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- U.S. bishops mark 100th anniversary of Black History Monthby Francesca Pollio Fenton on February 4, 2026 at 10:24 pm
February marks the 100th anniversary of Black History Month being commemorated in the U.S.
- Church fresco angel that resembled Italian prime minister painted over to end controversyby Victoria Cardiel on February 4, 2026 at 9:54 pm
The restored fresco in an ancient church in Rome sparked controversy after one of the angels depicted in the restoration bore a striking resemblance to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
- Archbishop Coakley urges U.S., Russia to renew nuclear arms control pactby Tessa Gervasini on February 4, 2026 at 9:19 pm
U.S. bishops’ conference president Archbishop Paul Coakley called for keeping limitations of the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which is set to expire on Feb. 5.
- Why Slovak bishops are defending 25-year-old agreement with Holy Seeby Bohumil Petrík on February 4, 2026 at 6:54 pm
A Slovak opposition party has questioned aspects of the country’s 25-year-old agreement with the Vatican, prompting Catholic bishops to defend the accord as serving the common good of all citizens.
- New York Archdiocese says longtime insurer waged ‘shadow campaign,’ posed as victims’ rights groupby Daniel Payne on February 4, 2026 at 5:28 pm
The archdiocese alleged that Chubb Insurance posed as the “Church Accountability Project.”