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  1. 20h ago

    World Cup Catholics, Pope Leo in South America, Theology of Migration, 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 17, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: As Spain and Argentina prepare for the July 19 World Cup final, the match also highlights the Catholic faith shared by both footballing nations.Anticipation is building across South America for Pope Leo XIV's expected visit this November. Promotions of sainthood causes take many directions. For Blessed Solanus Casey, the Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Joseph decided on a scholarly path with an essay prize for graduate students. Nobel laureates gathered in Rome July 16 praised Pope Leo XIV's encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" as they signed the Rome Declaration on an Unarmed and Disarming Peace in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Weapons.A "theology of migration" moves us toward "communion with God and with one another," said Holy Cross Father Daniel G. Groody of the University of Notre Dame, a member of the Vatican's Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development.

  2. 1d ago

    France Legalizes Assisted Dying, Venezuela Earthquake Toll Nears 5,000, USCCB vs. IVF Rule 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 July 16, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: France's National Assembly voted 291 to 241 to legalize assisted dying, prompting Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline to call it a "serious turning point" that abandons the nation's tradition of caring for people until natural death.The death toll from Venezuela's twin June 24th earthquakes has climbed to 4,829, as Caritas Venezuela and Catholic Relief Services distribute over 13,000 metric tons of food, water and hygiene supplies amid continuing aftershocks.Catholic leaders in Maine and Texas are calling for prayer and accountability after two fatal ICE shootings within a week claimed the lives of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, sparking protests and federal investigations.The USCCB submitted formal comments opposing a proposed federal rule expanding insurance coverage for IVF, urging the Trump administration to promote "restorative reproductive medicine" instead and to include conscience protections for employers.Senators pressed Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on his handling of state mifepristone lawsuits during his July 15th confirmation hearing, with Senator John Cornyn demanding a formal response on the administration's intentions as the nomination now hangs on razor-thin margins following Senator Lindsey Graham's death.

  3. 2d ago

    Holy Land Violence Against Christians, Pilgrimage Site Seizure Efforts, Georgia Martyrs, 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 15, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Franciscan leaders in the United States are taking their plea public, urging U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to take decisive diplomatic action against rising Israeli settler violence targeting West Bank Christians. The Diocese of Las Cruces is asking for a jury trial as it challenges the Trump administration's effort to seize land at Mount Cristo Rey, a historic Catholic pilgrimage site in southern New Mexico, for construction of a border wall.Pope Leo XIV's recent lunch with people experiencing homelessness and poverty at Castel Gandolfo has highlighted a model one Catholic organization hopes parishes around the world will adopt. Friar Pedro de Corpa and four fellow Franciscan missionaries, known as the Georgia Martyrs, continue to inspire Catholics more than four centuries after their deaths, as devotion grows ahead of their Oct. 31 beatification in Savannah.

  4. 3d ago

    SSPX in Kenya Rejects Schism, Catholic Relief Services in Venezuela, Doctor Fights to Prevent Blindness in Guatemala, 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 July 14, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: The Society of St. Pius X in Kenya is rejecting the Vatican's schism declaration, with Father Pierre Champroux insisting the group remains fully Catholic while Archbishop Philip Anyolo of Nairobi bars diocesan clergy from ministering alongside SSPX priests and urges the faithful to remain in full communion with Pope Leo XIV.Catholic Relief Services worker Robyn Fieser described devastation "a lot worse than expected" after arriving in Venezuela this week following back-to-back earthquakes that killed at least 4,500 people, as CRS and Caritas Venezuela distribute emergency food, hygiene kits and shelter materials to a traumatized population.South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham died unexpectedly Friday at age 71, with his sister Darline Graham Nordone set to complete his term — a loss that leaves a Republican vacancy on the Judiciary Committee just as it prepares to consider Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general.Cardinal Blase Cupich placed longtime Chicago social justice priest Father Michael Pfleger on leave following a decades-old sexual abuse allegation he strongly denies, with Pfleger suggesting the claim is retaliation for his outspoken advocacy on gun violence, racism and Trump administration policies.Guatemala Brillando, a Catholic-led eye care initiative founded by Pennsylvania optometrist Dr. Doug Villella and now led by the Yee brothers' Visualiza network, opened its fourth eye hospital this week on its path toward eliminating preventable blindness across Guatemala by 2032.

  5. 4d ago

    British Catholic Politician Killed, Holy See on HIV/AIDS, Archbishop Hebda in a Hard Hat for Habitat, 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 13, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Ann Widdecombe, a prominent British Catholic politician, author and broadcaster, has died after being fatally attacked in the kitchen of her home in Devon.Much has been done to mitigate rates of HIV and AIDS, but more work remains as children are still vulnerable to the virus and the disease it causes, said the Holy See's diplomatic representative to the United Nations in a July 10 address.Pope Leo XIV drew large crowds to Castel Gandolfo for his first summer Angelus at the papal residence July 12, with pilgrims packing trains and buses from Rome to join the gathering.By bringing together its five current novitiates spread throughout the continent into two new novitiates starting in 2028, the Society of Jesus will be able "to maintain robust cohorts of novices and provide them with the best formators we could." The archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis and students from St. Catherine University in St. Paul donned hard hats and work gloves July 8 to help raise a wall of the first duplex being built in the Twin Cities as part of a national Habitat for Humanity initiative called the Pope Leo Village.

  6. Jul 10

    Catholic Extension Lumen Christi Nominees, New Bishops in Washington, Polish Marian Mosaic Unveiled in Vatican Gardens and a Rosary Fit for the Pope

    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 July 10, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Catholic Extension Society announced 46 nominees on June 24th for its 2026-2027 Lumen Christi Award, honoring individuals and groups across the country whose spiritual care and self-sacrifice reflect the light of Christ, with finalists to be named this summer and a $100,000 national honoree selected in the fall.Cardinal Robert McElroy ordained Bishop Gary Studniewski and Bishop Robert Boxie III as new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Washington on Monday, telling roughly 2,500 people gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception that "the face of God smiles upon this archdiocese with intense love."A new mosaic of Our Lady of Gietrzwałd was unveiled in the Vatican Gardens on June 30th, with Polish Church leaders framing it as both a symbol of deepening Poland-Holy See ties and a renewed invitation for Pope Leo XIV to visit the shrine ahead of the 150th anniversary of its 1877 apparitions in 2027.Through Seton Hall Preparatory School's Spectrum Big Brothers program, students build weekly friendships with autistic peers at Academy360 Upper School, embodying what one program director called Pope Francis' vision of a "culture of encounter" from the encyclical "Fratelli Tutti."A Chicago White Sox-themed rosary handcrafted by Indiana hobbyist Kevin Workman reached Pope Leo XIV — an avid White Sox fan — on June 24th through former catcher A.J. Pierzynski, leaving Workman "in tears" over what he called "the biggest thing that's ever happened in my little world."

  7. Jul 9

    UK's First Catholic Prime Minister, Sainthood Cause for Norwegian Nobel Laureate, Faith and Family on "Little House on the Prairie" 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 July 9, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Andy Burnham is poised to become the United Kingdom's first publicly Catholic prime minister later this month, drawing cautious hope from Church leaders who praise his appreciation for Catholic social teaching while questioning whether his liberal positions on abortion, assisted suicide and marriage reflect his stated faith.Bishop Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali has chosen to remain in the besieged Sudanese city of El-Obeid — despite daily shelling, drone strikes, and a previous near-fatal assault by paramilitary forces — as a courageous witness to the small Christian community still sheltering there.Women who say they were harmed by the abortion pill sent a July 8th letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche urging him to side with states challenging the Biden-era policy permitting mifepristone to be dispensed by mail, as frustration grows over the Trump DOJ's repeated moves to pause those state lawsuits.Norway's Bishop Fredrik Hansen announced Tuesday that a sainthood cause will open this fall for Nobel Prize-winning author Sigrid Undset — a convert who found Catholicism through medieval research, became a Third Order Dominican, and publicly championed Norwegian resistance to Nazism during World War II.Netflix's new eight-episode adaptation of "Little House on the Prairie," premiering today, embraces the faith, family and community themes of the original while also exploring the Catholic-influenced spiritual life of the Osage people and referencing a real-life Jesuit missionary who served them in the 19th century.

  8. Jul 8

    Earthquake Aid to Venezuela, McElroy on Exorcist Removal, Ukrainian Bishops on Freedom, 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 8, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Catholic leaders and organizations in the U.S. continue to aid Venezuela as that nation recovers from two deadly earthquakes that struck 39 seconds apart June 24.Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of Washington said his decision to remove a high-profile priest as an archdiocesan exorcist was driven by the public way he exercised his ministry, not by his specific beliefs about UFOs.As the United States marked its 250th anniversary, Ukrainian Catholic bishops urged Americans to reflect on the true meaning of freedom through Ukraine's ongoing fight against Russia's full-scale invasion.Father Mike Schmitz, one of the most popular priest-influencers on social media, brought his signature warmth and energy to Fort Lauderdale on his "Parables" tour, inviting audiences to rediscover the timeless message of Christ's Gospel through the parables.Pope Leo XIV marked the 250th anniversary of the United States with a relaxed July 4 dinner at the Rome residence of the U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch, offering a rare glimpse of the first American pope in an informal setting.

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