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Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori reflects on the ministry of priests during Mass for the Archdiocese of Baltimore day of prayer, celebration of service and remembrance Nov. 18, 2024, at St. Joseph Church in Cockeysville, Md. In a Feb. 9, 2026, pastoral letter, Archbishop Lori urged Catholics to approach public life with synodal listening and civic virtue, drawing on Blessed Michael McGivney's example of serving immigrant families. (OSV News photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review)
In pastoral letter, Baltimore archbishop calls for renewed political culture
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, pictured in an undated photo, is remembered as one of the most influential and innovative evangelists in American history. Once dubbed "God's microphone," Sheen announced God's truth in a nonconfrontational, yet no less life-giving, manner to untold millions through radio, print and television. (OSV News file photo)
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Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks smiles as he delivers the homily during his installation Mass as the new archbishop of New York at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City Feb. 6, 2026. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
Archbishop Hicks: World will always 'need a missionary Church,' and 'the mission is before us'
A woman holds a smartphone at a market in Garoua, Cameroon, Oct. 30, 2025. Cameroon’s possible inclusion in Pope Leo XIV’s first African trip is drawing growing debate, as security concerns, political tensions and moral objections raise questions about whether the country is ready for a papal visit. (OSV News photo/Desire Danga Essigue, Reuters)
Security strains, political tensions cloud potential papal visit to Cameroon
Pope Leo XIV presides over vespers at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls in Rome Jan. 25, 2026, concluding the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Pope Leo urged Christian leaders on Feb. 6 to look to the examples of "spiritual giants" including Sts. Philip Neri, Ignatius of Loyola and Augustine as models for faith formation in his speech to the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Pope Leo XIV urges Christian formators to learn from 'spiritual giants' like Augustine
Jimmy Lai, a prominent Hong Kong Catholic, philanthropist and media mogul, is pictured in Hong Kong May 29, 2020. On Dec. 15, 2025, three government-vetted judges found Lai, 78, guilty of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiracy to publish seditious articles. He was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment Feb. 9, 2026. (OSV News photo/Tyrone Siu, Reuters)
Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20-year imprisonment
Opponents of New York state's proposed assisted suicide bill stand outside the governor's mansion in Albany Dec. 3, 2025, for a candlelight vigil urging Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Catholic, to veto the bill passed by the Legislature June 9. Hochul signed the measure into law Feb. 6, 2026. (OSV News photo/Emily Benson, The Evangelist)
Hochul signs assisted suicide measure into law, making New York 13th state allowing it
Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield, Ill., is pictured in a July 11, 2018, photo. (OSV News photo/courtesy Diocese of Springfield in Illinois)
What does Christianity have to say about the Olympics?
Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks speaks during a news conference at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City Feb. 5, 2026, a day before he was to be formally installed as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
New York archbishop from Joliet is on a mission from God to go make disciples of everyone
Pope Leo XIV meets U.S. Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo, former secretary general at the International Catholic Migration Commission, during a private audience with the organizing committee for “From Crisis to Care: Catholic Action for Children” at the Vatican Feb. 5, 2026. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope warns little progress has been made to protect children worldwide
Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of Yola, Nigeria, is pictured in an undated photo. Amid severe cuts in U.S. foreign aid, and an ocean apart, Bishop Mamza and Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace, are advocating for deeper bonds between the U.S. and the peoples of the African continent. (OSV News photo/Katrin Gänsler, KNA)
Amid US foreign aid cuts, bishops call for solidarity between American, African Catholics
The Olympic rings are seen Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Jan. 21, 2026, ahead of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, which will take place Feb. 6-22. (OSV News photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)
These Olympic athletes are leaning on faith going into the Winter Games
St. John Henry Newman, a British-born scholar who dedicated much of his life to the combination of faith and intellect at universities, is pictured in an undated portrait. In a decree published by the Vatican Feb. 3, 2026, Pope Leo XIV added the feast day of St. John Henry Newman to the General Roman Calendar so that "his Optional Memorial be celebrated by all on Oct. 9." (OSV News file photo/Crosiers)
Pope adds feast day of St. John Henry Newman to universal calendar
Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Feb. 1, 2026. (CNS photo/Matteo Pernaselci, Vatican Media)
Happiness cannot be bought, hoarded, only shared with others, pope says
Liam Conejo Ramos, right, and his father Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, who were detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and then taken to a detention center in Texas, sit on the stairs back at their home after a judge ordered their release, in Columbia Heights, Minn., in this picture obtained from social media Feb. 1, 2026. (OSV News photo/Joaquin Castro via BlueSky, via Reuters)
Judge cites Gospel verses in releasing Liam Conejo Ramos and his father from immigrant detention
Venerable Augusto Ramírez Monasterio is seen in a photo taken within moments of his release after he endured hours of torture at the hands of the military in June 1983. His torturers forced him to sign a document stating he had been "treated well," the vice postulator of his cause said. Pope Leo XIV recognized Fray Augusto's martyrdom Jan. 22, 2026. (OSV News photo/courtesy Franciscan Father Edwin Alvarado Segura)
Guatemala's 'Fray Augusto' is a martyr of the confessional, vice postulator says
Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally smiles at the end of the confirmation of her election at St Paul's Cathedral in London Jan. 28, 2026, where she officially became the 106th archbishop of Canterbury and is the first woman to lead the Church of England in its 1,400-year history. (OSV News photo/Isabel Infantes, Reuters)
First woman to lead Church of England in its 1,400-year history confirmed in ceremony
Eyma Scharen, who plays St. Bernadette, and other cast members appear on stage in the musical "Bernadette of Lourdes." Following a successful tour in Europe, the newly developed English version of the French musical about Bernadette Soubirous will open in Chicago Feb. 19, 2026, and run through March 15 at the Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture before touring nationwide. Preview performances will be held Feb. 12-18.(OSV News photo/Fathom Productions)
New musical on life of St. Bernadette, Lourdes visionary, begins US tour in Chicago
Young pro-life advocates display signs during the 53rd annual March for Life rally in Washington Jan. 23, 2026. (OSV News photo/Aaron Schwartz, Reuters)
Marchers celebrate the unique gift of life at 53rd annual March for Life
Second-graders Valentina Castro, Camilla Jardeleza and Zoe Shuffer work in a science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, program at Assumption of the Virgin Mary School in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 15, 2025. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)
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People gather at a makeshift memorial in Minneapolis Jan. 25, 2026, at the site where a man was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him Jan. 24. Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis, along with other Church leaders, have called for peace amid growing tensions. (OSV News photo/Tim Evans, Reuters)
Catholic leaders call for peace, prayer after second person killed in Minneapolis by federal agents
Pope Leo XIV speaks as he leads an ecumenical evening prayer service at Rome's Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls Jan. 25, 2026, as he closed the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. All Christians are called to invite everyone to trust in Christ, who enlightens and consoles, Pope Leo said. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
All Christians must humbly, joyfully invite others to trust in God, pope says
Biblical king David, voice of Brandon Engman in youth, is pictured in a scene from the animated film "David." The OSV News classification is A-I – general patronage. The Motion Picture Association rating is PG -- parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children. (OSV News photo/Angel Studios)
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The facade of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is seen Dec. 7, 2024. (OSV News photo/Ludovic Marin/Reuters)
Archdiocese of Paris convenes council in response to historic rise in catechumens
Pope Leo XIV blesses a baby from the popemobile before an audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 31, 2025, for the Jubilee of the World of Education. On the eve of the 2026 March for Life in Washington Jan. 22, Pope Leo issued a message to participants, expressing his deep gratitude for their "eloquent public witness" and imparting his apostolic blessing. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope Leo sends 'warm greetings,' apostolic blessing to March for Life participants
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