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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 March 25, 2025. In this episode: The Archdiocese of Indianapolis announced scientific testing has ruled out an alleged Eucharistic miracle. Several diocesan administrators of federal school meals programs told OSV News funding cuts could leave kids hungry while...

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 March 24, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis greets crowds from the balcony of Rome's Gemelli hospital shortly before heading home after a more than five-week stay. Vatican doctors double down on offering free treatment for Rome's impoverished, in th...

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 March 21, 2025. In this episode: Satanists swear under oath in a Kansas court they don't have possession of a consecrated host and consecrated wine they intend to desecrate at a planned March 28 "black mass." Pope Francis' health shows signs...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news for March 20, 2025. In this episode: March Madness has begun, and Catholic teams are in the mix. A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's order banning transgender persons from the military. Faithful in Myanmar mourn as that nation's military junta bur...

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 March 19, 2025. In this episode: Europe's Catholic bishops express concerns over Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine and the conflict's geopolitical implications. A Nigerian seminarian has been killed, part of an escalating trend of slayings of clerg...

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 March 18, 2025. In this episode: Texas' attorney general charges a Houston-area midwife for illegally performing abortions under that state's near total ban. A Wichita, Kansas, church has been vandalized and a 23-year-old suspect is in custody, with t...

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 March 17, 2025. In this episode: The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops continues its legal battle against the Trump administration following the latter's cancellation of a refugee resettlement contract. Mexico's Catholic bishops call for justice and...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for March 14, 2025. In this episode: Kansas Catholics are outraged as a satanic group will be permitted to perform a "black mass" outside that state's Capitol March 28, a move being countered with public statements and prayers. Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of...

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 March 13, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis marks the 12th anniversary of his papal election, celebrating with a cake and hundreds of cards while on the mend in Rome's Gemelli hospital for severe respiratory illness. Papal biographer Austin Ivereigh refl...

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 March 12, 2025. In this episode: Catholic experts are keeping an eye on how the Trump administration's plan to cut the Department of Education by 50% will impact Catholic schools. Cardinal Robert McElroy calls for hope and compassion during his March 11 in...

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 March 11, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis continues to show progress in recovering from severe respiratory issues, even participating by video link in a Vatican Lenten retreat, although he remains hospitalized. The number of Australia's Catholics is se...

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 March 10, 2025. In this episode: Dr. Tim Millea of the Catholic Medical Association told OSV News that efforts to promote Restorative Reproductive Medicine as an alternative to infertility interventions such as IVF, which is against church teaching, require gre...

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 March 7, 2025. In this episode: Catholic anti-death penalty advocates call for clemency for a South Carolina death row inmate set to be executed by firing squad. Pope Francis remains in the hospital in stable but "complex" condition, with his prognosi...

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 Thursday, March 6, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis releases a short audio message from the hospital, which was read before tonight's recitation of the rosary in St. Peter's Square for his recovery. Speaking in Spanish and with some difficulty, the...

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 Wednesday, March 5, 2025, which is Ash Wednesday for Roman Catholics. In this episode: Pope Francis releases the text of his Ash Wednesday homily while he remains hospitalized for severe respiratory illness. Maronite Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, head of the U.S. bis...

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 March 4, 2025. In this episode: The Archdiocese of Indianapolis is investigating a possible Eucharistic miracle. The European Union's Catholic bishops affirm their support for Ukraine, calling for justice, accountability and the rule of law in the face of...

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 with the OSV Newscast for March 3, 2025. In this episode: Ukraine's Catholic bishops express their concerns about the need for both justice and peace, following the heated Feb. 28 exchange among U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukraine...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News speaks with OSV News media reviewer John Mulderig about some of the contenders for best picture at the 2025 Academy Awards. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com .

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 Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis experiences a setback in Rome's Gemelli hospital, suffering a dangerous "bronchospasm" today. He remained "alert and oriented" amid treatment, said the Vatican, adding that his progno...

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 Feb. 27, 2025. In this episode: Pew Research shows that Pope Francis has remained broadly popular with U.S. Catholics throughout his papacy, even among demographics differences in age, gender, Mass attendance levels and ethnicity. The pope remains at Rome'...

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 Feb. 26, 2025. In this episode:   Oklahoma's Catholic bishops are applauding yesterday's Supreme Court decision to throw out the death penalty murder conviction of Richard Glossip over dubious testimony. A major new study from Pew Research shows the n...

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 Feb. 25, 2025. In this episode: U.S. Army military chaplain Father Emil Kapaun, who served in World War II and the Korean War, has been declared "Venerable" by the Vatican. Pope Francis remains in stable but critical condition at Rome's Gemelli h...

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 Feb. 24, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis, still battling double pneumonia and respiratory infections, remains in Rome's Gemelli hospital with doctors labeling his condition critical and his prognosis "reserved." The Vatican said some laborato...

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 Feb. 21, 2025. In this episode: Catholic bishops, clergy and leaders continue to weigh in on the Trump administration's sweeping immigration policy changes, stressing the need to respect human dignity. The secretary of the Custos in the Holy Land is among...

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 Feb. 20, 2025. In this episode: The Department of Health and Human Services has begun implementing a Trump executive order on sex and gender recognizing only males and females, a move praised by the U.S. Catholic bishops. Vice President JD Vance highlights cons...