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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 6, 2025. In this episode: As the state of Florida moves forward with another scheduled execution on June 10, retired Bishop Felipe Estévez of St. Augustine is calling the death penalty "a failure of mercy and moral imagination." The Catholic bishops of Maryland are urging Catholics to harness the use of emerging technologies while always putting "human dignity" at the forefront. Both new and established groups of Catholic lay people are called to contribute to the church's oneness and its mission, Pope Leo XIV said. Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington has announced layoffs and major cutbacks at that archdiocese, due to what he called "crippling economic challenges." Pope Leo has been on the job for a month now, and he's quietly charting his own path -- marked by deep listening and missionary heart. Tune in and visit us at osvnews.com.

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Bishop Estévez on Florida Execution
https://www.osvnews.com/florida-bishop-appeals-for-end-to-death-penalty-calls-it-a-failure-of-mercy/

Maryland Catholic Bishops on AI
https://www.osvnews.com/maryland-catholic-bishops-call-for-prophetic-voice-in-pastoral-letter-on-ai/

Pope Leo XIV and Lay Associations
https://www.osvnews.com/church-unity-mission-must-be-at-heart-of-all-catholic-groups-pope-says/

Archdiocese of Washington Downsizing
https://www.osvnews.com/washington-archdiocese-announces-layoffs-spending-cuts-restructuring/

Pope Leo XIV's First Month
https://www.osvnews.com/pope-leo-xiv-begins-his-first-month-listening-before-acting/

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Gina Christian of OSV News. catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 5, 2025. In this episode: The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of the Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin in a case affirming the agency's religious identity. Amid the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, scholars at a conference in Rome say the continued profession of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, not just liturgically but as a statement of orthodox Christian belief, means it's still a continuing source of Christian unity. In Russia, religious liberty continues to decline as that nation's use of blasphemy laws silence freedom of expression, even while the overall society itself is not markedly religious. With one of their own now Pope Leo XIV, the Augustinian Order is seeing a surge in interest around religious vocations. In Ireland, three teenage brothers are turning LEGO into a tool for evangelization, creating a five-minute stop-motion animation film called "The Incredible Life of Carlo Acutis." Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Supreme Court and Catholic Charities
https://www.osvnews.com/supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-wisconsin-catholic-agency-over-religious-exemption/

Council of Nicaea Anniversary
https://www.osvnews.com/council-of-nicaea-anniversary-is-call-to-christian-unity-speakers-say/

Russia's Decline in Religious Freedom
https://www.osvnews.com/religious-freedom-in-russia-continues-to-decline-say-experts/

Pope Leo and Augustinian Order Vocations
https://www.osvnews.com/with-an-augustinian-in-chair-of-st-peter-order-sees-growing-interest-in-vocations/

Blessed Carlo Acutis Lego Film
https://www.osvnews.com/inspired-by-millennial-soon-to-be-saint-irish-teens-create-animated-lego-carlo-acutis-film/

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 4, 2025. In this episode: The Trump administration announced that it would revoke Biden-era guidance to the nation's hospitals directing them to perform abortions in emergency circumstances even in states that banned the procedure. God loves every person and wants to help everyone discover their inherent value and dignity, especially those who feel unworthy or unappreciated, said Pope Leo XIV at his general audience. In Uganda, ten of thousands of pilgrims gathered at the Namugongo shrine yesterday to honor the Uganda Martyrs. A Republican senator is alleging the FBI circulated a 2023 memo that "used anti-Catholic terminology" more widely than previously known. The Catholic faith is blossoming in Sydney Australia and beyond, in a kind of second spring. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Trump and EMTALA
https://www.osvnews.com/trump-administration-revokes-biden-era-abortion-directive-for-emergency-rooms/

Pope Leo XIV on God's Love for All
https://www.osvnews.com/pope-leo-xivs-june-4-2025-general-audience-full-text/

Uganda Martyrs
https://www.osvnews.com/as-pilgrims-flock-to-ugandan-shrine-authorities-narrowly-prevent-massive-terror-attack/

FBI "Anti-Catholic" Memo
https://www.osvnews.com/fbi-memo-with-anti-catholic-terminology-said-to-be-distributed-to-over-1000-fbi-agents/

Australian Catholics Rising
https://www.osvnews.com/archbishop-fisher-declares-a-second-spring-of-faith-in-sydney-and-beyond/

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 3, 2025. In this episode: Catholics are being urged to attend National Eucharistic Pilgrimage events in large numbers as anti-Catholic protests grow along the 3,340-mile St. Katharine Drexel Route. For Catholics, June is traditionally the month devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and Pope Leo XIV's prayer intention for June is "that the world might grow in compassion." As the first U.S.-born pope, Pope Leo XIV, may bring unique insight to the problem of polarization in the U.S. and in the U.S. church, analysts told OSV News.  Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver expressed sorrow and pleaded for peace following a June 1 attack on peaceful protestors in Boulder, Colorado who were calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza. Two Brazilian nuns have created a worldwide sensation after a May 28 video showed them beatboxing and dancing hip hop on Catholic TV -- drawing comparisons to a real-life "Sister Act." Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Protests
https://www.osvnews.com/national-pilgrimage-leaders-urge-large-procession-turnouts-to-counter-anti-catholic-protesters/

Pope Leo, the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Compassion
https://www.osvnews.com/popes-prayer-intention-for-june-that-the-world-grow-in-compassion/

Pope Leo and U.S. Polarization
https://www.osvnews.com/as-first-us-born-pontiff-pope-leo-may-be-more-attuned-to-polarization-issue-analysts-say/

Archbishop Aquila on Boulder Attack
https://www.osvnews.com/colorado-faith-leaders-express-sorrow-over-attack-on-rally-for-release-of-hamas-hostages/

Beatboxing Brazilian Nuns
https://www.osvnews.com/video-of-dancing-beatboxing-nuns-goes-viral-boosts-interest-in-their-ministry/

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 2, 2025. In this episode: Pope Leo XIV describes families as the cradle of humanity's future. Polish nuns martyred during the Second World War are beatified. The Diocese of Charlotte faces backlash after a leaked pastoral letter and a decree on the pre-conciliar Mass (also known as the "traditional Latin Mass"). Catholics in one Ohio town mourn the loss of their beloved, historic church to fire, while holding on to hope for renewal. The Catholic University of American will begin offering degrees in artificial intelligence starting next fall. Tune in an visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Pope Leo XIV on Families
https://www.osvnews.com/a-familys-love-grounded-in-christ-is-sign-of-peace-for-world-pope-says/

Polish Nuns Beatified
https://www.osvnews.com/polish-nuns-beatified-for-heroic-witness-amid-wartime-horror/

Diocese of Charlotte and the Traditional Latin Mass
https://www.osvnews.com/diocese-of-charlotte-reveals-liturgical-norms-still-under-discussion-as-tlm-limits-proceed/

Ohio Church Fire
https://www.osvnews.com/embers-of-fire-have-now-burned-out-at-ohio-church-but-not-embers-of-faith-pastor-says/

Catholic U and AI Degrees
https://www.osvnews.com/change-of-era-prompts-catholic-university-of-america-to-launch-new-degrees-in-ai/

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Gina Christian catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 30, 2025. In this episode: The Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump's administration to end deportation protections for more than 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela while an appeal of the president's order is still pending. The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage 2025 continues through Kansas. Catholic aid workers are sounding the alarm about Gaza's dire humanitarian crisis. An Italian abuse survivor is hoping his case, filed under Pope Francis and naming a sitting bishop for cover-up allegations, will proceed under Pope Leo XIV. And get ready -- the Little Flower is coming to a city near you, with the relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux set to arrive for a multi-city U.S. tour this fall. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Read the stories in this podcast:

CHNV Deportation Protections Paused

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage 2025 in Wichita

Gaza Humanitarian Crisis

Italian Abuse Survivor Pursues Justice

St. Thérèse of Lisieux Relics Tour

For relics tour information and prayer requests: https://stthereseusa2025.com/

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 29, 2025. In this episode: Washington State's Catholic bishops sue over a new law that would make clergy mandated reporters and violate the seal of confession. Catholic immigration experts say that the Trump administration's deportation of seven men to East Africa, despite a court order, violates both due process and human rights, which remain in force even amid criminal convictions. Pope Leo XIV stresses the need for compassion and humanity in his general audience. Scottish pro-life advocates are working to counter a sharp rise in abortions due to prenatal diagnoses of Down syndrome. And while a student at Villanova University, the future Pope Leo helped to establish the school's pro-life movement, which emerged just after the 1974 Roe v. Wade court decision legalizing abortion. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Washington State Bishops Sue
https://www.osvnews.com/wa-bishops-sue-over-mandatory-reporter-laws-lack-of-catholic-confession-protections/

Catholic Experts on East Africa Deportations
https://www.osvnews.com/recent-east-africa-deportations-violate-court-order-and-human-dignity-say-advocates/

Pope Leo XIV on Compassion and Humanity
https://www.osvnews.com/pope-leo-xivs-may-28-2025-general-audience-full-text/

Scotland's Rise in Down Syndrome Abortions
https://www.osvnews.com/abortions-of-unborn-babies-diagnosed-with-down-syndrome-up-82-in-scotland/

Pope Leo XIV: A Pro-Life Undergrad
https://www.osvnews.com/future-pope-helped-found-villanovans-for-life-marched-against-roe-v-wade/

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 28, 2025. In this episode: The Supreme Court turned down the Apache Stronghold organization's request to plead for the protection of sacred lands from mining, in a case with implications for religious freedom. The Holy See's ambassador to the U.N. addressed the Security Council on the urgent need to cease civilian casualties in conflicts and to end war. The Vatican's secretary of state says Pope Leo XIV's offer to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine was a way of trying to advance a just and sustainable peace. Analysts point to clues from Pope Leo's time as bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, for insight into the new pope's governance style. Archbishop W. Shawn McKnight was formally installed at the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Apache Stronghold

Holy See on Civilian Casualties

Pope Leo XIV and Russian-Ukraine Talks

Pope Leo XIV Governance Style

Archbishop W. Shawn McKnight Installed

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 27, 2025. In this episode: As the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision -- which sent the issue of abortion back to the states -- reaches its third anniversary, Catholic leaders are stressing foster care and adoption as urgent pro-life issues. The head Catholic chaplain at Harvard University says international students there are facing an uncertain future amid that school's battle with the Trump administration over visas. In Belarus, Father Andrzej Juchniewicz, an Oblate of Mary Immaculate priest, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison on politically motivated charges under the regime of President Alexander Lukashenko. Tens of thousands flock to Spain to venerate the remains of St. Teresa of Avila, the first female doctor of the Catholic Church. Pope Leo XIV prays for Catholics in China, while also celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si'." Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Catholic Foster Care

Harvard Catholic Chaplain on Trump Visa Ban

Belarus Priest Imprisoned

St. Teresa of Avila Veneration

Pope Leo XIV, Catholics in China, "Laudato Si'"

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 22, 2205. In this episode: Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Bishop Michael Burbidge are among Catholic leaders calling for prayers after a young couple, both Israeli embassy staffers, was slain May 21 outside the Capital Jewish Museum in an apparent antisemitic attack. Catholic Relief Services reports that hundreds of thousands of children face hunger as the Trump administration cuts funding to an international school meal program. The Supreme Court sidesteps a case on what would have been the nation's first Catholic charter school. An advocate for trafficking victims recalls how the future Pope Leo XIV established a commission to prevent such crimes while helping victims heal. Polish Catholics prepare for the beatification of Father Stanislaw Streich, martyred while celebrating Mass in 1938. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

Prayers for Slain Israeli Embassy Staffers
https://www.osvnews.com/bishop-calls-for-prayer-after-deadly-attack-outside-dcs-capital-jewish-museum/

Catholic Relief Services International School Meals Cut
https://www.osvnews.com/cuts-to-crs-food-aid-projects-could-impact-hundreds-of-thousands-of-children-group-says/

Supreme Court Sidesteps Catholic Charter School
https://www.osvnews.com/supreme-court-deadlocks-over-oklahoma-catholic-charter-school-proposal/

Pope Leo XIV's Anti-trafficking Efforts as Peruvian Bishop
https://www.osvnews.com/prevost-future-pope-set-up-trafficking-commission-for-vulnerable-in-chiclayo/

Beatification of Father Stanislaw Streich
https://www.osvnews.com/story-behind-beatification-of-polands-father-stanislaw-streich-is-one-of-quiet-courage/