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Poverty and Conflict, Pope Leo on Syria Church Bombing, Bishop on the Seas, and More
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 25, 2025. In this episode:Peace is "more than jus...
Israel-Iran Ceasefire, French Catholic Data, Thoughts on Hell, and More
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 24, 2025. In this episode:A ceasefire between Israel and Ir...
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Wraps, Cries for Peace, Seal of Confession, and More
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 23, 2025. In this episode:'Be bold for Jesus': Los A...
World Refugee Day, Canada Indigenous Peoples Day, Brazil Catholics
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 20, 2025. In this episode: On World Refugee Day (June 20), Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on...
Corpus Christi, Juneteenth, Sacred Heart
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 19, 2025. In this episode: Catholics in Poland mark the feast of Corpus Christi as a public witness to their faith in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharis...
Supreme Court Transgender Ruling, Cuba's Bishops Speak Out, Sacred Heart Novena
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 18, 2025. In this episode: The Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's ban against certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who id...
Religious Liberty Commission, NJ on Grand Juries for Clerical Abuse, Pope Leo XIV and Young Astronomers
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 17, 2025. In this episode: Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York and Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, are among the leaders who gathered for yes...
Bishop Zaidan on Israel-Iran Strikes, Catholic Leaders on Minnesota Lawmaker Killings, Sacré-Coeur at 150
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 16, 2025. In this episode: Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chair of the U.S. Catholic bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace, calls for ardent prayer and ...
Jerusalem Priest on Iran Strikes, Acutis and Frassati Canonizations, Kidnapped Ukrainian Kids
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 13, 2025. In this episode: Jesuit Father John Paul, rector of the Tantur Ecumenical Institute in Jerusalem, shares how he focuses on supporting Palestinians and ...
Air India Crash, Vatican and Ukraine's Missing Kids, Archbishop Gomez on Peace Amid LA Protests
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 12, 2025. In this episode: Pope Leo XIV expresses his condolences over the loss of at least 241 following the crash of an Air India jet shortly after takeoff fro...
Ukraine Cathedral Attack, Nigerian Priest Kidnapped, Pope Leo XIV Meets UN Head
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 11, 2025. In this episode: A massive Russian drone assault on Ukraine yesterday killed at least 7 and injured 13, while damaging Holy Wisdom Cathedral - St. Soph...
Austria School Shooting, Buffalo Diocese Bankruptcy, New York Assisted Suicide
Gina Christian catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 10, 2025. In this episode: Catholic bishops in Austria call for prayer as a school shooting kills 9 and injures 12. Parishes in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, will soon b...
Pope Leo on Pentecost, Archbishop Gomez on LA ICE Protests, Rupnik Art Comes Down
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 9, 2025. In this episode: Pope Leo XIV, speaking in his Pentecost homily, said the Holy Spirit "breaks down barriers and tears down the walls of indifference and...
Florida Execution, Washington Archdiocese Layoffs, Pope Leo XIV's First Month
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 6, 2025. In this episode: As the state of Florida moves forward with another scheduled execution on June 10, retired Bishop Felipe Estévez of St. Augustin...
SCOTUS on Catholic Charities, Russia Losing Religious Freedom, Blessed Carlo Acutis LEGO Video
Gina Christian of OSV News. catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 5, 2025. In this episode: The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of the Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin in a case affirmin...
Trump and EMTALA, Uganda Martyrs, Australian Catholics on the Rise
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 4, 2025. In this episode: The Trump administration announced that it would revoke Biden-era guidance to the nation's hospitals directing them to perform abortion...
Eucharistic Pilgrimage Protests, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Beatboxing Nuns
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 3, 2025. In this episode: Catholics are being urged to attend National Eucharistic Pilgrimage events in large numbers as anti-Catholic protests grow along the 3,...
Pope Leo XIV on Families, Charlotte Latin Mass, Cincinnati Church Fire
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 2, 2025. In this episode: Pope Leo XIV describes families as the cradle of humanity's future. Polish nuns martyred during the Second World War are beatified. The...
Deportation Protections Paused, Gaza's Human Catastrophe, Little Flower Relics Tour
Gina Christian catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 30, 2025. In this episode: The Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump's administration to end deportation protections for more than 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Ha...
Washington Bishops Sue, Third Country Deportations, Pope Leo XIV and Pro-Life Cause
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 29, 2025. In this episode: Washington State's Catholic bishops sue over a new law that would make clergy mandated reporters and violate the seal of confession. Ca...
Apache Stronghold, Holy See on Civilian Casualties, Pope Leo XIV Style
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 28, 2025. In this episode: The Supreme Court turned down the Apache Stronghold organization's request to plead for the protection of sacred lands from mining, in ...
Catholic Foster Care, Harvard Catholics on Visa Ban, Belarus Priest Imprisoned
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 27, 2025. In this episode: As the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision -- which sent the issue of abortion back to the states -- reaches its third anniversary, Catholic...
Prayers for Slain Israeli Embassy Staffers, SCOTUS on Catholic Charter School, Pope Leo XIV and Anti-Trafficking
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 22, 2205. In this episode: Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Bishop Michael Burbidge are among Catholic leaders calling for prayers after a young couple, both Israeli em...
Father Mike Schmitz Tour, Mexico Massacres, Pope Leo XIV First General Audience
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 21, 2025. In this episode: Father Mike Schmitz, hit podcaster and youth minister, has a new "Parables" tour coming to a city near you. Delaware becomes the 11th s...
Trump on Ukraine-Russia Talks at Vatican, Take It Down Act, Chicago to Celebrate Pope Leo
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 20, 2025. In this episode: President Donald Trump said prospects for talks between Ukraine and Russia at the Vatican look promising. The Take It Down Act, signed ...