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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 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...

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 acc...

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 19, 2026.  Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this epsiode: Catholic leaders expressed cautious optimism about an end to the conflict in the Middle East after members of the Trump administration and Iranian officials signed a...

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 18, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV declared Mother Mary Teresa Tallon venerable today, advancing the sainthood cause of the New York-born foundress of the Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate...

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 17, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: The Catholic faithful and all people of goodwill in Canada have been called "to voice renewed concern" about the country's Medical Assistance in Dying l...

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 16, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Organizers declared Pope Leo XIV's weeklong Spain visit an overwhelming success, drawing 2.5 million participants and generating an expected economic impact of ove...

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 15, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: After President Donald Trump, Pakistani mediators and Iranian officials said a framework has been reached for a deal to end the war in Iran, a Catholic expert in peace...

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 12, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV concluded his visit to Tenerife by urging Christians to embrace migrants with hospitality, saying those who serve the vulnerable are themselves evangelized...

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 11, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV delivered a profound message of dignity and hope to human trafficking survivors at the Port of Arguineguín in Spain's Canary Islands, declaring that &...

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 10, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV made a deeply personal pilgrimage yesterday to the mountain monastery of Montserrat, entrusting his entire pontificate to Our Lady of Montserrat before cul...

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 9, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV arrived in Barcelona yesterday to enormous anticipation, praying in Catalan at the city's cathedral and preparing to celebrate Mass today at the Sagrad...

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 8, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV drew an estimated 500,000 young Catholics to a Madrid prayer vigil Friday night, challenging them to reject superficiality, embrace authentic Christian witn...

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 5, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: The Vatican's apostolic nuncio to Ukraine is cautiously encouraging a new diplomatic opening after President Zelenskyy published an open letter calling on Putin 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 4, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Spain is preparing a warm and unmistakably Catholic welcome for Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope makes his inaugural visit to the country June 6-12. Pope Leo XIV...

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 3, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: As Pope Leo XIV prepares to land in Madrid this Friday, Spanish Catholics and Church leaders are hoping his visit — to a nation still polarized by Civil War wounds — wil...

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 2, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV has named EWTN News president Montse Alvarado as prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication, making her the first laywoman and youngest perso...

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 1, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV on June 1 praised Venerable Fulton J. Sheen as "a light of faith, hope, and love" whose pioneering radio and television broadcasts brought the Go...

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 May 29, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: After a Pentecost launch, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage marks its first full weekend with events in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina. An AI ethics expert...

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 May 28, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV will preside over a worldwide rosary for peace May 30, uniting Marian shrines across continents in simultaneous prayer to close the Catholic Church's m...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Peter Jesserer Smith of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 27, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Vice President JD Vance said in a new interview with NBC News that while he has not yet fully read Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas...

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 May 26, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Catholic bishops across the U.S. and Mexico are enthusiastically welcoming Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas," released Sunday, which...

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 May 25, 2026 -- the day Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence." OSV News Vatican editor Courtney Mares was on site for the press conference unveiling 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 May 22, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV has cleared the way for the beatification of a Maronite patriarch who played a pivotal role in the creation of modern Lebanon. Somalia is nearing catastrop...

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 May 21, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: A Ukrainian nun serving in a city on the front lines met with Pope Leo XIV during a private audience with members of a papal society, handing him images of two Ukrainia...

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 May 20, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode:  Tens of thousands of Catholics are expected to join France’s annual Chartres pilgrimage as organizers stress unity with the pope amid renewed tensions surrounding tradi...