A memorial Mass will be offered Feb. 28 for Sister of St. Francis of Assisi Margaret Gardner (formerly Sister Mary David) at St. Francis Convent in Saint Francis, Wisc. Sister Margaret, who worked in special education at St. Elizabeth School in Baltimore, died Jan. 24, three days shy of her 104th birthday.

In sharing the U.S. bishops’ Lenten message this year, their pro-life chairman used it “to speak to all who carry the unbearable sadness and guilt of an abortion experience” and remind them that Jesus’ love knows no bounds.

Catholic social teaching is one of the tools given by the church to guide us in living this call. Founded in Scripture and developed further through a series of papal documents, the social teaching of the church provides direction for how we are to live with our neighbor.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to expand access to in vitro fertilization, or IVF, a practice contrary to Catholic teaching.

Archbishop William E. Lori, chairman of the Mount St. Mary’s Seminary Board, announced Feb. 18 that he has appointed Father Michael M. Romano as the next rector of the seminary, effective in July 2025.