February 12, 2026

The week in quotations

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"A place of worship, this is its sole and proper end. There are no tourists at Notre Dame"
Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris
Homily in first Mass at Notre-Dame since the fire

"A perverse kind of ‘sacrament most holy’"
Archbishop Charles Chaput on what abortion means to Democratic Party leaders
Catholic Philly

"I’m ... not sure anyone likes the felt banners"
The Twitter account of the US bishops, run by 31-year-old Connie Poulos
Exchange with another Twitter user who criticised ‘felt banners and superifical platitudes’

Statistic of the week


50%
US Catholics under 30 who have left the Church
Source: Bishop Robert Barron

"A place of worship, this is its sole and proper end. There are no tourists at Notre Dame"
Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris
Homily in first Mass at Notre-Dame since the fire

"A perverse kind of ‘sacrament most holy’"
Archbishop Charles Chaput on what abortion means to Democratic Party leaders
Catholic Philly

"I’m ... not sure anyone likes the felt banners"
The Twitter account of the US bishops, run by 31-year-old Connie Poulos
Exchange with another Twitter user who criticised ‘felt banners and superifical platitudes’

Statistic of the week


50%
US Catholics under 30 who have left the Church
Source: Bishop Robert Barron

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