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Cuba’s bishops headed to Vatican this month to meet with Pope Leo XIV

Posted on 02/7/2026 10:00 AM (Catholic World Report)

The country’s bishops will travel to Rome from Feb. 16–20 to present to Pope Leo XIV “the vicissitudes, sorrows, joys, and hopes of the Church in Cuba.” [...]

Zambia bishops instruct clergy and faithful to stay out of partisan politics

Posted on 02/7/2026 09:00 AM (Catholic World Report)

“The Church is not and must never be a mouthpiece for any political party or candidate,” the Zambian bishops stated. Read more in this roundup of world news that you may have missed this past week. [...]

Canadian Catholic bishops join members of Parliament in push to restrict medical aid in dying

Posted on 02/7/2026 08:00 AM (Catholic World Report)

The Canadian bishops issued a statement Feb. 5 supporting Bill C-218, which would prevent persons whose sole medical condition is mental illness from accessing physician-assisted suicide. [...]

After vandalism, Catholic school response is inspiring!

Posted on 02/7/2026 07:20 AM (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)

The photographs were shocking, in even in a time when destructive attacks against Catholic churches and schools have grown sadly commonplace. When Cyril Cruz, principal of Holy Angels Catholic School in Long Beach, California, arrived with her son to open up the hall for the daily school Mass on Monday morning, February 2, she found Read More…

After vandalism, Catholic school response is inspiring!