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St. 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.
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- 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.
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