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 "bless this lacerated and disoriented humanity, that it may find the way back to its dignity and its highest vocation, that it may know the riches of God's mercy and love." A Catholic singer-songwriter in Los Angeles has released "Corpus Christi," a new song and video honoring Blessed Carlo Acutis' profound love for the Eucharist. Idaho will now require schools to teach fetal development and show ultrasound video to students in grades five to 12. Catholic Relief Services continues to aid those suffering from the impact of last week's 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar. A decade after the release of Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical on the environment, "Laudato Si'," Catholic experts tell OSV News there's much more work to be done in caring for our common home. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Read the stories in this podcast:

Remembering St. John Paul II

A Song for Blessed Carlo Acutis
(See our story for links to the song and video.)

Idaho Fetal Development Education Law

CRS Aid to Myanmar

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