Minnesota ICE Operation Ends, Archbishop Sample on Immigration Solidarity, Nigeria Catholic Kidnappings, and More

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Feb. 13, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Read the stories in this episode:

• As U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan announced on Feb. 12 plans for federal agents to leave the Twin Cities metro area, Catholic leaders in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis acknowledged the need for hope as they look to next steps in the local community. 
• All Catholics are called to stand together by reaching out to their brothers and sisters in the faith of all ethnicities, especially those of Hispanic heritage, Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland, Oregon, said. 
• Catholic theologians and environmentalists are concerned after President Donald Trump announced Feb. 12 the administration will repeal a landmark scientific finding that was the legal basis for federal greenhouse-gas regulation.
• Gunmen in Nigeria's Kaduna state abducted 32 people, including a Catholic catechist and his pregnant wife, in the latest attack targeting Christian communities.
• Leaders of four major European bishops' conferences are urging renewed unity, warning that global instability and rising nationalism threaten both Europe and the wider world.