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97 episodes
Conclave Stats, SCOTUS and Catholic Charter School, Digital Native Cardinals
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 30, 2025. In this episode: The Supreme Court hears arguments on public funding for a proposed Catholic charter school in Oklahoma. House Speaker Mike Johnson ta...
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Trump's 100 Days, Catholic Labor Network, Conclave Smoke Watch and Salve Regina
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 29, 2025. In this episode: Polls show Trump's approval ratings have fallen, including among Catholics. The Catholic Labor Network urges Trump to rescind an orde...
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Conclave Date Set, Argentina Cries for Pope Francis, Vancouver Attack, Canada's Election
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 28, 2025. In this episode: The Vatican announced May 7 as the start date for the papal conclave. Argentina mourns the loss of Pope Francis, and former U.S. Pres...
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Pope Francis Funeral, Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting, Conclave and the Spirit
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 26, 2025 -- the day the church and the world said farewell to Pope Francis. Over 200,000 filled St. Peter's Square for the papal funeral, with presider Cardinal...
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Mary's Role in Pope Francis' Burial, FDA Says No Abortion Drug Plans, 9/11 Widow Recalls Pope
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 25, 2025. In this episode: Details on why Pope Francis chose to be buried in the Basilica of St. Mary Major, instead of at St. Peter's Basilica. African Catholi...
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Cardinals Meet in Rome, Pope Francis Funeral Details, Holocaust Remembrance, and Divine Mercy
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 24, 2025. In this episode: Cardinals meet in Rome, but say they're focused on mourning Pope Francis before looking to the papal transition. The pope's April 26 ...
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Pope Francis Lies in State, Buffalo Diocese Bankruptcy, 'Miracle on Market Street'
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 23, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis' casket lies in state in St. Peter's Basilica, where thousands are paying their respects ahead of the papal funeral on A...
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Pope Francis Remembered, Papal Funeral Set, Cardinals Meet in Rome
Gina Christian catches you up on continuing coverage of the death of Pope Francis as of April 22, 2025. World leaders and faithful remember the late pope, who died yesterday at age 88, as a champion of peace and those on the margins. Cardinals ...
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Pope Francis' Death: The Church and the World React
In this special edition of the OSV Newscast, Gina Christian shares how the Catholic Church and the world are reacting to the death of Pope Francis, who passed away at the Vatican April 21, 2025, at 7:35 a.m. local time. Catholic bishops, clergy...
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Easter in Gaza and Jerusalem, Chrism Mass at Vatican, Burmese Catholics
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 17, 2025. In this episode: Catholics and Christians in both Gaza and Jerusalem celebrate the Easter Triduum amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. In Rome, hundreds...
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Mulderig at the Movies: Jesus in Film
Gina Christian speaks with OSV News media reviewer John Mulderig about how Jesus has been portrayed in films old and new -- and how such movies can deepen faith. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.Read John Mulderig's article on ...
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Pope Francis on Prodigal Son, Visions of Christ's Suffering, Antoni Gaudí Declared Venerable
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 16, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis points to Jesus' parable of the prodigal son as evidence that "wherever we are lost and however we are lost, God always ...
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Pope Francis and Holy Week, Attack on Governor Shapiro, Irish Priest Forgives Attacker
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 15, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis continues to recover after his lengthy hospitalization, but the Vatican has not yet specified his schedule for Holy Week...
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Palm Sunday Massacre, Nicaragua Catholic Repression, Indiana Seminarian Sings at Vatican
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 14, 2025. In this episode: Catholic and other religious leaders, along with heads of state, condemn Russia's Palm Sunday missile strike on Sumy, Ukraine, which ...
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Religious Workforce Protection, France Catholic Boom, Pope Francis Surprise Visit
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 11, 2025. In this episode: The nation's Catholic bishops have told congressional lawmakers they support bipartisan legislation that would ease some immigration ...
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Citizens of Faith, First Deaf Eucharistic Congress, Poland Passion Play
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 10, 2025. In this episode: A second Trump administration could present both challenges and opportunities for issues related to Catholic social teaching, a...
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Trump Vatican Ambassador Pick, Holy See to UN on Disarmament, Pope Sends Ambulances to Ukraine
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 9, 2025. In this episode: Brian Burch of CatholicVote, President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to the Holy See, defended the administration's foreign ai...
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New Archbishop in Kansas City, Iraqi Archbishop Slams Terrorism Lawsuit, Patricia Heaton Opens Up on Faith
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 8, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, and named Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of J...
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US Bishops End Kids Resettlement Contract, Russell Brand Charged, Pope Francis Appears in Public
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 7, 2025. In this episode: The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said it would not renew its cooperative agreements with the federal government related to chil...
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Theodore McCarrick Death, Kansas Priest Slain, Christopher Awards Announced
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 4, 2025. In this episode: Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, subject of long-running allegations of sexual abuse against minors and adults, has died ...
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Abortion and Medicaid, Ukrainian Catholic Scholarship, 'Awe' of the Nicene Creed
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 3, 2025. In this episode: The Supreme Court hears oral argument in a case that could determine if Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider, ca...
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Remembering St. John Paul II, Carlo Acutis Song, Laudato Si' at 10 Years
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 2, 2025. In this episode: On the 20th anniversary of St. John Paul II's death, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin prays to the late pope to "ble...
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Myanmar Earthquake, Acutis Canonization, Death Penalty Abolition Conference
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 1, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis prays for victims of a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, compounding that nation's humanitarian crisis and civil war. ...
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McGivney 'Miracle,' Catholic Charities in Court, Rupnik Mosaics Covered at Lourdes
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for March 31, 2025. In this episode: An Arizona family says their toddler was miraculously saved from death through prayers to Blessed Michael McGivney and other interces...
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Bishop Seitz on Migration, Catholics Erase Medical Debt, French Basilica Restoration, and More
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for March 28, 2025. In this episode: Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration, shares his thoughts on wha...
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