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Back to EpisodesSt. John Henry Newman Feast Day Announced, Haitian Catholics React to TPS Deportation Threats, Bishops Statement on Black History Month, and Christian Olympians compete on Team USA.
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Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Feb. 4, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.
Read the stories in this episode:
- Pope Leo XIV added the feast of St. John Henry Newman to the Church’s universal calendar, inviting Catholics worldwide to celebrate his witness to faith and truth each October 9.
- Catholic high school students in Draper, Utah, walked out of class to protest ICE actions and publicly support immigrants in a peaceful downtown demonstration.
- Haitian Catholic communities in the U.S. expressed relief but ongoing concern after a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending protected status for Haitian immigrants.
- U.S. bishops marked Black History Month by urging Catholics to honor historical memory, confront racism, and become courageous witnesses to human dignity.
- Several Team USA Winter Olympic athletes shared how Christian and Catholic faith are sustaining them as they prepare for the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.