Stories for week of February 08, 2026

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Saturday, Feb. 14

 Irish bishops’ conference reports 16% rise in couples preparing for marriage
 USCCB invites parishes to 250 hours of adoration, 250 works of mercy for nation’s anniversary
 Cuba’s bishops postpone visit to the Vatican
 4 leading European prelates call on continent to ‘rediscover its soul’
 Vatican newspaper highlights plight of victims of Kenya’s environmental redevelopment projects
 Baltimore archbishop, in pastoral letter, calls for ‘renewed political culture’
 Pope Leo abolishes Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day
 Embody the essence of Christianity and the ‘style of the early Church,’ Pope tells Rome’s military police
 Pontifical academy devotes annual assembly to universal health care; speakers differ on abortion ‘rights’
 Vatican to mark 400th anniversary of dedication of St. Peter’s Basilica
 2 months after release by abductors, Cameroon priest named a bishop
 Croatian sister named deputy director of Holy See Press Office

Released Friday, Feb. 13

 Pope Leo issues his 1st Lenten message, ‘Listening and Fasting’
 Following papal audience, Archbishop Sample weighs in on ICE actions
 Rescind appointment of abortion advocate, Indiana bishop urges Notre Dame
 After skipping installation, NYC mayor meets Archbishop Hicks
 SSPX reacts to meeting with DDF prefect, renews request to meet with Pope Leo
 Hope is ‘crucified’ in Myanmar, Cardinal Bo says
 Pope Leo to celebrate Mass, meet with children during 1st visit to Roman parish
 Vatican diplomat stresses importance of democracy, human rights in the Americas
 Founder of ESNE, Catholic media network, meets with Pope
 Ukrainian Catholic leader thanks Pontiff for support

Released Thursday, Feb. 12

 Vatican offers ‘dialogue’ with SSPX, warns against ordinations [News Analysis]
 Reconsider rollback of fuel-economy standards, USCCB asks Trump administration
 Israeli government backtracks, permits continued operation of Caritas Jerusalem in Gaza
 Students, teachers from vandalized California school meet with Pope Leo
 India’s bishops call for repeal of laws that violate religious freedom
 Stop the slaughter, Nigerian bishops’ conference pleads
 Marconi’s daughter recalls father’s role in establishing Vatican Radio
 Love God by loving the sick, Cardinal Czerny preaches on World Day of the Sick
 Citing Jesus and Muhammad, Philippine prelate calls on Catholics, Muslims to pray, work together during Lent and Ramadan
 Look to Saints Cyril and Methodius to overcome divisions, Pope tells pilgrims
 Pope Leo looks ahead to Lent
 Pope honors Immaculate Mary, prays with the sick

Released Wednesday, Feb. 11

 Pope Leo reflects on ‘profound and vital link’ between God’s Word and the Church
 Jimmy Lai, Catholic pro-democracy advocate, sentenced to 20 years in prison
 Netherlands sees rise in new adult Catholics; Sunday Mass attendance falls below 3%
 Cameroon prelate reflects on solidarity between bishops of US, Africa
 Vatican diplomat decries link between financial speculation, food prices
 Vatican: Pope Leo is considering visit to Monaco
 Cardinal Cupich calls for White House apology for Truth Social depiction of Obamas
 Vatican Radio announces podcasts on the future of radio
 Venezuela’s bishops call for release of political prisoners, respect for human rights
 Shroud of Turin: Medieval origin hypothesis challenged on scientific grounds
 Theme announced for World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly
 Muslim, Hindu prayers included in prayer vigil for World Day of Prayer against Human Trafficking

Released Tuesday, Feb. 10

 Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s beatification to proceed
 Vatican confirms pope will not visit US in 2026
 Background: World Day of the Sick
 ‘We mixed raw flour with water to stay alive’: Nigerian church abduction survivors recount ordeal
 Prelate denounces Truth Social depiction of Obamas
 Vatican diplomat called for investment in infrastructure of world’s poorest nations
 USCCB publishes update on Temporary Protected Status for Haiti
 Australian bishops issue statement on rising cost of living
 Vatican sends 80 generators to Ukraine
 Pontiff accepts resignation of 82-year-old bishop
 DDF publishes 4 Vatican documents from 1962-2004 on addressing sexual abuse accusations
 Pope Leo outlines his vision of the priests that the Church needs today
 Pope thanks floral, Vatican building services stafff

Released Monday, Feb. 9

 Westminster diocesan employee who stole $130K avoids jail
 USCCB publishes diocesan guide for evangelizing catechesis
 Archbishop Hicks, at New York installation Mass, calls for a ‘missionary Church, not a country club’
 Venezuelan cardinal calls on faithful to pray outside prisons
 In Nigeria, gunmen kill 3, abduct 11, including priest
 Pope approves new statutes for Pontifical International Marian Academy
 Cardinal Pizzaballa: ‘Concrete actions’ needed to rebuild trust in Holy Land
 19th-century Spanish priest beatified
 Bishop describes plight of Zaporizhzhia, under Russian attack
 Pope speaks of his devotion to Our Lady, asks the sick to offer their pain to God through Mary

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Sat14 February
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Memorial of Sts. Cyril, Monk and Methodius, Bishop

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Today is the Memorial of Saints Cyril and Methodius. St. Cyril (827-869) was a priest and a philosopher and accompanied his brother St. Methodius (826-885) to Moravia to preach the Gospel. They both perfected a Slavonic alphabet which is now known as the Cyrillic alphabet and translated the…

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