Pope Leo XIV urges Christian formators to learn from ‘spiritual giants’ like Augustine February 6, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV urged Christian leaders on Feb. 6 to look to the examples of “spiritual giants” including Ss. Philip Neri, Ignatius of Loyola and Augustine as models for faith formation.
Pope Leo XIV meets leaders of chastity apostolate for Catholics with same-sex attractions February 6, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News ope Leo XIV met Feb. 6 with leaders of Courage International, a Catholic apostolate that provides spiritual support to people with same-sex attraction who seek to live chaste lives in accordance with Church teaching.
SSPX leader to meet Cardinal Fernández after announcing unauthorized bishop consecrations February 6, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News The head of the Society of St. Pius X will meet with Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Feb. 12 after the traditionalist group announced plans to consecrate bishops without papal approval, raising fears of a renewed schism.
Bishops call Catholics to prayer, action amid U.S. immigration violence, rhetoric February 6, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News More U.S. Catholic bishops have released messages of concern as tensions continue to soar amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, with clashes between protestors and enforcement agents flaring into deadly violence in cities such as Minneapolis, and former detainees revealing inhumane conditions in migrant detention centers.
Church can help sports by flexing values, strengthening human dignity, pope says February 6, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, Vatican, World News Just as the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan Cortina were about to begin, Pope Leo XIV called on the Catholic Church to recognize sport as an opportunity to offer much-needed human and spiritual guidance.
Olympics 2026: Milan Archdiocese invites youth to live Olympic values, not just watch February 6, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Sports, World News, Youth Ministry The 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games opening Feb. 6 are not merely a display of athletic prowess, but an opportunity to rediscover sports as a means of fostering peace in a fractured world, said an official of the Archdiocese of Milan.
New York’s new archbishop ‘grounded’ by love of God, the poor and the people he serves February 6, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News With his Feb. 6 installation, “he steps into a massive new role leading 2.5 million Catholics in New York,” but “he will be a man grounded by his love of God, the poor and the people he serves,” it said.
Human dignity at center of social justice, development, says Vatican diplomat at UN February 6, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Human dignity must be placed at the center of achieving social justice and development, and faith-based organizations play a central role in that task, said the Vatican’s top diplomat to the United Nations.
Catholic immigrant advocates call for humane approach as report finds child ICE detentions up 600 percent February 6, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholic leaders, including an official from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ migration office, reiterated a pastoral approach to the issue of child detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Pope Leo XIV calls for prayers for children with incurable diseases February 6, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry Pope Leo XIV has called on people around the world to pray for children living with incurable diseases in a video message released by the Vatican Feb. 5.
Meloni-look-alike angel removed from Rome church after brief viral moment February 5, 2026By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News A Roman church briefly became a viral sensation after an angel’s face appeared to resemble Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, then just as quickly lost its star attraction.
Pope concerned about lack of progress on protecting children February 5, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The world continues to fall short of protecting and caring for its children, leaving them with few opportunities to succeed and at greater risk of suffering abuse, Pope Leo XIV said in a speech Feb. 5.
