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Gina Christian catches you up on continuing coverage of the death of Pope Francis as of April 22, 2025. World leaders and faithful remember the late pope, who died yesterday at age 88, as a champion of peace and those on the margins. Cardinals in Rome met today to finalize funeral arrangements for the pope and to select three cardinals who will temporarily assist the camerlengo, Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, administering the governance of the Church until a new pope is elected. With the pope's death, the canonization Mass for Blessed Carlo Acutis has been postponed, although the closing Mass for the Jubilee of Adolescents will take place as scheduled. In Washington, Catholic immigration advocates applaud an April 19 order from the Supreme Court that temporarily blocks the Trump administration from deporting a groups of migrants under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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World Leaders Pay Tribute to Pope Francis


Faithful Recall Pope Francis' 2015 US Visit


Cardinals Meet in Rome

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In this special edition of the OSV Newscast, Gina Christian shares how the Catholic Church and the world are reacting to the death of Pope Francis, who passed away at the Vatican April 21, 2025, at 7:35 a.m. local time. Catholic bishops, clergy, leaders and faithful, along with heads of state, share their remembrances of the late pope, known for his desire to bring the Gospel message of mercy and hope to all, especially those at the margins. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com for the latest on Pope Francis' death and the papal transition.

Pope Francis Dies Age 88

US Catholic Bishops on the Passing of Pope Francis

Canada Catholic Bishops React

Catholic Leaders Remember Pope Francis

Washington Reacts to Pope Francis' Death

Pope Francis' Final Weeks

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 17, 2025. In this episode: Catholics and Christians in both Gaza and Jerusalem celebrate the Easter Triduum amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. In Rome, hundreds of clergy gather for the Chrism Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, with Pope Francis sharing a homily text, read by presider Cardinal Domenico Calcagno, that priests are called to continual conversion to share the message of God's saving hope authentically. Burmese Catholics gathered in Indianapolis at the start of Holy Week to pray for their suffering homeland of Myanmar, which has endured multiple crises -- such as civil war and natural disasters -- over the past few years. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Easter in Gaza
https://www.osvnews.com/gaza-is-in-a-state-of-extreme-poverty-but-christians-still-share-what-they-have-with-others-says-holy-family-parish-pastor/

Easter in Jerusalem
https://www.osvnews.com/holy-land-christians-have-a-duty-to-celebrate-easter-despite-suffering-patriarch-says/

Burmese Catholics
https://www.osvnews.com/everything-is-in-gods-hand-burmese-catholics-in-indianapolis-pray-for-stricken-homeland/

Vatican Chrism Mass
https://www.osvnews.com/be-heralds-of-hope-pope-asks-priests-in-homily-for-chrism-mass/

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Gina Christian speaks with OSV News media reviewer John Mulderig about how Jesus has been portrayed in films old and new -- and how such movies can deepen faith. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Read John Mulderig's article on "Bible-based Films for Holy Week and Eastertide":

https://www.osvnews.com/bible-based-films-for-holy-week-and-eastertide/

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 16, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis points to Jesus' parable of the prodigal son as evidence that "wherever we are lost and however we are lost, God always comes looking for us!" A hidden chapter of Christ's Passion has come to light through the mystical revelations of Sister Leonia Nastal, a Polish nun who died during the Second World War. Thousands of Catholics across the country will unite in prayer for pregnant and parenting moms in need during an April 19-27 novena inspired by St. Gianna Beretta Molla, an Italian physician, wife and mother who sacrificed her own life for the life of her child. Kentucky priest Father Martin Ma Na Ling is praying for a long-awaited family reunion, with a brother and his family caught in immigration limbo after the Trump administration's sudden halt of refugee admissions to the U.S. Pope Francis has declared Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí, who designed Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica, venerable, recognizing his heroic virtues. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Pope Francis on the Prodigal Son
https://www.osvnews.com/god-always-waits-goes-looking-for-those-who-are-lost-pope-says/

Visions of Christ's Passion
https://www.osvnews.com/what-happened-holy-thursday-night-one-polish-nun-says-she-knows/

St. Gianna Novena
https://www.osvnews.com/novena-to-st-gianna-to-unite-faithful-in-prayer-for-pregnant-parenting-moms-in-need/

Prayers for a Family Reunion
https://www.osvnews.com/myanmar-refugee-family-approved-but-in-limbo-prays-for-good-news-while-waiting-to-enter-us/

Antoni Gaudí Declared Venerable
https://www.osvnews.com/barcelona-rejoices-as-famed-architect-antoni-gaudi-is-declared-venerable/

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 15, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis continues to recover after his lengthy hospitalization, but the Vatican has not yet specified his schedule for Holy Week. Catholic and civil leaders condemn a recent arson attack on the Pennsylvania governor's mansion as Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family, who were unharmed, slept. An Irish priest forgives the radicalized teen who tried to kill him, embracing the youth, who apologized, in a Dublin courtroom. Catholic aid workers warn that the abrupt end of U.S. foreign aid will have severe consequences in Syria and Lebanon. Three-time Olympian Dominique Dawes recently shared that being a wife and mother, and raising kids who are "champions in life," is what really takes the gold. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Pope Francis and Holy Week
https://www.osvnews.com/despite-improved-health-pope-picks-cardinals-to-lead-holy-week-liturgies/

Attack on Pennsylvania Governor's Mansion
https://www.osvnews.com/catholic-leaders-public-officials-condemn-violence-after-attack-on-governors-residence/

US Aid Cuts Hit Hard in Lebanon, Syria
https://www.osvnews.com/after-us-aid-cuts-middle-east-caritas-forced-to-reorganize-but-remains-hopeful/

Irish Priest Forgives Attacker
https://www.osvnews.com/ahead-of-holy-thursday-irish-priest-forgives-radicalized-teenager-who-stabbed-him/

Dominique Dawes and "Champions in Life"
https://www.osvnews.com/focused-on-faith-and-family-olympic-great-wants-her-children-to-be-champions-in-life/

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 14, 2025. In this episode: Catholic and other religious leaders, along with heads of state, condemn Russia's Palm Sunday missile strike on Sumy, Ukraine, which killed 34 and wounded 119. Nicaraguan Catholics begin Holy Week amid continued repression from the Ortega-Murillo regime, which has banned public religious processions while deporting hundreds of clergy and religious. The Diocese of Phoenix welcomes its first-ever seminary, thanks to a partnership with the University of Mary. The Vatican clarifies rules regarding mass stipends. An Indiana seminarian studying in Rome has been tapped to chant the Exsultet at the Easter Vigil at St. Peter's Basilica, the second from the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend to be selected in the past three years. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Palm Sunday Massacre in Ukraine
https://www.osvnews.com/nothing-is-sacred-religious-leaders-condemn-russias-palm-sunday-attack-on-ukraine/

Nicaraguan Catholics: Holy Week under Repression
https://www.osvnews.com/nicaragua-cracks-down-further-on-church-during-holy-week/

Diocese of Phoenix New Seminary
https://www.osvnews.com/in-historic-move-burgeoning-phoenix-diocese-opens-new-seminary/

Vatican on Mass Stipends
https://www.osvnews.com/vatican-updates-norms-on-donations-for-special-mass-intentions/

Indiana Seminarian to Sing at Vatican
https://www.osvnews.com/indiana-seminarian-to-chant-easter-proclamation-at-st-peters-in-rome/

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 11, 2025. In this episode: The nation's Catholic bishops have told congressional lawmakers they support bipartisan legislation that would ease some immigration restrictions on foreign religious workers, allowing them to stay in the U.S. while they await permanent residency. A Missouri school founded by St. Katharine Drexel, a Tulsa hospice and a Texas prison are all stops on the 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. The number of new Catholics in France has surged, with close to 18,000 catechumens in France will be baptized at the Easter Vigil -- the highest number since records began in 2002. In Spain, Catholic groups are criticizing the country's bishops for agreeing to government-led changes at the Valley of the Fallen (now renamed Valle de Cuelgamuros) amid fears of deepening secularization. Pope Francis' surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica yesterday to pray and see ongoing restoration work is a clear sign that his condition is improving, the Vatican press office said. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Foreign Religious Workers Bill

NEC 25 Pilgrimage

France Catholic Boom

Valley of the Fallen

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 10, 2025. In this episode:  A second Trump administration could present both challenges and opportunities for issues related to Catholic social teaching, according to bishops and policymakers who gathered at the Napa Institute Citizens of Faith Conference yesterday. Deaf Catholics from across the country recently gathered for the first-ever Deaf Eucharistic Congress, held April 4-6 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland. As Trump administration deportations continue, women religious and clergy in Honduras are ministering to returning migrants. The Vatican bank and other Vatican offices with financial dealings are getting better at identifying and stopping suspicious financial activity, said the Vatican's Supervisory and Financial Information Authority. In Poland, a powerful Passion play is drawing on Scripture, history and memory to bring new life to one of World War II's darkest chapters -- the mass execution of more than 1,000 Polish intelligentsia by Nazi Germans at Bydgoszcz. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Deaf Eucharistic Congress

Ministering to Deported Migrants

Vatican Bank Progress

Polish Passion Play at Bydgoszcz

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 9, 2025. In this episode: Brian Burch of CatholicVote, President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to the Holy See, defended the administration's foreign aid cuts during a Senate hearing yesterday. Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations, warned that nations must recommit to nuclear disarmament and the regulation of artificial intelligence, amid a surge in global conflicts and defense investment. Environmental advocates, scientists, clergy and community leaders are calling for a faith-based response to the impact of petrochemical pollution on mothers and children. As Ukraine endured a deadly weekend of Russian attacks, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, delivered four ambulances and medical supplies to the war-torn country. Catholics in France and Spain are set to honor two of the church's most beloved saints, St. Thérèse of Lisieux and St. Teresa of Ávila, with commemorations this year. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Trump Vatican Ambassador Pick

Holy See to UN: Disarmament, AI Regulation Critical

Faith-based Response to Pollution and Maternal, Pediatric Health

Papal Ambulances to Ukraine

Honoring St. Thérèse of Lisieux and St. Teresa of Ávila