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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 May 19, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV delivered a candid pre-Pentecost challenge to about 1,000 confirmation candidates from Genoa, urging them to pray for perseverance and stay rooted in parish...

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 18, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" will be published May 25, addressing artificial intelligence and the protection of human dignity, 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 15, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: As the world awaits Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical on artificial intelligence, expected to be signed May 15 and released by the Vatican by the end of the month, t...

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 14, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Catholics worldwide are watching closely as President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping, amid renewed calls for the release of imprisoned Catholic pub...

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 13, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office, said the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X would commit "a schismatic act" if it...

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 12, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode:   Religious freedom advocates are urging President Donald Trump to quickly fill a key ambassador role as concerns grow about protecting persecuted faith communities worl...

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 11, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com .  Read the stories in this episode: President Donald Trump said May 11 he plans to discuss the imprisonment of Jimmy Lai during his upcoming visit to China; however, he suggested the prominent Catholic a...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News sits down with Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim, Norway, for his thoughts on a range of topics, including hope amid an angst-ridden world; artificial intelligence (AI); countering -- and healing -- the weaponization of the Christian faith for political gain; and the need for patience. Bishop Varden also shared w...

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 8, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV marked the first anniversary of his election today with a pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in Pompeii, celebrating Mass before...

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 7, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican today for more than 45 minutes of talks on Iran, humanitarian aid and global conflicts, amid ongo...

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 6, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: A new poll published the day after President Donald Trump renewed his series of social media and verbal attacks on Pope Leo XIV, showed Americans broadly disapprove .  T...

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 5, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode:  U.S. bishops are urging the FDA to move quickly on a long-promised safety review of the abortion drug mifepristone amid concerns of delay.    Plans are underway in Illin...

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 4, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Justice Samuel Alito issued an administrative stay today temporarily blocking a lower court ruling that had sought to restrict mail distribution of mifepristone, restorin...

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 April 30, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: The Trump administration's Department of Justice released a report today accusing the Biden administration of "anti-Christian bias" in its policy approa...

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 April 29, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: King Charles III appealed to the Christian faith and invoked "shared values" between the United Kingdom and the United States as he called for peace around t...

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 April 28, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV advances five sainthood causes, including Sister Teresia of the Most Holy Trinity, a Dutch Carmelite nun who served and suffered quietly in Missouri.  Seo...

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 April 27, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: At an ordination Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo XIV urged 10 new priests to keep the Church's doors open to a "suffering humanity," emphas...

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 April 24, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV has wrapped up his first trip to Africa, closing an 11-day, four-nation visit marked by urgent appeals for peace, justice and unity.   Church leaders 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 April 23, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV wrapped up an 11-day visit to Africa with a vibrant Mass in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, urging Catholics to find strength, justice and hope in the Gospel 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 April 22, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: In Equatorial Guinea, Pope Leo XIV urges citizens and leaders to use their nation’s wealth for the common good while safeguarding human dignity during a major Mass in...

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 April 21, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV remembers Pope Francis as a shepherd of mercy and closeness to the poor one year after his death.  A Mass at St. Mary Major highlights Pope Francis’ lasti...

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 April 20, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV has personally donated $100,000 to provide access to clean water in El Salvador, supporting a program launched by the papal nuncio to that nation and by...

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 April 17, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for more than 120,000 people in Cameroon’s largest city April 17, urging the "beloved children of the African continent" to res...

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 April 16, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV arrived in Cameroon this week, calling for peace and dialogue in a nation ravaged by separatist conflict, just days after armed factions announced a tempo...

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 April 15, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: More of the nation's Catholic bishops have weighed in after President Donald Trump began denouncing Pope Leo XIV at length on social media, and then posted a now...