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How the Formula 1 Pit Stop Has Saved Thousands of Babies

Top: Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Ferrari SF-25 in the pit stop during the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at Miami International Autodrome on May 4, 2024 in Miami, United States; bottom: baby in the NICU

Formula 1 teams have helped doctors in NICUs work more efficiently in emergency situations by implementing techniques used during a pit stop.

US Bishops Condemn Detention Mega‑Centers as ‘Deeply Troubling’ Plan

View of a warehouse that may become a detention center in Roxbury, New Jersey, on Feb. 16, 2026. Activists say the Department of Homeland Security is considering converting this industrial warehouse into an ICE detention center, which faces the opposition of the local community.

Catholic bishops are expressing opposition to a planned increase in migrant detention capacity.

Lenten Traditions You Should Know From Europe and Africa

The faithful offer public witness to their faith in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at Notre-Dame de la Sagesse (University of Kinshasa in DRC) each Lent.

The global reality of the Church translates into a variety of Lenten practices. Read on to learn about more traditions that the Register discovered.

Full Text: Cardinal Dolan on Faith, Politics, Notre Dame, and the Future of NYC

EWTN News In Depth
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop emeritus of New York speaks with EWTN News In Depth correspondent Mark Irons on the sidelines of the Encounter conference in Manhattan on Feb. 15, 2026.

In a wide-ranging interview with EWTN News, the archbishop emeritus touched on his years of service in New York, his future as chaplain, what being a Catholic politician means, his love for the Little Flower, and so much more.

Dialogue Stalled: SSPX and Vatican at Impasse Over July 1 Consecrations

Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Father Davide Pagliarani, superior general of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX).

ANALYSIS: What happens now that the leadership of the Society of St. Pius X has rejected the Vatican’s proposal to restart dialogue on the condition that they postpone their plan to consecrate bishops later this year?