February 12, 2026

The week in quotations

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"I sensed that this thought came to me from the Holy Spirit"
Pope Francis explains why he decided to give a relic of St Peter to the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew
Letter to the Patriarch

"Unfortunate, saddening, and simply untrue"
A Planned Parenthood spokeswoman clashes with ex-president Leana Wen, who says she is being held to ‘ransom’
New York Times

"Wholly counter to our values"
Bishop Joe Vásquez of Austin, chairman of the US bishops’ committee on migration, on a new cap on refugees at 30,000
Joint statement with Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, conference president

Statistic of the week


$997k
How much Bishop Michael Bransfield spent on private chartered jets, 2005-18
Source: Washington Post

"I sensed that this thought came to me from the Holy Spirit"
Pope Francis explains why he decided to give a relic of St Peter to the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew
Letter to the Patriarch

"Unfortunate, saddening, and simply untrue"
A Planned Parenthood spokeswoman clashes with ex-president Leana Wen, who says she is being held to ‘ransom’
New York Times

"Wholly counter to our values"
Bishop Joe Vásquez of Austin, chairman of the US bishops’ committee on migration, on a new cap on refugees at 30,000
Joint statement with Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, conference president

Statistic of the week


$997k
How much Bishop Michael Bransfield spent on private chartered jets, 2005-18
Source: Washington Post

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