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Read more: The historic pontificate of Pope Leo XIV
Read more: The historic pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

Meloni-look-alike angel removed from Rome church after brief viral moment

by Paulina Guzik

Valentinetti told La Repubblica: “I erased it. I don’t care. I keep saying she wasn’t the prime minister, but the Curia wanted it that way, and I erased …

Pope Leo XIV calls for prayers for children with incurable diseases
Religious sisters’ organization in Ireland has fought human trafficking for 20 years
In National Prayer Breakfast address, Trump backs Noem after Minneapolis fallout
Pope warns little progress has been made to protect children worldwide
Shevchuk: Faith endures as Ukraine’s source of hope as full-scale war marks 4th anniversary

U.S. Church

US solicitor general says Colorado should not deny Catholic preschools early education funds

by OSV News

The United States “has a substantial interest in the enforcement of rules prohibiting discrimination by government funding recipients.”

Arlington celebrates first ‘harvest’ from its Hispanic diocesan diaconate program

House hearing examines rising global religious freedom threats, policy challenges

Catholic high school students in Utah walk out to protest ICE and support immigrants

US bishops commemorate Black History Month: ‘Let us be faithful stewards of memory’

Trump signs deal to end partial government shutdown, negotiate over ICE

Late retired Bishop Banks of Green Bay, Wis., recalled for dedication, ‘fruitful leadership’

World

Vatican secretary of state prioritized dialogue during Denmark visit, archbishop says

by Junno Arocho Esteves

(OSV News) — During his recent visit to Denmark, Cardinal Pietro Parolin declined an invitation to sign a joint declaration regarding Greenland’s sovereignty, in the hopes of maintaining neutrality …

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Feb. 4, 2026, general audience
As Lent approaches, Catholics urged to leave ‘hesitation at the door’ and visit Holy Land
Historic restoration to begin at Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity Grotto after 600 years
Pope adds feast day of St. John Henry Newman to universal calendar
Traditionalist society to consecrate new bishops in July without papal mandate

Giorgia Meloni look-alike angel sparks investigation at historic Roman church

Irish abuse survivor praises Pope Leo’s ’empathy,’ apology after private audience

Happiness cannot be bought, hoarded, only shared with others, pope says

Vatican

Pope praises religious for courageous witness serving the marginalized 

by Carol Glatz

Opinion

A Quaker, a Bavarian monk and a Catholic king: Exploring Catholic history in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey

by Father Anthony D. Andreassi

A nation within the Church: Consecrated life, lived from the inside

by Father Augustine Dada

What is the feast of the Presentation?

by D.D. Emmons

Reviews

Hamnet

by John Mulderig
‘Offer It Up’ explores finding grace in the pain of chronic illness
Fathom Entertainment encores Lord of the Rings trilogy
‘Knives Out’ discovers the strange, attractive light of the Christian story
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