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El Ayuntamiento de Barcelona planea reemplazar el nombre del obispo católico Mons. José María Urquinaona por el del anarquista masón Francisco Ferrer y Guardia en el callejero. 

Con el sigilo final este viernes de la Puerta Santa de la Basílica de la San Pedro, la Santa Sede completará el sellado —que incluye la obra de mampostería propiamente dicha— de las cuatro basílicas papales.

Jan 15, 2026 / 06:00 am (CNA).

The attorney general of Ohio is moving to shut down a Catholic-run nursing home amid reports that the facility is placing elderly residents in “clear and present danger.”

House of Loreto, a nursing facility run by the sisters of the Congregation of the Divine Spirit, has allegedly committed “widespread care failures,” Attorney General Dave Yost’s office said in a Jan. 13 press release.

The sisters have been involved with the home since 1957, when then-Youngstown Bishop Emmet Walsh asked for the religious to run the facility. The current facility opened in 1963.

The Youngstown Diocese said in March 2025 that the home had been acquired by Hari Group LLC, a company based out of Ohio. In its press release announcing the sale the diocese did not note any troubles experienced by House of Loreto at the time.

In a court order request filed on Jan. 12, Yost’s office said that state inspectors have observed a “rapid deterioration of care” at the facility, with the filing claiming that “shockingly poor care” was putting residents in “real and present danger.”

Among the problems alleged by inspectors include the lack of a director of nursing, leaving the facility “spinning out of control” with repeated resident falls, improper medicine administration, denial of pain medication, and other alleged mismanagement issues.

The facility is “so dysfunctional” that the government “lacks any confidence that the current leadership ... will be able to right the ship,” the court filing says.

The attorney general’s office said it is trying to get the facility shut down and “relocate residents to safer facilities.”

Neither the nursing home nor the Congregation of the Divine Spirit immediately responded to requests for comment on the allegations on Jan. 14.

In a statement to CNA, the Youngstown Diocese said it was “deeply saddened” at the imminent closure of the facility.

Youngstown Bishop David Bonnar in the statement said the sisters “poured their lives into creating a home where the elderly were cherished and protected.”

“Their ministry at the House of Loreto was a profound witness to the Gospel,” the prelate said. “It is painful to see their legacy overshadowed by the serious concerns that have emerged under the new ownership.”

On its website, House of Loreto describes itself as a “Catholic Church ministry guided by principles of social justice.”

The facility said it takes its name from the Holy House of Loreto in Italy, said to be the home at which the Annunciation occurred and the Word was made flesh.

The nursing home said it seeks to foster “an environment where seniors can experience the same love and respect they would find in their own homes —truly standing on the threshold of heaven as they navigate life’s later chapters.”

León XIV dirigió una carta al diario italiano la Repubblica con motivo de su 50º aniversario de fundación, en la que subraya el valor de la libertad de prensa como servicio al bien común.

Cada 15 de enero recordamos al Beato salesiano Luis Variara. “Dios vela sobre su congregación y se sirve hasta de los instrumentos más inútiles para obrar cosas grandes”, afirmó alguna vez este sacerdote italiano, humilde servidor de los leprosos.

Cada 15 de enero la Iglesia recuerda a San Pablo el Ermitaño, conocido también como ‘Pablo de Tebas’ o ‘Pablo el Egipcio’. Este santo forma parte de los denominados ‘Padres del desierto’ o ‘Padres del yermo’.

Como una forma de hacerle frente al abstencionismo que podría darse en las elecciones del próximo 1 de febrero en Costa Rica, los obispos del país hicieron un llamado a los fieles a una participación “responsable y consciente”.

El sacerdote mexicano José Filiberto Velázquez Florencio, también conocido como “Padre Fili”, afirma que continuará su compromiso a favor de la reconciliación y la justicia, aún después de haber sido obligado a abandonar su hogar tras recibir nuevas amenazas.

Jan 14, 2026 / 17:55 pm (CNA).

Twelve states filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Jan. 13, seeking to block what they call unlawful “gender conditions" imposed on billions of dollars in federal health, education, and research grants.

The plaintiff states — New York, Oregon, California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington — challenge HHS’ requirement that grant recipients certify compliance with Title IX “including the requirements set forth in Presidential Executive Order 14168” effective Oct. 1, 2025.

The executive order, issued by President Donald Trump on Jan. 20, 2025, and titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” defines sex as binary and immutable, grounded in reproductive biology, and directs agencies to reject interpretations recognizing gender identity.

The complaint alleges the conditions violate the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), exceed statutory authority, and infringe on constitutional protections.

The complaint states: “The Gender Conditions acknowledge, and require recipients to acknowledge, ‘that [the Title IX] certification reflects a change in the government’s position.’”

It argues this imposes a “novel and ambiguous funding condition” on over $300 billion in annual grants, making funding contingent on adopting the EO’s definitions, which plaintiffs say exclude transgender, nonbinary, intersex, and gender-diverse individuals.

Recipients must certify compliance, according to the complaint, with violations risking funding termination and liability under the False Claims Act or criminal statutes.

The complaint alleges HHS bypassed notice-and-comment rulemaking, treating the conditions as a legislative rule altering Title IX. They claim this reverses prior policy recognizing gender identity protections consistent with existing case law and earlier HHS guidance.

The plaintiffs are seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions against enforcement and argue the conditions are arbitrary, exceed authority, lack unambiguous notice, and risk irreparable harm to state programs and transgender communities.

Un sacerdote, una investigadora y un excandidato presidencial comparten desde el exilio sus impresiones sobre lo que le espera en este año 2026 a la Iglesia Católica y al pueblo de Nicaragua, que sufre la feroz persecución de la dictadura de Daniel Ortega y su esposa y “copresidenta” Rosario Murillo.