Judge Releases 5-year-old Boy, Pope Prays for Africa, Pew Study on UK Christian Revival, Vatican Recognizes Guatemalan Confessional Martyr

OSV Newscast · Feb 2, 2026 · 6m

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless!Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Feb. 2, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.Read the stories in this episode:A federal judge ordered the release of a five-year-old asylum seeker and his father, citing Gospel verses while sharply criticizing immigration detention practices that traumatize children.Pope Leo XIV urged sincere dialogue between the United States and Cuba as rising tensions threaten to deepen suffering on the island amid an ongoing socio-economic crisis.Pope Leo…