Catholic influencer’s matchmaking social media posts lead to new dating app February 13, 2026By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, social media, World News, Young Adult Ministry Emily and her husband, Daniel Hussem, are introducing a new Catholic dating and matchmaking app called SacredSpark that is becoming available in the United States one diocese at a time. Later this year, they plan for the app to go international.
Tributes salute Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen as beatification moves ahead February 13, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, News, Saints, World News Catholics in the U.S. are sharing their gratitude for Venerable Fulton J. Sheen following the announcement Feb. 9 that the Vatican has permitted the cause of the late American archbishop and televangelist to proceed to beatification, the final step before canonization.
Trump Justice Department has made protests at places of worship a FACE Act priority February 12, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Recent court cases involving pro-life activists at abortion clinics, an immigration protest inside a Minnesota church and a new application of a 1994 federal law, the FACE Act, show how legal realities have changed in one year.
Olympic skater aims to honor Italy’s Catholic culture with ‘Conclave’ program February 12, 2026By OSV News Catholic Courier Filed Under: News, Sports, World News “The pope is dead.” These words will dramatically ring out across Olympic ice as Italian figure skater Daniel Grassl begins his long program to music from the movie “Conclave” in the men’s figure skating final event Feb. 13, which will determine who stands on the podium at the Milan Cortina Games.
Pope supports solidarity with immigrants in U.S.; Catholics must stand together, archbishop says February 12, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Bishops, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News All Catholics are called to stand together by reaching out to their brothers and sisters in the faith of all ethnicities, especially those of Hispanic heritage, Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland, Ore., said.
Cardinal Fernández proposes path of theological dialogue with SSPX toward full communion February 12, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican’s doctrine chief proposed a path of theological dialogue with the Society of St. Pius X, the traditionalist Catholic group threatening to defy Rome by ordaining bishops without papal approval, during a meeting at the Vatican on Feb. 12.
Cuban bishops postpone ‘ad limina’ visit amid fuel shortage crisis February 12, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Caribbean, News, Vatican, World News The bishops of Cuba have postponed their planned “ad limina” visit to Rome after government authorities announced that airlines could no longer refuel due to U.S. tariff threats against countries supplying oil to the island nation.
The bishop meets ‘the Boss’: New Jersey bishop has impromptu lunch with Bruce Springsteen February 12, 2026By OSV News Trenton Monitor Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News New Jersey-based rock legend Bruce Springsteen and Bishop David M. O’Connell of Trenton got together recently for an impromptu lunch in Federici’s Restaurant in Freehold.
Police commissioner names Cardinal Dolan as co-chief chaplain of NYPD February 12, 2026By OSV News Buenas Noticias Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, retired archbishop of New York, is the new co-chief chaplain of the New York Police Department, sharing the role with the Rev. A.R. Bernard of Brooklyn’s Christian Cultural Center, a nondenominational megachurch.
Biographer: Archbishop Sheen challenged U.S. with love he lived, fed by Eucharist February 12, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Books, News, Saints, World News With the Feb. 9 announcement from the Diocese of Peoria, Ill., that the Vatican has authorized the beatification of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen to move forward, OSV News sat down with Cheryl C.D. Hughes, author of “Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Convert Maker” (Ignatius Press, 2024), to reflect on the life and legacy of the late theologian and evangelizer.
Bishop in British Columbia calls for prayer after mass shooting that ‘has traumatized us all’ February 11, 2026By OSV News The B.C. Catholic Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, World News On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes — the Church’s World Day of the Sick — Bishop Stephen Jensen of Prince George called the people of northern British Columbia to prayer and penance following a mass school shooting that took place midday Feb. 10 in Tumbler Ridge.
Catholic advocates speak out as ICE data shows just 14 percent arrested have violent criminal records February 11, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholic immigration advocates are speaking out after an internal federal document obtained by CBS News showed most individuals arrested in Trump administration immigration crackdowns over the past year do not have violent criminal records.
