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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 8, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Stories in this episode:

• The 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will travel the East Coast from St. Augustine, Florida, to Portland, Maine, ending in Philadelphia, organizers announced.
• Archbishop Bernard Hebda is continuing his call for prayers after police said a woman was pronounced dead following a shooting involving a federal agent in Minneapolis.
• The Thomas More Society announced it would pursue a rehearing of its case against California's laws that allow public schools to conceal how a student expresses their gender identity at school from their parents. 
• Victims of clergy sexual abuse in Spain are expressing cautious optimism after a landmark agreement between the Catholic Church and the Spanish government aimed at providing reparations.
• After an intense day of roundtable discussions, the "low-batteried" but "very pleased" cardinals wrapped the first historic extraordinary consistory convened by Pope Leo XIV.