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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 28, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Vandals defaced statues of the Virgin Mary and set fire to the altar at Medjugorje's Church of St. James early Tuesday, prompting condemnation from Bosnia-Herzegovi...

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 27, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: During his Angelus address in Castel Gandolfo July 26,  Pope Leo XIV renewed his urgent appeals for peace in the Holy Land and across the Middle East during his Angelu...

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 24, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: A recent OpenAI security incident that saw a test model go rogue may be a sign of more to come, and a call to double down on preventing future attacks, a Catholic expe...

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 23, 2026. Tue in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Venezuelan Catholic bishops are urging the faithful to reject claims that the country’s devastating June earthquakes were a form of divine punishment. Ten years after 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 forJuly 22, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: The Vatican has pushed back against reports that former Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik has been acquitted in his Vatican criminal trial. Catholic leaders in Peru are rallyi...

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 21, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Cardinal Bechara Rai called Lebanese Catholics to prayer as President Joseph Aoun met with President Trump at the White House to discuss disarming Hezbollah and securing...

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 20, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Four orders of Catholic sisters and healthcare ministries sued New York on July 17th, arguing a new physician-assisted suicide law would force them to violate their fait...

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 buildi...

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 aba...

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 Isra...

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 Arch...

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 be...

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 c...

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 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 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. Cardi...

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 7, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: French traditionalist Catholics in communion with Rome are expressing grief over the SSPX schism while rallying behind Pope Leo XIV's September France visit, with th...

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 6, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: The 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage concluded in Philadelphia with Pope Leo XIV and Archbishop Nelson Pérez urging Catholics to carry Christ's Eucharistic prese...

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 2, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: The Vatican has declared the Society of St. Pius X to be "in schism" after the traditionalist group consecrated four bishops without papal approval, marking 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 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,...

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 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 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...

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 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 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 peop...

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...

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 papa...