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What words can address the unspeakable? OSV News sat down with Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis following the deadly Aug. 27, 2025 mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where two children were slain and more than a dozen injured, with the suspect dying of suicide. The archbishop shares how amid unfathomable darkness, the light of faith leads to a place of hope and healing.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Aug. 28, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Aug. 27, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

• A deadly mass shooting took place the morning of Aug. 27 at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis shortly after the start of the school day -- the first Catholic school affected since the 1999 Columbine High School massacre.
  
  
•  Pope Leo XIV sent his "heartfelt condolences and the assurance of spiritual closeness" to all those affected by the "terrible tragedy" of the Catholic school shooting in Minneapolis.
  
  
• A federal judge in Maine declined on Aug. 25 to prevent the government from stripping Medicaid funding from a network of abortion providers in Maine, a decision greeted by the state's Catholic bishop.
  
  
• The 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina marks a call to "renew our commitment to racial equity and justice in every sector of public life," said two U.S. Catholic bishops. 
  
  
• Bishop Paul Tighe, a top official at the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education, is urging caution on artificial intelligence -- warning that its hidden environmental costs, impact on jobs, and broader social risks can’t be overlooked.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Aug. 26, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

• President Donald Trump said at an Aug. 26 Cabinet meeting that capital punishment will be sought for all murders in Washington, D.C. 
  
  
• Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national and Maryland resident at the center of a high-profile immigration case, surrendered to U.S. immigration authorities in Baltimore on Aug. 25, and faces possible deportation to Uganda.
  
  
• Every Catholic at Mass, but especially the altar servers, should rejoice that they are in the presence of Jesus, Pope Leo XIV said. 
  
  
• Catholic leaders from multiple organizations are calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to Israeli attacks on Gaza, amid ongoing civilian casualties, famine and threats of forced population transfers. 
  
  
• A Nebraska pastor, deeply moved by an elderly man who prayed during the night for his daughter who had left the Catholic Church, told OSV News he founded The St. Monica Project to support parents and others praying for their loved ones to return to the Catholic faith.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Aug. 25, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

• California's Catholic bishops are teaming up with a national marriage ministry to strengthen family life throughout the state. 
  
  
• As the Trump administration seeks to implement its hardline immigration policies, it has prompted increasing alarm from Catholic immigration advocates. 
  
  
• Marking Ukraine's Independence Day, Pope Leo XIV pledged his prayers for the Ukrainian people in a message to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and encouraged Catholics to respond to Ukrainian religious leaders' request for prayers for peace.
  
  
• Catholic Church leaders are sounding the alarm over a deadly cholera outbreak sweeping across South Sudan and Sudan.
  
  
•  In the heart of southern Africa, more than 200 catechists -- many of them laywomen -- are now equipped to share the Catholic faith, thanks to the generosity of fellow Catholics in the U.S.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the ay for Aug. 22, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Aug. 21, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Peter Jesserer Smith of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Aug. 18, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

• The Diocese of Crookston will officially launch the beatification cause for Benedictine Sister Annella Zervas this fall. 
  
  
• Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski said the Department of Homeland Security's enforcement-only approach is costly both to taxpayers and affected families whose lives are disrupted.
  
  
• As the Trump administration seeks to end Russia’s multiyear war on Ukraine, Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians continue, said Metropolitan Archbishop Borys A. Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia while in that country.
  
  
•  Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille's first official act as president of the French bishops' conference was a solidarity visit to the Holy Land.
  
  
• Pope Leo XIV asked Catholics to observe Aug. 22 as a day of prayer and fasting for peace and justice, particularly in Ukraine and in the Holy Land. 

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Peter Jesserer Smith of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Aug. 18, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

• President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a delegation of European leaders Aug. 18 following his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  
  
• Six pro-life activists -- all but one of them Catholics, including two recently pardoned by President Donald Trump -- are now facing state charges for a July 31 abortion clinic "rescue" in Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Uruguay's bishops expressed sorrow after the country's lower house of Congress approved a bill decriminalizing euthanasia. 
  
  
• Pope Leo XIV paid a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace of Mentorella, high in the Monti Prenestini mountain range of central Italy.
  
  
• Pope Leo XIV turns 70 Sept. 14, and while the milestone will be marked quietly by loved ones in his native Chicago area, past celebrations were anything but low-key. 

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Aug. 18, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

• In Hong Kong, the landmark trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, a Catholic, resumed Aug. 18 after a week's delay.
  
  
• The Alaska summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held on Aug. 15 has ultimately failed to address the "fundamental moral and geopolitical questions" of Russia's multiyear war on Ukraine, said Metropolitan Archbishop Borys A. Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia. 
  
  
• For the first time since its reopening in December 2024, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris marked the feast of the Assumption with a solemn outdoor procession. 
  
  
• Spending the day with the poor, Pope Leo XIV prayed that Catholics would make sure their parishes are welcoming of all people and would be "on fire" with God's love.
  
  
•  Efforts to serve, defend and build up the Catholic community in the Amazon region must be centered on the proclamation of the Gospel, Pope Leo XIV said.