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  • August 18 · 6 min

    The Women Behind Fulton Sheen's Missionary Operation, Taybeh Under Threat and San Antonio Priest Excommunicated

    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 August 18, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV offered prayers and consolation for Zimbabwe after an overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba, killing at least 92 people, with local bishops coordinating pastoral care for grieving families. Residents of Taybeh, the West Bank's last fully Christian village, face escalating settler harassment and threats to their olive harvest, prompting Pope Leo XIV to renew his call for a two-state solution. USCCB education director John DeJak highlighted the nation's nearly 5,800 Catholic schools serving 1.7 million students as a new school year begins, emphasizing parents' obligation to form children in the faith. Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller announced the laicization and excommunication of Father John Mary Foster, found guilty of schism for calling Popes Francis and Leo XIV "usurpers" and defying archdiocesan authority. Ahead of Archbishop Fulton Sheen's September beatification, OSV News highlighted the largely forgotten women who sustained his missionary fundraising operation for sixteen years as national director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.

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  • August 17 · 6 min

    Pope Leo on True Beauty, West Bank Violence Appeal, LCWR Assembly Closes and Catholic Scouts Jamboree Mass

    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 August 17, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV said true beauty is found in enduring love rather than worldly aesthetics during his Feast of the Assumption homily, pointing to weary parents and devoted grandparents as modern reflections of Mary's love. Pope Leo XIV expressed deep sadness and offered spiritual solidarity to Indonesia after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake killed at least 53 people and displaced nearly 5,500, prompting the Archdiocese of Ende to move Masses outdoors. Pope Leo XIV renewed his call to end escalating West Bank violence and pursue a two-state solution after Israeli settler attacks surged against Taybeh, one of the region's last Christian villages. LCWR president Sister Vicky Larson urged Catholic sisters to "lead by listening" as their annual Orlando assembly closed, with Sister Debra Sciano beginning her term as the new president representing two-thirds of US women religious. More than 2,000 Catholic Scouts gathered for an outdoor Mass at Scouting America's National Jamboree in West Virginia, with Bishop Evelio Menjívar calling the joyful liturgy "always a sign of hope."

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  • August 14 · 5 min

    Australian Bishop Convicted, New Papal Coins, Pope's Message for Day of Migrants, and Florida's Death Row Mercy Appeal

    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 August 14, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Florida's Catholic bishops urged Governor Ron DeSantis to commute William Silvia's August 18th execution to life without parole, citing Church teaching that "every human life, given by God, is sacred." Iowa's four Catholic dioceses formed the Iowa Catholic Scholarship Granting Organization to help families access a new federal education tax credit offering up to $1,700 for K-12 scholarship donations starting in 2027. An Australian court convicted former Bishop Christopher Saunders of 13 counts of sexually abusing three young Aboriginal men, prompting the Vatican to resume its paused canonical investigation. Pope Leo XIV called on the world to prioritize the dignity of vulnerable migrant children in his World Day of Migrants and Refugees message, warning of trafficking, conflict recruitment and sexual violence along transit routes. The Vatican released its first euro coin set featuring Pope Leo XIV's portrait, marking his pontificate's start and the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi's death.

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  • August 13 · 5 min

    Hillbilly Thomists on Tour, SCOTUS to Hear Colorado Preschool Case, Pope Sends Aid to Colombia and More

    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 August 13, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: The Supreme Court set November 3rd for oral arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a case over whether Colorado's universal preschool program can exclude Catholic preschools based on their religious beliefs. Arizona's Supreme Court unanimously ruled that courts must defer to church doctrine in defining what qualifies as a "confession," a decision Catholic dioceses say bolsters protection for the seal of confession. Jordan is investing $120 million to prepare Al-Maghtas, the site of Christ's Baptism, for millions of pilgrims expected for the 2,000th anniversary of the event in 2030. Pope Leo XIV sent an initial 100,000 euros in emergency Vatican aid to Colombia as the earthquake death toll climbed to at least 265, with additional resources being prepared for long-term recovery. The Dominican friar band Hillbilly Thomists released their sixth album, "Strange Land," while touring ten cities, wrapping up in Nashville on the feast of St. Dominic.

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  • August 12 · 6 min

    Pope Leo on Vocations, Assisted Suicide Illinois Lawsuit, Madrid Church Vandalism and Continued Support for Colombia

    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 August 12, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Bishop Thomas Paprocki, four Catholic doctors and a Lutheran nursing home sued Illinois to block a new physician-assisted suicide law from taking effect September 12th, arguing it violates religious and free-speech protections. Pope Leo XIV urged sisters gathered at the Leadership Conference of Women Religious to actively foster vocations, pointing to "a growing hunger for God" among young people despite widespread secularization. A Spanish Christian legal group filed a formal complaint after intruders desecrated tabernacles and a relic of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque at a Madrid parish, demanding the incident be investigated as a religious hate crime. Bishops' conferences across Latin America pledged prayers and humanitarian aid for Colombia as the death toll from Sunday's magnitude 7.4 earthquake surpassed 250, with CELAM coordinating relief for displaced and indigenous communities. Pope Leo XIV called Sunday "the foundation and kernel" of the liturgical year, urging Catholics and employers alike to prioritize conditions that allow everyone to attend Sunday Mass.

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  • August 11 · 5 min

    Pope Leo's Response to Colombia Earthquake, Massachusetts Abortion Law, AG Blanche Pressed on Mifepristone and 2027 World Day of Peace Theme

    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 August 11, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV offered prayers and condolences after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake killed at least 132 people in Colombia, as bishops called on citizens to respond as "one family" through prayer and support for rescue efforts. Massachusetts bishops condemned Governor Maura Healey's signing of a new law removing legal restrictions on abortion after 24 weeks as "a radical measure which is gravely immoral." Catholic experts told OSV News that recent AI security disclosures from Anthropic and OpenAI reinforce the Church's warning that human responsibility cannot be transferred onto technology. Pro-life organizations led by Advancing American Freedom pressed newly confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche to follow through on his promise to review a Biden-era policy permitting mifepristone by mail. The Vatican announced Pope Leo XIV's 2027 World Day of Peace message will focus on "disarming technology," building on his encyclical to warn against AI's role in military decisions.

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  • August 10 · 6 min

    World Youth Day 2027, Wichita's New Seminary, St. Margaret Mary Relics in Denver and More

    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 August 10, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: As preparations accelerate for World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, organizers are preparing to welcome young Catholics from around the world for a gathering centered on hope, hospitality, solidarity and Korea’s rich Catholic heritage. The Diocese of Wichita is opening St. Philip Neri Seminary after more than 20 years of planning, with Church leaders describing the new institution as a major investment in forming holy, joyful and faithful priests. A bankruptcy judge has allowed abuse survivors to pursue legal action seeking to include Vermont Catholic parishes and schools in claims against the Diocese of Burlington, while stressing that the ruling does not make those entities automatically liable. Thirty-five years after Fathers Michal Tomaszek and Zbigniew Strzalkowski were murdered by Peru’s Shining Path guerrillas, their fellow Franciscan says their decision to remain with vulnerable communities continues to witness to missionary courage, prayer and service. Thousands of Catholics gathered in Denver to venerate relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, whose devotion to the Sacred Heart was symbolically joined with the legacy of Julia Greeley, a Denver Catholic known for charity and devotion to the Sacred Heart.

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  • August 7 · 6 min

    Pope's France Itinerary Released, New Evidence in Rupnik Case, Chicago's Suicide Memorial and Catholic Scouts Novena

    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 August 7, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signaled on a private call that the Trump administration is preparing policies to stop mifepristone distribution by mail, though the Justice Department later said his comments had been "mischaracterized." The Archdiocese of Chicago dedicated "At Peace," believed to be the first suicide loss memorial garden created by a U.S. Catholic archdiocese, offering grieving families a place to encounter God's love and peace. Catholic Scouting America launched a year-long "Novena Prayer for America" honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, with intentions mirroring the priorities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. OSV News learned that 22 previously undisclosed letters from Slovenian women allegedly abused by Father Marko Rupnik add new documentation to his ongoing Vatican canonical trial. The Vatican released the full itinerary for Pope Leo XIV's September visit to France, including a private meeting with abuse victims alongside stops in Paris, Lourdes and Metz.

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  • August 6 · 6 min

    Pope Leo in Assisi, Gaza Peace Plan Threatened, Ceuta's Response to Migrant Crisis and AI Encyclical Conference

    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 August 6, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV challenged 2,500 young people gathered in Assisi for the Jubilee Year of St. Francis to become the "new saints" the world needs, urging them to embrace the Gospel with the freedom of Christ. Renewed Israeli strikes in Gaza are casting doubt on the White House's peace plan, with a Notre Dame scholar disputing claims of real progress even as Catholic bishops call for intense prayer for the negotiations' success. Bishop Daniel Garcia marked the 61st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act by calling for reflection on full democratic participation, echoing Pope Leo XIV's affirmation that democracy reflects citizens' God-given dignity. A week after a massive migrant surge overwhelmed Ceuta, Spanish Catholic groups continued providing aid while local Catholics processed Our Lady of Africa through the enclave's streets as a sign of hope amid ongoing humanitarian concerns. Acutis AI co-founder Peter Cooney unpacked Pope Leo XIV's encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" at a Washington conference, explaining the pope's call to engage AI's dangers with hope rather than fear.

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  • August 5 · 8 min

    Pope Leo South America Visit, Mourning a Mozambique Cardinal, Texas Archbishop on Migrant Dignity, and More

    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 Aug. 5, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV will make the first apostolic journey of his pontificate to South America Nov. 6-17, visiting 10 cities across Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. Returning to his weekly general audiences after a monthlong summer break, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to embrace the Liturgy of the Hours more fully in their daily lives, saying the church's public prayer is an antidote to a world shaped by technology, consumerism and an efficiency-driven mindset. Pope Leo XIV mourned the death of Cardinal Júlio Duarte Langa, bishop emeritus of Xai-Xai, Mozambique, who died Aug. 3 at age 98 while receiving treatment in a Maputo hospital. At "an unprecedented moment" in U.S. immigration policy, Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio is assuring migrants in a new pastoral letter, released Aug. 3, that the Church "will come to you." Jason Adkins, executive director and general counsel of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, has been elected president of the National Association of State Catholic Conference Directors, or NASCCD, and will serve a two-year term through August 2028.

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  • August 4 · 6 min

    Spokane Bishop Prays Amid Wildfires, Lost Augustinian Sermons Found, Notre Dame Seminary Report, and More

    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 August 4, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Bishop Thomas Daly of Spokane called for prayer as wildfires displaced more than 65,000 people across Washington state, with at least one of the three Spokane Complex fires believed to be human-caused. Notre Dame law professor Rick Garnett called Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier's letter demanding Catholic schools adopt vaccine religious exemptions or lose voucher funding "a glaring and dangerous government overreach" that violates First Amendment protections. Catholic groups nationwide, including a Kentucky parish ministry aiming for 1,000 rosaries, are crafting World Mission Rosaries to distribute to pilgrims at Archbishop Fulton Sheen's September 24th beatification in St. Louis. A new University of Notre Dame report offers 12 recommendations for improving seminarian formation, emphasizing psychological services, special needs support, and fostering healthy chastity and celibacy among future priests. Scholars identified two previously unknown sermons by St. Augustine in a 12th-century manuscript in Pelplin, Poland, revealing his openness to multiple interpretations of difficult biblical passages and his emphasis on God's mercy.

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  • August 3 · 8 min

    Diocese's Legal Ministry for Child Migrants Forced to Close, Priest Slain in Ambush, Pope Leo's Evangelization in the City, and More

    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 Aug. 3, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: The Diocese of El Paso, Texas, has shut down its long-running legal aid ministry to unaccompanied child migrants, as the Trump administration withholds almost $1 million in funding for work already performed. Police in northern Nigeria are investigating the murder of a Catholic priest killed in an apparent roadside ambush in Kogi state. A Spanish missionary priest has been appointed to lead the Archdiocese of Rabat following abuse allegations against its leader, Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero. Cardinal Ernest Simoni, 97, returned to Albania’s former Spaç prison camp, where he secretly celebrated Mass during 18 years of forced labor, to publicly celebrate Mass July 31 and honor those who suffered and died there. Pope Leo XIV is inviting Catholics to pray "for evangelization in the city" as his August prayer intention, asking the Lord to accompany millions searching for meaning amid the noise and haste of urban life.

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  • July 31 · 8 min

    Catholic Healthcare and Assisted Suicide, Gaza Hospital Damaged, Ceuta Migration Crossing, and More

    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 July 31, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: A federal judge temporarily shielded on July 30 four orders of women religious and Catholic healthcare ministries from enforcement of a New York state law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide. A Catholic-supported hospital in Gaza City sustained damage after an Israeli airstrike hit a nearby residential apartment late July 29, according to the Catholic Near East Welfare Association's Pontifical Mission in Lebanon and Syria. The Hillbilly Thomists are in the midst of a 10-city U.S. tour, scheduled to end Aug. 8 -- the feast of St. Dominic -- in Nashville for Dominican Fest at the Dominican Campus, home to three schools run by the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia. The Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta is offering emergency assistance to civil authorities after more than 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, creating the largest migration crisis in the territory's history. As an estimated 350,000 Haitian immigrants in the United States face losing Temporary Protected Status, church leaders are calling for prayer and action.

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  • July 30 · 6 min

    Andrea Bocelli Concert for the Pope, Asylum Seeker Crackdown, March for Life President Resigns, and More

    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 July 30, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Bishop Daniel Flores expressed relief that Sister Leticia Ugbaoja, a Nigerian-born nurse and religious sister detained by ICE en route to Mass, can remain in the US while her immigration case proceeds, though the ultimate outcome remains uncertain. Jennie Bradley Lichter announced she is stepping down as president of the March for Life effective July 31st to become a full-time mother, leaving the organization to seek new leadership amid key pro-life policy battles. Catholic immigration advocates including CLINIC condemned a new Trump administration rule, issued without public comment, that could push nearly 445,000 asylum seekers directly into deportation proceedings. UK Catholic leaders praised Prime Minister Andy Burnham's commitment to strengthening palliative care ahead of a September vote on assisted dying legislation, while urging him to also act on overseas aid, homelessness and child poverty. Pope Leo XIV reflected on music's power to draw people toward God after Andrea Bocelli led 164 young singers in a Jubilee concert at Castel Gandolfo marking the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi's death.

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