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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 8, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, and named Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Missouri, as his successor. Archbishop Bashar Warda of Irbil, Iraq, "categorically and unequivocally" rejects what he calls "false and defamatory accusations" made in a lawsuit brought by an Iraqi-American businesswoman. Emmy-winning actress Patricia Heaton recently opened up about balancing motherhood, faith and Hollywood success on the "Like a Mother with Katie McGrady" podcast. Centro Aletti, the art center founded by accused abuser Father Marko Rupnik continues to promote the priest's artwork, including a new e-book he wrote on the spiritual life. As he continues his recovery at the Vatican, Pope Francis is very slowly beginning to get back to his old routine of meeting with top Vatican officials, the Vatican press office said. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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New Archbishop of Kansas City

Iraqi Archbishop Slams Terrorism Lawsuit

Patricia Heaton on Faith, Family and Fame

Art Center Promotes Father Rupnik's Work

Pope Francis Continues Recovery

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 7, 2025. In this episode: The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said it would not renew its cooperative agreements with the federal government related to children's services and refugee support, following Trump administration crackdowns on immigration. Actor and comedian Russell Brand, whose recent high-profile conversion to Christianity saw him partner with the Hallow prayer app and interview Bishop Robert Barron, is facing charges of rape and sexual assault from several years ago, with Brand denying the accusations. The U.S. State Department has expressed concern over the conviction of Livia Tossici-Bolt, a British woman found guilty for holding a sign outside an abortion clinic in Bournemouth, England. Benedictine Sister Mary Elizabeth Schweiger and her fellow women religious at the Mount St. Scholastica community in Kansas are joining Salvadorans in protesting El Salvador's new law allowing mining. Pope Francis made an unexpected appearance yesterday to greet the crowds in St. Peter's Square, marking the first time he'd been seen in public since he was discharged from Rome's Gemelli hospital March 23. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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US Bishops End Kids' Resettlement Agreement

Russell Brand Charged with Rape

Livia Tossici-Bolt Conviction

Pope Francis Appears in Public

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 4, 2025. In this episode: Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, subject of long-running allegations of sexual abuse against minors and adults, has died at age 94. Hundreds gather to mourn the shooting death of a Kansas priest, a loss for which "there are no words," said Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas. Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican's foreign minister, spoke by phone today with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov regarding Russia's war in Ukraine and Catholics in Russia. Archbishop Marco Tin Win of Mandalay said despite the suffering caused by a recent deadly earthquake, the people of Myanmar are clinging to hope in God's mercy. More than 20 films, TV shows and books have received this year's Christopher Award for lifting up "lights in the darkness." Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Theodore McCarrick Death

Kansas Priest Murdered

Vatican Call with Russian Federation

Archbishop Win on Hope, Mercy in Myanmar

The 2025 Christopher Awards

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 3, 2025. In this episode: The Supreme Court hears oral argument in a case that could determine if Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider, can use public funds in states that have restricted abortion. The Catholic Church has since the first century affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion, and holds that life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. The Archdiocese of Chicago files a countersuit against seven individuals who allegedly conspired to file fraudulent clergy sex abuse claims for financial gain. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima in Portugal has confirmed it will not remove mosaics by alleged abuser and former Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik, but has suspended using the priest's artwork in promotional materials. A Ukrainian Catholic University scholarship honors a student killed along with most of her family by a Russian missile, announcing the news a day before what would have been her 19th birthday. The International Theological Commission says Christians should not see the Nicene Creed simply as a list of things they believe, but rather regard it with awe, because it recounts the greatness of God's love and His gift of salvation. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Abortion and Medicaid

Archdiocese of Chicago on Abuse Fraud

Rupnik Mosaics at Fátima

UCU Honors Student Killed by Russia

Nicene Creed: A Reason for Awe

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 2, 2025. In this episode: On the 20th anniversary of St. John Paul II's death, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin prays to the late pope to "bless this lacerated and disoriented humanity, that it may find the way back to its dignity and its highest vocation, that it may know the riches of God's mercy and love." A Catholic singer-songwriter in Los Angeles has released "Corpus Christi," a new song and video honoring Blessed Carlo Acutis' profound love for the Eucharist. Idaho will now require schools to teach fetal development and show ultrasound video to students in grades five to 12. Catholic Relief Services continues to aid those suffering from the impact of last week's 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar. A decade after the release of Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical on the environment, "Laudato Si'," Catholic experts tell OSV News there's much more work to be done in caring for our common home. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Remembering St. John Paul II

A Song for Blessed Carlo Acutis
(See our story for links to the song and video.)

Idaho Fetal Development Education Law

CRS Aid to Myanmar

Laudato Si' at 10

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 1, 2025. In this episode: Pope Francis prays for victims of a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, compounding that nation's humanitarian crisis and civil war. A number of youth tell OSV News they're excited about the upcoming canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a soon-to-be-saint whose life as an ordinary Italian teenager -- combined with his extraordinary holiness -- speaks to them. Experts and advocates for ending the death penalty gather at the University of Notre Dame. Pope Francis and other Catholic leaders are calling for an end to violence in South Sudan, with the risk of a wider war looming. Pope Francis, home from the hospital, continues his recovery from double pneumonia, and the Vatican reports that the pope is making progress. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Pope Francis prays for Myanmar
https://www.osvnews.com/myanmar-death-toll-surpasses-2000-cardinal-calls-for-immediate-ceasefire-amid-tragedy/

Blessed Carlo Acutis
https://www.osvnews.com/young-people-tech-lovers-connect-with-soon-to-be-st-carlo-acutis/

Death penalty abolition conference
https://www.osvnews.com/notre-dame-law-school-gathering-makes-case-for-abolishing-death-penalty/

Calls for peace in South Sudan
https://www.osvnews.com/south-sudanese-bishops-warn-of-catastrophe-as-full-scale-war-threatens/

Pope Francis continues to recover
https://www.osvnews.com/pope-stable-his-lung-infection-slightly-improved-vatican-says/

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for March 31, 2025. In this episode: An Arizona family says their toddler was miraculously saved from death through prayers to Blessed Michael McGivney and other intercessors. The Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case brought by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin, with the agency saying that state discounted its religious identity in a dispute over unemployment insurance requirements. The bishop who oversees the Lourdes shrine has ordered mosaics by Father Marko Rupnik at the site covered up, due to longstanding and extensive allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuse by the priest. A Polish foundation carries on the legacy of St. John Paul II by forming and supporting youth educationally and spiritually. In a message to Missionary of Mercy priests celebrating the Jubilee Year, Pope Francis stresses, "God made himself man to reveal to the world that he never abandons us." Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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McGiveny "Miracle"?

Rupnik Mosaics Covered at Lourdes

Foundation Honors JP2 Legacy

Pope Francis on God's Mercy

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for March 28, 2025. In this episode: Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration, shares his thoughts on what's at stake in the nation's response to migrants. Amid the 2025 Jubilee Year, Catholics are banding together through a nonprofit to pay off millions in others' medical debt. Pope Francis continues to convalesce at his residence, following a daily regimen of prayer, daily Mass, respiratory therapy and rest, as well as some paperwork. Catholic and community advocates in Brazil are expressing concern over a new road through a rainforest -- built ahead of the upcoming United Nations climate conference -- saying it stands to ultimately harm Indigenous peoples and the environment as a whole. The Saint-Denis basilica in France, the resting place of kings since the Middle Ages, is being restored as part of an effort that Bishop Etienne Guillet said brings "joy" to the community. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Bishop Mark Seitz on immigration

Jubilee Year medical debt payoff

Pope Francis recovery

Road through the rainforest

Saint-Denis restoration

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for March 27, 2025. In this episode: A bipartisan U.S. government commission urges the nation to uphold its role as a promoter of religious freedom worldwide. Catholic and other Christian communities in Turkey express concern as protests over the arrest of a political opposition leader are met with crackdowns. The Vatican releases its schedule for Holy Week, without specifying whether Pope Francis, now convalescing after a lengthy hospital stay, will publicly participate. Illinois Catholics and others are opposing a bill that would require homeschooling parents and private schools to submit personal information about their students. Archbishop Joe S. Vasquez, newly installed in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, pledges to serve his flock with all his heart. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Religious freedom report

Catholics in Turkey amid protests

Vatican Holy Week schedule

Illinois bill on homeschooling and private schools

Archbishop Joe Vasquez installed in Galveston-Houston

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for March 26, 2025. In this episode: A year after the deadly Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, the Catholic community continues to rally around all those affected. The Supreme Court upholds a Biden administration regulation on ghost guns. The principal of a Catholic high school in Madrid resigns days after its chaplain, a Legionary of Christ priest, is arrested for sexually abusing several students. The lead doctor on Pope Francis' medical team at Rome's Gemelli hospital told Italian media there was a moment during the pope's hospitalization when he and colleagues realized the pope might not survive his critical respiratory illness. Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, the metropolitan archbishop of Marseille in France, has called for "reawakening of hope" in the face of global turmoil. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Key Bridge collapse one year later

Supreme Court on ghost guns

Pope's lead doctor speaks

Madrid principal resigns amid chaplain abuse scandal

Cardinal Aveline and reawakening hope