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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for December 30, 2024. In this episode: Pope Francis and other Catholic leaders offer condolences on the death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, while also lamenting the lives lost in the Dec. 29 crash of a commercial plane in South Korea. Also, bishops share their messages for the Jubilee Year 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 stories of the day for December 27, 2024. In this episode: Pope Francis opens a Jubilee Year Holy Door at a prison, a Polish kids' orchestra goes viral with its Christmas carol video, and Pope Francis receives an invitation to war-torn Ukraine from Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for December 26, 2024. In this episode, we look at a Catholic-inspired bourbon; Christmas blessings and calls for peace from Pope Francis and his papal almoner, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski; and Jesuits working to rescue migrants in the Sonoran Desert. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for December 23, 2024. In this episode, we look at President Joe Biden's commutation of most of the federal death row sentences, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa's words of Christmas comfort to the Holy Land, a Catholic recovery expert's tips for staying sober during the holidays, and Pope Francis' blessing of Baby Jesus statues--including his own! We wrap up by praying the final Christmas "O" Antiphons. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com...and Merry Christmas from all of us at OSV News!

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for December 20, 2024. In this episode, we look at President Joe Biden's upcoming visit to Pope Francis, President-elect Trump's selection for the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, and Catholic religious who are bringing Christmas hope to conflict-torn Haiti. We wrap up by praying the fourth of the Christmas "O" Antiphons. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for December 19, 2024. In this episode, we add the National Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., to your Jubilee Year itinerary, and share how papal almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski is driving a medical aid vehicle more than 1,100 miles to war-torn Ukraine for Christmas. We wrap up with a story about the Black Eyed Peas' new Christmas song -- which features 3,000 Catholic school kids! -- and then pray the third of the Christmas "O" Antiphons. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for December 18, 2024. In this episode, we look at a Supreme Court case on Planned Parenthood and Medicaid funding in pro-life states, a new Marquette Law School poll on President Joe Biden's outgoing ratings, and Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich's call for Catholics to receive holy Communion standing. We wrap up by praying the second of the Christmas "O" Antiphons. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for December 17, 2024. In this episode, we look at an ancient copy of the Ten Commandments up for auction, while taking a sneak peak at Pope Francis' new book (and wishing him a happy birthday!). We also hear on from Archbishop John Kennedy on the church's fight against abuse, and wrap up by praying the first of the Christmas "O" Antiphons. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for December 16, 2024. In this episode, we look at a deadly school shooting in Madion, Wisconsin, just 12 years after the Sandy Hook tragedy. We also hear from a priest whose miraculous cure aided the canonization cause of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, and we look at Simbang Gabi, the Filipino novena of Christmas Masses. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic stories of the day for December 13, 2024. In this episode, we look at our recent interview with retired Cardinal Seán O'Malley of Boston, a message of reassurance for migrants from California's Catholic bishops amid possible mass deportations, and a young man with Down syndrome who has been named an "Angel of St. Pio." Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.