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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 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...

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. 19, 2025. In this episode: the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sues the Trump administration for violating the nation's laws by ending a long-running partnership to resettle refugees vetted by the federal government. Catholic pro-life advocates de...

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. 18, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis has been diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia. The 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage has been announced. A priest in Myanmar has been murdered amid that nation's civil war. Catholic prison ministry evolves on a...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for February 17, 2025. In this episode: His Beatitude Sviatoslav, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, sits down with OSV News to talk about justice and peace in Ukraine, now nearing the fourth year of Russia's full-scale invasion. Pope Francis rema...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for February 14, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis has been hospitalized after battling bronchitis for several days. Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, who chairs the U.S. Catholic bishops' migration committee, invited Vice President JD Vance to dialogu...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for February 12, 2025. In this episode: The Catholic University of America is recognized as an elite research institution, joining a select group of other U.S. Catholic schools. Catholic missions continue to serve in violence-torn Haiti, bringing hope amid &quot...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for February 12, 2025. In this episode: The Vatican announces a number of bishop retirements and new appointments in the U.S. A number of religious groups have filed suit in federal court against new Trump administration policies lifting restrictions on immigrat...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for February 11, 2025. In this episode: Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, NJ orders a new investigation into Seton Hall University's reports on disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick. Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa speaks of hope...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for February 10, 2025. In this episode: Caritas Internationalis calls the Trump administration's cuts to USAID "reckless," saying they will endanger millions worldwide. The next National Eucharistic Congress will take place in 2029, with regional...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for February 7, 2025. In this episode: In-person Sunday Mass attendance is back to pre-pandemic levels -- but it's still just at 24%, according to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University. The former head of Catholic Relief...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for February 6, 2025. In this episode: President Donald Trump announced plans to investigate "anti-Christian bias" in the federal government, and to launch a presidential commission on religious liberty. He also moved to ban athletes identifying as tra...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for February 5, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis expresses his sorrow over Sweden's worst mass shooting. Vice President JD Vance defends US foreign aid cuts while speaking at the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, D.C. Outstanding Cath...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for February 4, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis suppresses the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a controversial lay movement that was the subject of a Vatican abuse investigation. Experts look at child safety net prospects under the new Trump administration. A...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for February 3, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis assembles experts at the Vatican for a children's rights summit. Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia calls for prayers after a medical jet crashes in that city, killing 7 -- including a pediatric pa...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for January 31, 2025. In this episode: The U.S. Catholic bishops have designated Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville, New York -- the birthplace of St. Kateri Tekakwitha --as a national shrine. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. faces grilling from lawmakers on the issues of...