Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for March 19, 2025. In this episode: Europe's Catholic bishops express concerns over Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine and the conflict's geopolitical implications. A Nigerian seminarian has been killed, part of an escalating trend of slayings of clergy and religious in that nation. Marquette University has received a major gift to fund ongoing natural family planning research and education. In a prepared text released for his audience, Pope Francis, still recovering from double pneumonia at Rome's Gemelli hospital, reflected on Nicodemus as an example of one who can face fears with the help of Christ and change. The 100th birthday of Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964), a beloved Catholic novelist with a profound devotion to the Eucharist, will be marked this weekend in her native Savannah, Georgia. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Europe's Catholic bishops on Russia's war in Ukraine

Nigerian seminarian killed

Marquette University NFP gift

Flannery O'Connor at 100