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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Feb. 16, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Read the stories in this episode:

• Supporters of the traditional Latin Mass are distancing themselves from the Society of St. Pius X after the group announced plans to consecrate bishops without papal approval -- a move that could trigger excommunications.
• Data showing most individuals in immigration detention do not have violent criminal records highlights ongoing concerns expressed by the nation's Catholic bishops over the Trump administration immigration crackdown, said an official with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. 
• A Harvard University academic whose work focuses on human flourishing has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV to a Vatican research group.
• Four hundred years after its consecration, St. Peter's Basilica is marking the milestone with a 21st-century upgrade.
• Minnesota artist Sheryl Moran -- the artist behind an oil portrait of Pope Leo XIV commissioned for the Pontifical North American College in Rome shortly after his May 2025 election -- prays for the pope intentionally every day after the project.