Catholic Nutshell News: Saturday 2/28/26

Topics include: Birth rates dip again; New Swiss Guard barracks back on; Brazilian archbishop declares schism; & A ‘polite persecution’ faces Christians in Japan

“We see through new tender verdant pecan leaves”

Today's sources: National Catholic Register, EWTN News, The Pillar, Crux, First Things, Catholic World News, & Aleteia. (Catholic Nutshell is a FREE subscription service for faithful, hopeful, & curious Catholics willing to exercise their Catholic News Muscle)