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Read more: The historic pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

Catholic immigrant advocates call for humane approach as report finds child ICE detentions up 600%

by Simone Orendain

Catholic leaders reiterated the bishops’ call for “humane, community-based alternatives” to family detention.

Human dignity at center of social justice, development, says Vatican diplomat at UN
New York archbishop from Joliet is on a mission from God to go make disciples of everyone
Meloni-look-alike angel removed from Rome church after brief viral moment
Pope Leo XIV calls for prayers for children with incurable diseases
Religious sisters’ organization in Ireland has fought human trafficking for 20 years

U.S. Church

In National Prayer Breakfast address, Trump backs Noem after Minneapolis fallout

by Kate Scanlon

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump Feb. 5 said he will not fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem amid political fallout after some of her department’s controversial actions in Minneapolis.  Critics including faith leaders have questioned immigration …

US solicitor general says Colorado should not deny Catholic preschools early education funds

Arlington celebrates first ‘harvest’ from its Hispanic diocesan diaconate program

America’s first basilica marks a century

Catholic high school students in Utah walk out to protest ICE and support immigrants

US bishops commemorate Black History Month: ‘Let us be faithful stewards of memory’

Trump signs deal to end partial government shutdown, negotiate over ICE

World

Shevchuk: Faith endures as Ukraine’s source of hope as full-scale war marks 4th anniversary

by Katarzyna Szalajko

“This is not only a military war. It is also an informational and diplomatic war. Sometimes the world becomes a victim of Russian propaganda.”

Vatican secretary of state prioritized dialogue during Denmark visit, archbishop says
Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Feb. 4, 2026, general audience
As Lent approaches, Catholics urged to leave ‘hesitation at the door’ and visit Holy Land
Historic restoration to begin at Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity Grotto after 600 years
Pope adds feast day of St. John Henry Newman to universal calendar

Traditionalist society to consecrate new bishops in July without papal mandate

Giorgia Meloni look-alike angel sparks investigation at historic Roman church

Irish abuse survivor praises Pope Leo’s ’empathy,’ apology after private audience

Vatican

Scripture is intended to speak to believers ‘in every age,’ pope says

by Josephine Peterson

Opinion

A Quaker, a Bavarian monk and a Catholic king: Exploring Catholic history in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey

by Father Anthony D. Andreassi

A nation within the Church: Consecrated life, lived from the inside

by Father Augustine Dada

What is the feast of the Presentation?

by D.D. Emmons

Reviews

Hamnet

by John Mulderig
‘Offer It Up’ explores finding grace in the pain of chronic illness
Fathom Entertainment encores Lord of the Rings trilogy
‘Knives Out’ discovers the strange, attractive light of the Christian story
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