February 12, 2026

The week in quotations

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"Pope Francis is happy with Benedict XVI’s profound analysis"
Cardinal Müller says the popes agree on the abuse crisis
First Things

"Until this morning ... I never really understood how simple worship could be an act of immense bravery."
Radio presenter James O’Brien on the threat to Catholics in Sri Lanka
Twitter

"Soft totalitarianism"
The Vatican’s International Theological Commission on how many liberal democracies treat religion
New document on religious freedom

Statistic of the week:

23m
Number of girls not born every year because of sex-selective abortion.
Metro/National University of Singapore

"Pope Francis is happy with Benedict XVI’s profound analysis"
Cardinal Müller says the popes agree on the abuse crisis
First Things

"Until this morning ... I never really understood how simple worship could be an act of immense bravery."
Radio presenter James O’Brien on the threat to Catholics in Sri Lanka
Twitter

"Soft totalitarianism"
The Vatican’s International Theological Commission on how many liberal democracies treat religion
New document on religious freedom

Statistic of the week:

23m
Number of girls not born every year because of sex-selective abortion.
Metro/National University of Singapore

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