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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Nov. 12, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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• Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lima Nov. 11 for the much-anticipated final leg of his 12-day apostolic journey to South America, landing in the country that the pope described as "one of my many homes."
• Pope Leo XIV met privately Nov. 9 with five people abused by clergy or Church institutions in Argentina, listening individually to their experiences during an encounter that lasted more than an hour, the Holy See Press Office said.
• Bishop Robert J. Brennan of Brooklyn offered prayers for those affected by a building collapse on Nov. 11, which killed at least eight people and injured more than a dozen others. 
• Over 80 theologians are urging the nation's Catholic bishops to publicly oppose the U.S. war on Iran, days before the bishops are set to gather for their annual fall meeting. 
• "Living and Serving Justly" was the theme of the inaugural Catholic Military Conference sponsored by the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services Nov. 9-11 in Virginia. 

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Nov. 11, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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• More than 2 million people gathered at the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján Nov. 11 as Pope Leo XIV celebrated the closing Mass of his visit to Argentina, urging the nation to "rise up and walk" on paths of reconciliation, communion and mission.
• Excitement is sweeping northern Peru as Chiclayo prepares to welcome Pope Leo XIV home this week. 
• As Pope Leo XIV prepares to return to Peru, his goddaughter, Mildred Camacho, says she would rather celebrate among the crowds than receive special treatment because of her family connection.
• France's bishops used their Nov. 3-5 plenary assembly in Lourdes to confront the country's deepening education crisis, as strikes, school blockades and political battles over funding have pushed the issue to the forefront of public debate. 
• Amid a 56% decline in veteran homelessness nationwide between 2009 and 2025, Catholic Charities agencies across the United States are playing a vital role in helping veterans secure stable housing.

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Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Nov. 10, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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1. Pope Leo XIV called Argentine businessman Enrique Shaw “the future Blessed,” holding him up as a model of how Catholic social teaching can transform business and economic life.
2. President Trump told “60 Minutes” his immigration crackdown is “too tough” and that he is open to a bipartisan deal, drawing hope and skepticism from Catholic migrant advocates.
3. A new Gallup poll found support for the death penalty has dropped to 49 percent, the first time it has been below a majority since 1971.
4. The Catholic bishops of Massachusetts rejected Governor Maura Healey’s decision to expedite a late-term abortion law, disagreeing that abortion can be considered health care.
5. Aid to the Church in Need is urging U.S. Catholics to join Red Week, November 15th through 22nd, to pray for the estimated 220 million Christians exposed to persecution.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Nov. 9, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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• Pope Leo XIV arrived in Buenos Aires on Nov. 8 and used his first speech in Argentina to urge political leaders to strengthen democracy, protect unborn life and pursue respectful dialogue across political divides.
• Pope Leo XIV offered a message of hope to parents and grandparents grieving over loved ones who no longer practice the Catholic faith during a Nov. 8 Mass at Uruguay’s national Marian shrine.
• Six people were killed and over a dozen wounded Nov. 7 when a gunman opened fire at random passersby in Kraków's Main Market Square, turning one of Europe's best-known pilgrimage and tourist destinations into a scene of terror. 
• Ahead of the United Nations' annual climate conference, two U.S. Catholic bishops and the leader of a top Catholic aid agency are calling for "decisive action" in protecting humanity and the planet it calls home.
• St. Peter's Basilica marks the 400th anniversary of its consecration this year, with the Vatican previously announcing several upgrades, including technological improvements and structural monitoring, to Catholicism's most iconic church.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Nov. 6, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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• Pope Leo XIV has begun the longest international trip of his pontificate, departing Rome Nov. 6 for a 12-day journey across Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, just over three weeks after surgery for lung cancer.  
• Catholic death penalty opponents praised Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., for his decision to commute all California death sentences to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
• The Vatican has upheld the excommunication of a former permanent deacon in Louisiana, who formally left the Church and joined an Anglican congregation for a period of time after his son was sexually abused by a priest.
• Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, called for stronger, more visible expressions of communion between the pope and China's Catholic bishops as Vatican officials, Chinese Church leaders and scholars gathered Nov. 5 to mark the 100th anniversary of the consecration of the first six Chinese bishops of the modern era.
• A Los Angeles pilgrim group's encounter with Pope Leo XIV brought together California history, Christian unity and, of course, the White Sox. 

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Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Nov. 5, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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1. Pope Leo XIV dedicated his November prayer intention to the proper use of wealth, urging Catholics to remember that “true wealth is not found in what we keep, but in what we give with love.”
2. Pope Leo XIV’s November 9th visit to the Pequeño Cottolengo Don Orione in Argentina highlights the Church’s care for people with disabilities amid a national debate over disability funding.
3. Ahead of the execution of Jeffrey Weisheit in Indiana, Bishop Robert McClory said the Church upholds the value of every human life, even those who have committed horrible crimes.
4. Archbishop Ronald Hicks, the Archdiocese of New York and ArchCare joined a Becket lawsuit challenging the state’s assisted suicide law, saying they refuse to be forced to harm those they care for.
5. The Vatican said Pope Leo XIV is “clinically fit” for his 12-day Latin America trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, despite lung cancer surgery just weeks ago.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Nov. 4. 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. 

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• Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress Nov. 3 in a landslide midterm election, according to multiple projections, with significant ramifications for the final years of the Trump administration and its policies.
• Voters in four states considered ballot measures related to abortion policy Nov. 3, with only one state rejecting a measure to expand access to the procedure, and the others approving proposals to codify a right to an abortion or rejecting further limits. 
• Pope Leo XIV’s Nov. 8-11 visit to Argentina will be the first papal trip to the country in nearly 40 years and the first since the pontificate of the late Pope Francis, whose legacy remains both beloved and debated in his homeland. 
• On All Souls' Day Nov. 2, several Catholics gathered at a Philadelphia cemetery to mourn preborn children killed by notorious abortionist Kermit Gosnell.
• Blessed Stanley Rother, recognized as the first U.S.-born priest and martyr beatified by the Catholic Church, is the subject of a new exhibit at the Museum of the Bible in Washington.

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Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Nov. 3, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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1. The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case over whether Catholic preschools can be excluded from Colorado’s universal preschool program because of their religious beliefs about marriage, sexuality and gender.
2. A federal appeals court ruled that Idaho’s abortion ban can be fully enforced just days before voters decide on Prop 1, a ballot measure Bishop Peter Christensen urged Catholics to oppose.
3. Pope Leo XIV’s almoner, Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín, witnessed thousands lining up for bread in Zaporizhzhia during a Ukraine visit marked by drone and missile strikes.
4. Pope Leo XIV’s return to Peru, where he served as a missionary and bishop, is being described as more homecoming than state visit for a country battered by political and economic strain.
5. Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass at Uruguay’s National Shrine of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three, a Marian devotion tied to the country’s independence in one of Latin America’s most secular nations.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Nov. 2, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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• As the nation heads to the ballot box at the midterm elections, Catholics are working to ensure peace at the polls. 
• Amid turmoil in Poland's constitutional tribunal, that nation's Catholic bishops appealed for calm, warning the dispute "is leading to a profound crisis of the state." 
• Just days before Pope Leo XIV's arrival in Peru, two Catholic bishops in the South American country died following illnesses, including Archbishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia of Cusco, whose archdiocese is preparing to welcome the pope Nov. 15. 
• On All Souls' Day, Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at Rome's Campo Verano Cemetery, urging Catholics to pray for the dead and remember that death does not break the bond between the faithful and Christ. 
• Augustinian friars watched anxiously courtside, Vatican officials cheered from the stands and fans in costume bishops' miters sang "That's Amore" as Notre Dame defeated Villanova Nov. 1 in the Eternal City Tip Off. It was a basketball season opener unlike any other, inspired by the first U.S.-born pope.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Oct. 30, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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• Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV has submitted a mail ballot for the upcoming Illinois midterm elections, according to the Holy See Press Office. 
• Catholics are remembering civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who died Oct. 28 age 96, as a woman whose faith inspired her lifelong mission of service. 
• A group of bishops, Franciscans and other pilgrims traveled to St. Catherines Island in Georgia Oct. 29 because of its unique link to Georgia's Catholic history as the site where the five Georgia Martyrs, who will soon be beatified, gave their lives for the faith in 1597. 
• Eighty years after the priestly ordination of St. John Paul II, those who knew him and scholars who study his legacy say the future pope's example still offers a model for priests today: deep prayer combined with close accompaniment of others. 
• A new documentary series on Black Catholics on the sainthood track debuts Nov. 2 on the Archdiocese of Boston's CatholicTV network.