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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 Mar. 11, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: A new Vatican Synod report calls for expanded leadership roles for women in the Catholic Church through a “charismatic path” rooted in baptism and charisms, while maint...

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 Mar. 10, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: A Chaldean Catholic bishop in California pleaded not guilty to 16 felony counts of embezzlement and money laundering, as the Vatican confirmed Pope Leo XIV had accepted...

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 Mar. 9, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: The Vatican’s representative to the United Nations warned that Christians remain the most persecuted religious community in the world, with nearly 400 million believers...

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 Mar. 6, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: In a March 5 video prayer, Pope Leo XIV urged world leaders to renounce violence, halt the arms race and pursue dialogue as global tensions rise following the outbreak o...

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 5, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: President Donald Trump announced March 5 that Kristi Noem is leaving her post as head of the Department of Homeland Security, and that he had chosen Sen. Markwayne Mul...

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 Mar. 4, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: A new document from the Vatican’s International Theological Commission warns that unchecked reliance on artificial intelligence and transhumanist ideas could lead societ...

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 Mar. 3, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: A Melkite Catholic archbishop in Lebanon warns that civilians are “paying the price” as escalating violence between Israel, Iran and Hezbollah triggers displacement and...

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 2, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Catholics across the Middle East are reeling with shock and sorrow, and responding with prayer, amid joint strikes Israeli and U.S. forces launched on Iran Feb. 28, pl...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Feb. 27, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: The U.S. bishops and a Catholic immigration advocacy group were among those who offered their support to a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order limiti...

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 Feb. 26, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: A University of Notre Dame professor declined a leadership role at a campus institute after backlash from bishops and Catholic leaders over her public advocacy for lega...

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, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV will travel to six countries over the next four months, including a 10-day tour of Africa and trips to Monaco and Spain, the Vatican announced Feb. 25 . 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 Feb. 24, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Team USA’s Olympic gold medal victory in men’s hockey became a tribute to late Catholic player Johnny Gaudreau, as teammates honored his memory and lifelong Olympic dre...

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. 23, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: The 2026 LA Religious Education Congress kicked off Feb. 20 with an emphasis on the healing power of mercy and self-forgiveness -- and a special message from Pope Leo...

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 Feb. 20, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs in a 6-3 ruling, finding he exceeded his authority, although economists warn poorer America...

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 Feb. 19, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: The Society of St. Pius X announced it will consecrate bishops without papal approval despite Vatican warnings that the move could result in schism and a rupture of Chu...

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, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: The Holy See "will not participate" in President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" for Gaza, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secreta...

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 Feb. 17, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: A date for the beatification of five Franciscans known as the Georgia martyrs has been set for Oct. 31, according to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints’ website.  P...

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. 16, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Supporters of the traditional Latin Mass are distancing themselves from the Society of St. Pius X after the group announced plans to consecrate bishops without papal a...

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. 13, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: As U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan announced on Feb. 12 plans for federal agents to leave the Twin Cities metro area, Catholic leaders in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Mi...

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 Feb. 12, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: The Vatican has proposed structured theological talks with the Society of St. Pius X in hopes of preventing a schism over the group’s planned unauthorized bishop ordina...

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. 11, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Carrie Prejean Boller has been removed from the Religious Liberty Commission after a commission hearing on antisemitism at which the Catholic conservative commentator....

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 Feb. 10, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV is expected to visit Australia in 2028 to preside over the International Eucharistic Congress, marking 100 years since the country first hosted the global...

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 Feb. 9, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: The Vatican has approved the long-delayed beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, clearing the way for the beloved Catholic broadcaster and evangelist to move close...

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 Feb. 6, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: The world "always has and always will need a missionary Church," said Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks in his first public homily as the new shepherd of the A...

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. 5, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: The world continues to fall short of protecting and caring for its children, leaving them with few opportunities to succeed and at greater risk of suffering abuse, Pope...