors gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel have elected the new Pope. He will appear soon at the central window of St. Peter’s Basilica.

I was going to explain the conclave, but a picture is worth a thousand words or in this case a long thread.

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“When you pray, do not do all the talking, listen! If we keep pounding away with our hammers, how can the Divine Architect tell us how we ought to build?” Archbishop Fulton Sheen

What is built on the basis of force, and not on the truth about the equal dignity of every human being, begins badly and will end badly. vatican.va/content/france…

Today, we join in the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children. Let us remember, reflect, and pray for the sanctity of all human life, from conception to natural death. Together may we work to build a culture of life.

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