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Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Feb. 3, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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• Archbishop Paul S. Coakley warned that allowing the New START nuclear arms treaty between the United States and Russia to expire is “simply unacceptable,” urging renewed diplomacy and prayer for lasting peace amid rising global tensions.
• Illinois Catholic and pro-life leaders criticized Gov. JB Pritzker’s launch of a $5 million fund to support abortion services for out-of-state patients, calling the expansion of abortion tourism “macabre.”
• Pope Leo XIV praised consecrated men and women for their courageous witness among the poor and vulnerable, calling them living signs of the sacredness of life during his homily for World Day for Consecrated Life.
• Cardinal Robert W. McElroy urged Catholic colleges and universities to place the “order of grace” at the heart of campus life, saying they have a critical role in renewing society through Catholic social teaching and dialogue.
• Catholics in Wisconsin are remembering retired Bishop Robert J. Banks of Green Bay for his decades of dedicated and pastoral leadership following his death at age 97.

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Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Feb. 2, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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• A federal judge ordered the release of a five-year-old asylum seeker and his father, citing Gospel verses while sharply criticizing immigration detention practices that traumatize children.
• Pope Leo XIV urged sincere dialogue between the United States and Cuba as rising tensions threaten to deepen suffering on the island amid an ongoing socio-economic crisis.
• Pope Leo prayed for victims of catastrophic flooding in southern Africa, as Church leaders and the U.N. appealed for urgent international aid to help hundreds of thousands affected by extreme weather.
• A Pew Research Center analysis found no reliable evidence of a Christian revival among young adults in the United Kingdom, warning that opt-in surveys can produce misleading results.
• Pope Leo formally recognized Guatemalan Franciscan Father Augusto Ramírez Monasterio as a martyr for refusing to break the seal of confession during the country’s civil war.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 30, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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• Catholic leaders in Spain are welcoming a new government plan to regularize the legal status of around 500,000 migrants in the country without authorization, calling it a long-overdue act of social justice.
• Amid recent deadly immigration enforcement operations, Catholics in Minneapolis are wrestling with sorrow, anger, fear and faith as they navigate tensions between federal and local authorities, while continuing to serve their communities. 
• The Chesterton Schools Network, a growing consortium of classical Catholic high schools, continues to expand in the U.S. and abroad, tapping what leaders describe as rising parental demand for faithful, rigorous and affordable education.
• During their routine "ad limina apostolorum" -- Latin for "to the threshold of the apostles" -- visit to Rome, Peru's bishops made headlines for an unexpected and personal moment: a surprise lunch visit from Pope Leo XIV, a longtime member of the Peruvian bishops' conference and former bishop of Chiclayo.
• Pope Leo XIV is encouraging the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to become a sign of unity, solidarity, and peace among peoples and cultures. 

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 29, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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• A key national pro-life group has accused the Department of Justice of undermining Louisiana's efforts to roll back the Biden administration's eased restrictions on mifepristone when it asked a court Jan. 27 to pause the Pelican State's challenge to that policy. 
• Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne said he is finished with the German Synodal Way and will not attend its sixth assembly, opening Jan. 29. 
• Catholic bishops in South Sudan are warning that the country is edging back toward full-scale war, as fighting intensifies and political tensions rise.
• Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, opened the dicastery's Jan. 27–29 plenary with a strong call for humility in thought, theology and online discourse. 
• A Houston-area Catholic school science teacher said the Challenger disaster remains one of the most defining moments of her early understanding of science and human exploration, shaping both her worldview and her vocation as an educator.

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Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 28, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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• Amid rising violence and polarization, USCCB President Archbishop Paul Coakley called Catholics nationwide to pray a Holy Hour for peace, urging renewed faith, love, and respect for human dignity in response to recent immigration-related deaths.
• Olympic-bound hockey player Britta Curl-Salemme says her lifelong Catholic faith and commitment to attending Mass have helped ground her as she prepares to compete with the U.S. women’s team in Milan.
• Pope Leo XIV marked Holocaust Remembrance Day by renewing a global appeal to end antisemitism, prejudice, and persecution, urging nations to remain vigilant against genocide and hatred.
• Mexico’s Catholic bishops called for unity, justice, and peace after a mass shooting at a soccer field in Guanajuato killed 11 people amid ongoing cartel-related violence.
• At OneLife LA, speakers and participants emphasized a broad pro-life vision rooted in compassion and human dignity, highlighting care for the vulnerable as central to Catholic witness.

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Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 27, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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• Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin called on people of faith to reject violence and urged Catholics to oppose congressional funding for immigration enforcement following a deadly protest-related shooting in Minneapolis.
• Pro-life leaders at the March for Life said the Trump administration has made progress but still must act on priorities such as protecting the Hyde Amendment and tightening regulations on mifepristone.
• Catholic education leaders said expanding school choice programs, scholarships and tax credits are helping more families afford Catholic schools despite rising tuition costs.
• Catholic scholars and bioethicists reaffirmed the Church’s long-standing opposition to IVF, emphasizing human dignity and ethical concerns surrounding artificial reproduction.
• Pope Leo XIV warned that moral relativism threatens lasting peace in Europe, urging societies to ground progress and security in shared truths rooted in human dignity.

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Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 26, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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• Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda led a Mass for peace in St. Paul following a fatal federal-agent shooting in Minneapolis, calling for prayer, unity and a conversion of hearts amid rising tension tied to immigration enforcement.
• Tens of thousands gathered in San Francisco for the 22nd annual Walk for Life West Coast, highlighting national pro-life solidarity and a powerful testimony from a mother whose child survived through abortion pill reversal.
• A Brazilian priest drew worldwide attention after interrupting Mass to comfort an elderly man grieving his grandson’s suicide, a moment many praised as a profound act of pastoral compassion.
• Ukrainian Catholic leaders warned that Russia’s winter missile attacks deliberately target civilians and energy infrastructure, aiming to freeze the population and deepen what church officials called crimes against humanity.
• A new English-language musical about St. Bernadette Soubirous will launch a U.S. tour in Chicago this February, bringing the Lourdes visionary’s story to American audiences through faith-based theater.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 23, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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• While continuing to work to change laws to protect the unborn and support pregnant women in need, "we need to redouble our efforts to continue building, in the words of St. John Paul II, 'a culture of life and a civilization of love,'" Bishop James D. Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska, said Jan. 22 at the National Prayer Vigil for Life.
• Vice President JD Vance told participants in person at the 53rd annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 23 that President Donald Trump is their "ally" in the White House, amid concerns from some in the pro-life movement about remaining policy priorities just over a year into Trump's second term in the White House. 
• Although most Americans describe themselves as pro-choice, a majority also would support some legal limits on abortion, despite keeping the procedure largely available, according to a new Marist Poll sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. 
• As Milan prepares to host the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the Archdiocese of Milan is launching a faith-based initiative aimed at offering athletes and visitors space for prayer, reflection and community amid the intensity of the Games.
• The Archdiocese of Paris is launching a major churchwide council in response to a surge in adult and youth conversions across France.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 22, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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• Amid division and geopolitical turmoil, ecumenical experts are encouraging the faithful to remain steadfast as they observe the international Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Jan. 18-25.
  
  
• The Trump administration Jan. 22 announced a policy ending the use of fetal tissue from elective abortions in federally funded research.
  
  
• A group including Catholic organizations announced Jan. 21 a new partnership -- The Catholic Immigrant Prophetic Action Project -- that aims to assist the Catholic Church in the U.S. in organizing a robust response on behalf of migrants and refugees in the country, including those with legal status, who are affected by mass deportation efforts. 
  
  
• Leaders of the Churches of the Holy Land are warning that Christian Zionism is harming Christian unity and threatening the longstanding Christian presence in the region. 
  
  
• On the eve of the 2026 March for Life in Washington Jan. 23, Pope Leo XIV issued a message to participants, expressing his deep gratitude for their "eloquent public witness" and imparting his apostolic blessing.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 21, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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• President Donald Trump ruled out the use of force to acquire Greenland in a Jan. 21 speech to the World Economic Forum, but he said the U.S. would still seek ownership of the country.
• The Vatican is weighing whether Pope Leo XIV should accept an invitation from the U.S. President Donald Trump to join his newly announced "Board of Peace," a body meant to oversee governance and reconstruction in Gaza.
• Catholicism has waned in Latin America over the past decade, with more individuals foregoing religious affiliation -- although belief in God remains "high across the region," according to a new report from Pew Research Center.
• The models for six new contemporary stained-glass windows planned for Notre Dame Cathedral are now on public display in Paris following months of intense national debate. 
• Pope Leo XIV received two lambs Jan. 21 in the Vatican's Urban VIII Chapel, keeping alive an ancient tradition tied to the feast of St. Agnes of Rome.