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Catch up on the Catholic news of the day with OSV News, featuring top stories from the Vatican, the U.S. and across the world. At OSV News, we've got the Church covered.

  1. 5h ago

    SSPX Consecrations, Sister Letty ICE Detention Reax, Benedictine Jubilee, and More

    Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for July 1, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Despite a personal appeal from Pope Leo XIV, the Society of St. Pius X went ahead July 1 with the unauthorized consecration of four new bishops at its seminary in Écône, Switzerland. Vice President JD Vance said during a June 30 interview that he sees some of the Vatican's views on immigration ​as "troubling."A woman religious in McAllen told OSV News the "power of prayer" was key to the release of Sister Letty Ugboaja, who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as she walked to Sunday Mass, but foreign-born religious in the area are on their guard after the incident.The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 took up a case regarding whether state and local bans on semiautomatic rifles, sometimes called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment.The Benedictine Confederation has launched a new website to help pilgrims, visitors and spiritual seekers connect with monasteries worldwide as the Church begins a four-year "Journey to Jubilee" leading to the 1,500th anniversary of the founding of Monte Cassino in 2029.

    8 min

  2. 1d ago

    SCOTUS on Birthright Citizenship and Transgender Sports, ICE Detains Texas Sister, Pope Leo Pleads SSPX to Halt Consecrations, and More

    Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 30, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 upheld West Virginia and Idaho state laws requiring student athletes to compete on sports teams that correspond to their biological sex rather than their gender identity. The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 struck down President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, finding it violated the 14th Amendment. A religious sister on her way to Sunday Mass in the border city of McAllen, Texas, was detained by U.S. Customs and Enforcement agents for several hours June 28.Pope Leo XIV has issued a final, heartfelt appeal to the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X, urging its leader to halt the unauthorized consecration of new bishops planned for July 1.Pope Leo XIV is urging Christians around the world to prepare together for 2033, when the Catholic Church will celebrate an extraordinary Jubilee year marking 2,000 years since the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

    9 min

  3. 2d ago

    Boston Eucharistic Procession, Bishops' Border Mass, Cardinals Consistory Wraps, and More

    Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 29, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Over 2,500 Catholics, united and proud in their faith, marching through Boston and bringing the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist to everyone in their midst, led by their archbishop and dozens of priests, praying the rosary in a place where the celebration of Mass was once illegal. Five Catholic bishops from the United States-Mexico border region led a day of pastoral accompaniment in Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Mexico, June 26 as the United States approaches its 250th birthday as a nation.On the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, Pope Leo XIV personally placed the pallium on the shoulders of 35 metropolitan archbishops, urging them to follow the example of the patron saints of Rome in being "builders of unity" and "servants of the truth in charity." Cardinals concluded a two-day extraordinary consistory June 27, saying Pope Leo XIV's decision to convene the College of Cardinals twice in six months has already strengthened unity by helping cardinals get to know one another. Pope Leo XIV is calling for global solidarity and sending financial aid to Venezuela after the strongest twin earthquakes to strike the nation in over a century left at least 1,450 people dead.

    8 min

  4. 5d ago

    Cardinals Meeting in Rome, Rape Charges for English Bishop, Catholic Reaction to SCOTUS on Haiti & Syria TPS, and More

    Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 26, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV opened the second extraordinary consistory of his pontificate June 26, urging cardinals to help him discern what the Holy Spirit is saying to the Church today and reminding them they are not "guardians of particular interests," but disciples called to communion in Christ. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales has issued an unreserved apology and renewed its commitment to a zero-tolerance policy for abuse following the arrest and charging of a local prelate.Four American archbishops are in Rome to receive the pallium from Pope Leo XIV during the June 29 Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul.Catholic leaders are warning the Supreme Court's decision allowing the Trump administration to deport more than 330,00 Haitians and some 6,100 Syrians under protected status in the U.S. will have dire consequences -- including for the U.S. itself.The relics of the French nun to whom Christ revealed his Sacred Heart will be available for public veneration in the U.S. at a number of locations, as the nation -- newly consecrated to the Sacred Heart -- marks its 250th anniversary.

    8 min

  5. 6d ago

    Venezuela Earthquakes, Supreme Court on Immigration, Mass on Pilgrimage Mountain Under Trump Threat, and More

    Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 25, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in the episode: Catholic leaders across the world are pledging prayers and support, as the strongest earthquakes to strike Venezuela in more than a century have killed at least 188 people dead and left over 1,500 injured.The traditionalist Society of St. Pius X is moving forward with plans to consecrate four new bishops on July 1 without a papal mandate, defying direct warnings from the Vatican.The U.S. Supreme Court has issued several rulings, including two that impact immigration, with one decision giving the Trump administration the go-ahead to end deportation protections for eligible Haitians and Syrians in the U.S. Catholic permanent deacons -- who in 2025 numbered more than 21,000 in the U.S., with close to 15,000 in active ministry -- "bring a spirit of renewal and encouragement to the missionary ministry of the Church," said Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations.As the Trump administration moves to seize a diocesan pilgrimage site for the border wall, bishops from New Mexico and Texas are calling on the faithful to join them for a June 28 Mass on the mountain.

    9 min

  6. Jun 24

    Dobbs Decision Anniversary, Sheen Beatification Tickets, Sudan Priest Murdered, and More

    Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 24, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: On the fourth anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. bishops and pro-life leaders pointed to abortion pills as among key challenges  for the cause of protecting the right to life of unborn children. Tickets to the September 2026 beatification of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen are quickly being snapped up, and the $15-$25 per-person price is due to the "substantial costs" in planning and holding the event at a national-level venue, Bishop Louis Tylka of Peoria, Illinois, told OSV News. German lay Catholic groups are vowing to press forward with demands to preach at Mass, directly defying a Vatican rejection of the proposal.Catholic leaders in Sudan are renewing calls to end violence against civilians after the killing of Father Youhanna Al-Amin, a priest serving in the Diocese of El-Obeid. Participation in the Eucharist transforms believers into the Body of Christ and offers a remedy to the divisions affecting families and communities, Pope Leo XIV said during his weekly general audience June 24.

    8 min

  7. Jun 23

    Cardinal Consistory, Pakistan Catholics' Faith Amid Persecution, Archdiocese of Chicago Counters False Abuse Claims, and More

    Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 23, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: The Vatican has released the official schedule for Pope Leo XIV's upcoming extraordinary consistory, giving a clear glimpse into the major themes guiding his papacy.As Pakistan's religious minorities continue to face rights violations, that nation's Catholic bishops are fostering hope the faithful can live out their convictions with confidence.The bishops of France are urging the faithful to take part in a prayer novena that began June 21, as lawmakers move closer to a pivotal vote on legislation that could permanently legalize assisted dying. The Archdiocese of Chicago has been given the go-ahead to proceed with its countersuit against abuse settlement claimants who received payouts or had pending settlements after filing allegedly false claims.Although the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear its case and the land has been transferred, an Indigenous coalition seeking to protect its sacred site at Oak Flat in Arizona from destruction by a copper mining giant continues its legal efforts.

    8 min

  8. Jun 22

    Pope Addresses UN World Food Program, Diocese Fights for Mount Cristo Rey, 50th Anniversary of Steubenville Conferences, and More

    Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 22, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Speaking at U.N. World Food Program headquarters in Rome, Pope Leo XIV criticized global priorities that favor weapons and conflict over feeding the hungry, calling access to food a fundamental human right. During a visit to the hometown of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Pope Leo highlighted her legacy of serving migrants and challenged young people to follow her example of faith-filled missionary service. In a video message marking the 50th anniversary of the Steubenville Youth Conferences, Pope Leo encouraged young Catholics to seek fulfillment in God rather than social media, material success, or popular culture. The Diocese of Las Cruces is continuing its legal fight against federal efforts to acquire land at Mount Cristo Rey, arguing the project would violate religious freedom and damage a sacred place of prayer. Celebrating Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Mount in Anjara, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa urged pilgrims to trust in God’s providence and look ahead to the 2030 jubilee marking 2,000 years since Jesus’ baptism.

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Catch up on the Catholic news of the day with OSV News, featuring top stories from the Vatican, the U.S. and across the world. At OSV News, we've got the Church covered.

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  • Episodes
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