February 12, 2026

Quotes of the week

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"In all the best families, there’s a black sheep"
Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes of Mexico City criticises Catholics who stole Amazon statues from a church
Crux

"It is therefore humanity’s destiny to determine the destiny of the universe"
Pope Francis, in his new book Our Mother Earth
Zenit

"There’s no bankruptcy or default"
Bishop Nunzio Galantino denies claims that the Vatican could default by 2023
Avvenire

"It’s what we expected, of course"
Bishop Erwin Kräutler on the synod votes
National Catholic Register

Statistic of the week


96m
Height of the Mother of all Asia statue in the Philippines, when completed in 2021
Source: Wikipedia

"In all the best families, there’s a black sheep"
Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes of Mexico City criticises Catholics who stole Amazon statues from a church
Crux

"It is therefore humanity’s destiny to determine the destiny of the universe"
Pope Francis, in his new book Our Mother Earth
Zenit

"There’s no bankruptcy or default"
Bishop Nunzio Galantino denies claims that the Vatican could default by 2023
Avvenire

"It’s what we expected, of course"
Bishop Erwin Kräutler on the synod votes
National Catholic Register

Statistic of the week


96m
Height of the Mother of all Asia statue in the Philippines, when completed in 2021
Source: Wikipedia

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