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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for March 18, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Read the stories in this episode:

• Registration for public events during the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage opened March 18, revealing abundant opportunities for Catholics to join the nine "perpetual pilgrims" traveling the East Coast route from Florida to Maine that culminates in an Independence Day weekend celebration in Philadelphia.
• The Vatican's top diplomat to the United Nations called for a "holistic approach" in securing access to justice for women and girls.  
• Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, is warning that invoking God to justify war is, in his words, "the gravest sin we can commit at this time." 
• Scotland’s Catholic bishops welcomed a major vote in Holyrood, or the Scottish Parliament. Lawmakers March 17 rejected a bill that would have allowed assisted dying for terminally ill adults, shelving the proposal after a closely watched debate.
• After years of spiritual searching, former professional astrologer Molly Curtis is preparing to enter full communion with the Catholic Church this Easter.