OSV Newscast

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...

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 30, 2025. In this episode: Catholic bishops, Pope Francis and other faith leaders call for prayers after a deadly aviation collision in the nation's capital. The Xavier Society for the Blind, which provides resources for visually impaired Cathol...

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 29, 2025. In this episode: Latin American Catholic bishops and leaders react to Trump administration deportations of migrants from their countries. Ahead of the Feb. 2 World Day for Consecrated Life, Father Jorge Torres shares how consecrated life is...

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 28, 2025. In this episode: A Polish Cardinal reflects on God's suffering amid the horrors of the Holocaust. Participants at the March for Life share their thoughts on the Trump administration's stance on pro-life issues. A Congo bishop assu...

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 27, 2025. In this episode: Vice President JD Vance accuses the U.S. Catholic bishops of placing financial interest over what he called "common sense immigration enforcement," while the bishops note in a statement they've had a long par...

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 24, 2025. In this episode: Vice President JD Vance addressed tens of thousands at the 52nd annual national March for Life today. A retired Philadelphia priest with years of migrant ministry experience says new Trump policies permitting immigration ar...

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 23, 2025. In this episode: Vice President JD Vance will speak at the national March for Life Jan. 24. A new survey from Knights of Columbus-Marist Poll shows most Americans favor some restrictions on abortion (a practice has been condemned by the Cat...

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 22, 2025. In this episode: Catholic immigration advocates are gravely concerned about Trump administration changes that would allow immigrants to be arrested in churches and schools. Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Cat...

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 21, 2025. In this episode: Advocacy groups team up to file a legal challenge against President Donald Trump's order eliminating birthright citizenship, while a religious sister working at the U.S.-Mexico border shares with OSV News the anguish o...

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 20, 2025. In this episode: President Donald Trump is inaugurated, and Pope Francis sends greetings amid concerns over the new presidents plans for mass deportations. The pope also expressed his thankfulness over the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage...

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 17, 2025. In this episode: Syria's Christians remain cautious but hopeful as the HTS government, which overthrew longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad, promises to protect minority rights. Christians worldwide are ready to mark the Week of Prayer fo...

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 16, 2025. In this episode: A new 20-year report from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University shows that real progress has been made in ending clerical abuse. The U.S. bishops have named five areas of concern for rel...