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Olympic ski jumping silver, bronze medals lay on altar as young athlete’s faith goes viral

February 18, 2026
By Katarzyna Szalajko
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News

At the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, Polish ski jumper Kacper Tomasiak made history — and then went to Mass.

Pope Leo XIV on Ash Wednesday: Ask the Lord for the gift of true conversion this Lent

February 18, 2026
By Courtney Mares
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News

On Ash Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV encouraged Catholics to ask the Lord for “the gift of true conversion” at the start of the 40-day penitential season of Lent.

Georgia martyrs expected to be beatified in Savannah this Halloween

February 18, 2026
By Maria Wiering
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Saints, World News

A date for the beatification of five Franciscans known as the Georgia martyrs has been set for Oct. 31, according to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints’ website. It lists Cardinal Frank Leo of Toronto as the beatification Mass’ celebrant.

‘Unborn children are dying’: Pro-life leaders challenge ICE detention of pregnant women

February 18, 2026
By Katie Yoder
OSV News
Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News

Dozens of national pro-life leaders are calling for the reinstatement of federal guidance that would generally prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement from detaining pregnant women and new mothers in a letter sent to the Trump administration.

Bishops, pro-life leaders slam Notre Dame pro-abortion appointment as ‘slap in face,’ ‘betrayal’

February 18, 2026
By Gina Christian
OSV News
Filed Under: Colleges, News, Respect Life, World News

The naming of a pro-abortion faculty member as head of a Catholic university research institute is “a direct slap in the face to the Church’s moral tradition,” an Illinois bishop said, while several recipients of the school’s top pro-life award have called it a “betrayal.”

USCCB calls for adoration hours, works of mercy to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary

February 18, 2026
By OSV News
OSV News
Filed Under: Bishops, Eucharist, Feature, News, World News

As the U.S. prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has encouraged Catholics to participate in initiatives including a collective 250 Hours of Adoration and 250 Works of Mercy.

To celebrate the occasion, “America 250,” the initiatives encourage prayer for the unity and healing of the U.S., according to a resource guide the USCCB has

The No. 1 person former President Obama most wants to meet? It’s Pope Leo XIV

February 17, 2026
By Simone Orendain
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Racial Justice, Vatican, World News

Former President Barack Obama said in a YouTube interview posted Feb. 14 he wants to meet Pope Leo XIV.

From Foreheads to Crowns: How Ash Wednesday looks different worldwide

February 17, 2026
By Josephine Peterson
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Lent, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments

Catholics going to Mass on Ash Wednesday will leave church marked, but whether the ashes appear as a bold cross on the forehead or sprinkled atop the head depends largely on where in the world they worship.

Commission issues ‘painful’ abuse report on Polish diocese, a first in the crisis-hit nation

February 17, 2026
By Katarzyna Szalajko
OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News

A newly released clerical sexual abuse report in Poland’s Diocese of Sosnowiec is being described by investigators as a necessary step toward accountability, while Church leaders call it a painful but essential moment in rebuilding trust after years of scandals.

‘Remember you are dust’: Why people fill the pew on Ash Wednesday

February 17, 2026
By Kimberly Heatherington
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments

Why do so many people make an extra effort to get to church on Ash Wednesday — the first of Lent’s 40 days — when it is not a holy day of obligation, and they are not required to receive ashes?

Data on sweeping immigrant detentions underscores U.S. bishops’ concerns, says policy expert

February 17, 2026
By Gina Christian
OSV News
Filed Under: Bishops, Immigration and Migration, News, World News

Data showing most individuals in immigration detention do not have violent criminal records highlights ongoing concerns expressed by the nation’s Catholic bishops over the Trump administration immigration crackdown, said an official with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

U.S.-led Board of Peace a ‘colonialist operation,’ Cardinal Pizzaballa says

February 17, 2026
By Junno Arocho Esteves
OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, strongly criticized the U.S.-led Board of Peace, an international body chaired by President Donald Trump to oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza.

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