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Hello, I'm Maggie Murray of OSV News, and this is your OSV Newscast for Thursday, June 11th, 2026. The USCCB has concluded its second day of their spring plenary assembly. To close their meeting in Orlando, the bishops have formally consecrated the United States to the sacred heart of Jesus in celebration of the 250th anniversary of America's founding. With that, let's catch you up on the Catholic News of the Day. Here we go. Pope Leo XIV delivered a powerful speech today speaking to human trafficking survivors at one of Europe's most active migration entry points. At the port of Arguinigin on Gran Canaria in Spain's Canary Islands, the Pope responded to the testimony of a Nigerian trafficking survivor with words of profound dignity and hope. Your life does not belong to those who harmed you, he said. Your life belongs to God, who has given you a dignity that cannot be taken from you. The Pope addressed survivors, migrants, and aid workers alike, insisting that human dignity has no passport and does not lose its value when crossing a border. He also called for stronger protections for migrants and trafficking victims and urged the church not to turn away from their suffering. The Canary Islands sit at one of the closest points between Europe and the African coast, making them a major and often dangerous destination for migrants crossing the Atlantic. The nation's Catholic bishops have voted to update their landmark document on child protection, strengthening key definitions while maintaining the presumption of innocence for the accused. The revisions to the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People passed by a two-thirds vote this afternoon at the U.S. Bishop's Spring Plenary Assembly in Orlando, following a period of debate that began the previous day. Bishop Barry Nestout of Richmond, Virginia, chairman of the U.S.CCB's Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People, said the updated charter will remain focused exclusively on clergy abuse of minors. A separate document is now being developed to address abuse involving vulnerable adults. The original charter was first established by the bishops in 2002 as clerical abuse scandals emerged across the country. Archbishop Ronald Hicks of New York and Bishop Thomas Paproki of Springfield, Illinois also joined Bishop Nestout in presenting the revisions. The updates reflect the bishop's ongoing commitment to accountability and the safety of children in Catholic institutions. A Catholic bishop in Northern Ireland is speaking out forcefully after violent anti-migrant riots gripped Belfast for the second consecutive night. Bishop Alan McGuckkian of Down and Connor condemned those using fear to stoke the flames of racism as unrest that began Monday continued to escalate. The violence was triggered after a 30-year-old Sudanese refugee was charged with the attempted murder of Stephen Ogilvy, who remains in an induced coma. Massed rioters chanting foreigners out targeted residents based on skin color, burning vehicles, and homes. In a striking rebuke of the violence, Ogilvy's own family issued a statement saying they were disgusted by the riots, praising the contributions of migrants and making clear the unrest does not represent their values. The Irish Bishops Conference, meeting in Maynooth, also condemned the attacks and urged support for police. Twelve officers were injured and 16 rioters were arrested after authorities deployed water cannons against protesters throwing bricks and Molotov cocktails. The Secure America Act provides $70 billion to fund immigration and customs enforcement and customs and border protection for the next three years, through the end of Trump's second term. The bill passed in the House on a narrow 214 to 212 vote. For months, the bishops and other Catholic immigration advocates urged Congress to include reforms protecting migrant families from separation and shielding sensitive locations like churches from enforcement activity. None of those measures survived the final negotiations. Kevin Appleby, senior fellow at the Center for Migration Studies of New York and a former U.S.CCB migration policy director, offered a stark assessment. DHS now has an almost unlimited amount of funding to build a mass deportation infrastructure with no guardrails or accountability, he told OSV News. For Catholic advocates, the bill's passage without those protections represents a significant and deeply troubling missed opportunity. Coming off the heels of Pope Leo's wildly successful trip to Spain this past week, the Holy Fathers' September visit to France is coming into focus. French church leaders have released new details about the September 25th to 28th Apostolic Journey, expressing hope it will generate the same enthusiasm seen during the Pope's visit to Spain. The trip will open in Paris, where Pope Leo is scheduled to pray Vespers at Notre Dame Cathedral, marking the first papal visit since the cathedral's reopening after the devastating 2019 fire. He will also visit UNESCO and lead a large youth prayer vigil before celebrating an outdoor mass in the French capital. From Paris, the Pope will travel to Lourdes, where he will celebrate Mass near the very grotto where Our Lady appeared to Saint Bernadette. The journey will conclude in Metz, a city tied to Franco-German reconciliation and European Union founding father Robert Schumann. A possible stop at a leading palliative care facility is also under consideration amid France's ongoing national debate over assisted dying legislation. And that's your OSV Newscast for today. I'm Maggie Murray of OSV News. 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