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 at age 94. Hundreds gather to mourn the shooting death of a Kansas priest, a loss for which "there are no words," said Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas. Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican's foreign minister, spoke by phone today with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov regarding Russia's war in Ukraine and Catholics in Russia. Archbishop Marco Tin Win of Mandalay said despite the suffering caused by a recent deadly earthquake, the people of Myanmar are clinging to hope in God's mercy. More than 20 films, TV shows and books have received this year's Christopher Award for lifting up "lights in the darkness." Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Read the stories in this podcast:

Theodore McCarrick Death

Kansas Priest Murdered

Vatican Call with Russian Federation

Archbishop Win on Hope, Mercy in Myanmar

The 2025 Christopher Awards