February 2026 Newsletter
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Amid US foreign aid cuts, bishops call for solidarity between American, African Catholics
(OSV News) — Amid severe cuts in U.S. foreign aid, Catholic bishops an ocean apart are advocating for deeper bonds between the U.S. and the peoples of the African continent — with God-given human dignity as central to that summons.
“As brother bishops, we address the Church in the United States and Africa with a call to renewed fraternity and mutual solidarity between our peoples,” declared a joint Feb. 2 statement by the Committee on International Justice and Peace of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Development Commission of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).
Black History Month: A century of commemorating the history, achievements and contributions of Black Americans
Two U.S. bishops Feb. 3 urged Catholics to be “faithful stewards of memory” and “courageous witnesses to truth” during Black History Month, observed in February.
Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of Austin, Texas, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation, and Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell Jr. of Washington, chairman of the USCCB’s Subcommittee on African American Affairs, issued a joint statement to commemorate the month.
In Commemoration of Black History Month, “Let Us Be Faithful Stewards of Memory,” Say Bishop Garcia and Bishop Campbell
WASHINGTON — “Let us be faithful stewards of memory. Let us be courageous witnesses to truth,” said Bishop Daniel E. Garcia, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation, and Bishop Roy E. Campbell, chairman of the USCCB’s Subcommittee on African American Affairs, marking 100 years of commemorating Black history in the United States.
At a Howard University Mass, Cardinal McElroy highlights the crucial role of young Black Catholics in the Church and encourages them to live the Beatitudes
By Jack Kiyonaga | Catholic Standard
On the first day of Black History Month, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, visited Howard University to celebrate a Feb. 1 Mass with community members from the historic Black university. As part of an ongoing outreach effort to connect with young Catholics, Cardinal McElroy spent his Sunday evening sharing thoughts on the Beatitudes, his favorite film, the state of our nation, and more.