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Hello, I'm Gina Christian, and you're listening to our OSV newscast for Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026. Let's catch you up on the Catholic news of the day, and here we go. Bishop Daniel Garcia of Austin, Texas is speaking out after a man was shot and wounded by an immigration and customs enforcement officer in that city on September 20th. 28-year-old Bilbo Rafael Garces Perez was delivering for DoorDash when he was shot by ICE, according to his lawyer. A video obtained by CNN showed officers cutting off the man's shirt after the incident, revealing a bullet wound in his back. Austin City officials called for an independent investigation of the incident. In a September 20th statement, Bishop Garcia said he was deeply saddened and disturbed by the shooting. He said, We find ourselves in a time in this country and city when people are living in terror and fear because of the increased activity of ICE agents on our streets. Many people are often being detained only due to the color of their skin or the language they speak. And Bishop Garcia added, Today the credibility of a federal agency that is supposed to protect us has been weakened by incidents such as the one that took place today. Renewing American political culture at a time of deep political division and declining trust requires more than better politics. That's what Archbishop William Laurie of Baltimore told the National Assembly of the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious. The Archbishop gave a September 18th keynote address at the group's gathering in Missouri. Archbishop Lorry said the Church has always understood that the renewal of society begins not with structures but with saints. He told the group, before there can be renewal of institutions, there must be renewal of persons. Before there can be civic friendship, there must be conversion of heart. And before there can be lasting peace, there must be reconciliation with God. Archbishop Lorry said religious life must remain above politics in the sense that the church must never become captive to partisan ideologies. But he said transcending politics does not mean withdrawing from the world. The Archbishop said the vocation of women religious matters not only to the church, but also to the nation, because he said, every authentic, consecrated life becomes a living argument that another way of being human is possible. Cardinal Ladislav Nemet of Belgrade is urging Western governments not to let recent controversy over the funeral of convicted Bosnian Serb wartime leader Ratko Malodic derail Serbia's ties with Europe. Speaking to OSV News, the Cardinal said he was surprised by calls to slow Serbia's Western integration after Mladic's September 7th funeral in Belgrade, which drew well over 12,000 people, including state officials. Cardinal Nemetz said, I'm always rather surprised when the so-called international community reacts this way to stories of real life. And I was particularly surprised by calls for a delay in Serbia's Western integration, since this incident didn't really involve Serbia. Milodic died August 27th in a UN prison hospital in The Hague, where he'd been serving a life sentence for genocide and crimes against humanity, including the Srebenitsia massacre and the siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War from 1992 to 1995. The European Union criticized official participation in Molodic's funeral, with EU leaders saying it reflected a failure to confront a dark chapter of European history and contradicted the values behind Serbia's path toward EU membership. Cardinal Nemet said the burial honored Milodic's request to be buried beside his daughter, who died by suicide in 1994. And the Cardinal said, it's important to recognize that the state-like funeral ceremonials actually played a lesser role than this: his simple last wish. And finally, Pope Leo XIV will travel more than 19,000 miles on 14 flights during a 12-day trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru in November. That's according to the schedule released by the Vatican yesterday. The journey will take place November 6th through 17th, and it will be Pope Leo's first papal visit to Latin America and his longest international trip to date. He'll celebrate nine public masses, visit seven cathedrals, and preside over two stadium prayer vigils. The Pope begins in Uruguay, where he will visit Montevideo, Paisandú, and Florida, and he'll celebrate Mass at the National Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Thirty Three. In Argentina, Pope Leo will visit Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Luján, home to the national shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Luján. It will be the country's first papal visit since 1987. Pope Francis never returned to his native Argentina after he was elected. The longest leg of Pope Leo's trip will be in Peru, where Pope Leo served for years as a missionary and bishop. He'll visit Lima, Cusco, Pucajpa, and Chiclayo, where he was bishop from 2015 to 2023. The journey begins November 6th with a flight of more than 14 hours and 6,900 miles from Rome to Montevideo, Uruguay. The return flight from Lima, Peru to Rome covers 6,700 miles. In between, the Pope will travel to a new destination nearly every day. Safe travels, Holy Father. We're praying for you. And that's your OSV Newscast for today. I'm Gina Christian. Check out the show notes for a link to our website. That's where you can find the stories in this episode and more. And as always, we ask you to please make sure to subscribe to this podcast. Give us a follow on social media and bookmark osvnews.com. Thanks to our listeners around the world. We're glad to see you checking in. 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