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Melissa Strikes Jamaica, Newman's New Oxford Revolution, Nostra Aetate at 60, and More

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Peter Jesserer Smith, national news editor of OSV News, catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Oct. 28, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

  • As Hurricane Melissa approached Jamaica, OSV News spoke with one of the island's bishops who stressed the need to "be grounded in a faith that truly allows us to know that God is with us." 
  •  It will be a momentous day for education and faith at University of Oxford when on Nov. 1, St. John Henry Newman will be formally proclaimed a doctor of the church by Pope Leo XIV.
  • "Nostra Aetate," a landmark Catholic document credited with igniting a revolution in Catholic-Jewish relations over the decades, has turned 60.
  • The world is thirsting for peace and for an end to abuses of power and indifference to the rule of law, Pope Leo XIV said at an international gathering for peace. 
  • What began as a joyful pilgrimage to the Jubilee of Youth has become a test of faith for 15-year-old Ignacio Gonzálvez of Spain. 

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