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Wangkun Jia/Shutterstock Havana Cathedral is located in Plaza de la Catedral on Calle Empedrado in Old Havana. The Cuban bishops’ ad limina visit with Pope Leo was set for Feb. 16–20, but the urgent need to remain with the flock amid the fuel shortage crisis allowed only one bishop to make the trip ... read more

The bishops' conference issued a stark critique of plans to double federal immigration detention capacity: "The thought of holding thousands of families in massive warehouses should challenge the conscience of every American." ... read more

The Cuban bishops’ ad limina visit with Pope Leo was set for Feb. 16–20, but the urgent need to remain with the flock amid the fuel shortage crisis allowed only one bishop to make the trip to Rome. Map of Cuba. | Credit: Tom Korcak/Shutterstock ... read more

The Diocese of Brooklyn knew about sexual abuse allegations against Patrick Sexton “for many years” before the bishop officially barred him from ministry, according to personnel files. The Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph Catholic Church stands in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. | Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Recently ... read more

Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV speaks to priests from the Diocese of Rome in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Feb. 19, 2026. Here’s what Pope Leo said in a private Q-and-A with priests this week. ... read more

Spencer Platt The Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph Catholic Church stands in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. | Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images The Diocese of Brooklyn knew about sexual abuse allegations against Patrick Sexton 'for many years' before the bishop officially barred him from ministry, according to personnel files. ... read more

Win McNamee Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska, questions U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, March 22, 2022, in Washington. The former senator now battling stage-4 cancer, who has always been a defender of Catholics, talks ... read more

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The Trump administration's effort to remove a slavery exhibit at a national historic site in Philadelphia distorts history, while eroding racial justice and healing, several Black Catholic leaders told OSV News. ... read more

Detail from a 1750 painting of Saint Peter Damian, a Doctor of the Church, by Andrea Barbiani (1708-1779) (Image: Wikipedia) In 1298, Pope Boniface VIII decided to name four saints as Doctors of the Church to recognize their excellence as teachers of the Catholic faith and to honor the enduring impact of ... read more

L to R: Sacred artist Joseph Macklin and ‘Portrait of Sir Thomas More’ (detail, 1527), by Hans Holbein the Younger The saint’s visage will harken to that famous depiction, artist Joseph Macklin told the Register. ... read more

Adult baptisms in Belgium significantly rise, Polish commission reveals sex abuse in its diocese, and Ireland’s leading Catholic newspaper is threatened — all in this week’s world news roundup. The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels. | Credit: Anna Vaczi/Shutterstock Here is ... read more

Dennis MacDonald Students participate in daily classroom prayer at St. Mary Catholic Elementary School in St. Clair, Michigan, on May 11, 2024. With a federal tax credit launching and state programs expanding, supporters say 2026 could mark another turning point for school choice. ... read more

Here’s what Leo said in a private Q-and-A with priests this week. Pope Leo XIV speaks to priests from the Diocese of Rome in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Feb. 19, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media In a private exchange with priests ... read more

(Image of St. Peter's Basilica: Benjamin Fay/Unsplash.com) The Priestly Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) says it will proceed with plans to consecrate new bishops on July 1 without a pontifical mandate, despite a Vatican warning that the move would represent a “decisive rupture” of communion and bring “grave consequences” for the ... read more