Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless!

Peter Jesserer Smith, national news editor of OSV News, catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Oct. 15, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. 

In this episode:

• As federal immigration enforcement ramps up across Chicago, Catholic leaders and parishioners are stepping in to defend immigrants’ rights -- and their ability to practice their faith.
• From Jan. 10 to Feb. 1, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis will host "Vatican Unveiled," an exhibit of the largest collection of papal artifacts outside of Rome, in celebration of the archdiocese’s 175th anniversary.
•  The Holy See's diplomat to the United Nations has called for three key priorities in addressing the global crises of poverty, conflict and climate change. 
•  Venezuela is gearing up for a historic moment as it prepares for the canonization of its first saints: Blessed José Gregorio Hernández and Blessed María Carmen Rendiles.
• The "Litany of Humility," which often is attributed to Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val, "outlines a model that is valid for all those who exercise responsibilities in the church," Pope Leo XIV said.

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless!

Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Oct. 14, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless!

Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Oct. 13, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

• In a historic breakthrough, all Israeli hostages still held in Gaza have been freed, and 250 Palestinian prisoners released as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, with the release of more Palestinian prisoners to follow. 
  
  
• Meanwhile, displaced Palestinians returning to the northern Gaza Strip found "a tsunami" of destruction, as described by Father Gabriel Romanelli, the Catholic pastor of Holy Family Parish in Gaza City.
  
  
• Three months after Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said the Vatican had identified the judges who would form the tribunal in the canonical trial against Slovenian Father Marko Rupnik on charges of spiritual and sexual abuse, the judges were formally nominated. 
  
  
• Christians must avoid using their faith to label those who are different -- often the poor -- as enemies to be avoided and rejected, Pope Leo XIV said. 
  
  
• The Archdiocese of Indianapolis is breaking new ground with a first-of-its-kind program in the U.S. aimed at helping formerly incarcerated individuals successfully reenter society.

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless!

Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Oct. 10, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

• Washington state's government and its Catholic bishops reached an agreement in a federal lawsuit over the state's mandatory reporter law they said could force priests to violate the seal of confession.
  
  
•  Pope Leo XIV's apostolic exhortation on love for the poor, "Dilexi Te" ("I Have Loved You"), released by the Vatican Oct. 9, puts forth the pope's strategic plan for the rolling out of his pontificate, Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami said.
  
  
• Religious freedom is "a cornerstone of any just society" and contributes to building peace, Pope Leo XIV said. 
  
  
• Sister Albertine Debacker, 29, is becoming a surprising Catholic influencer -- amassing over 330,000 Instagram followers and 200,000 on TikTok -- reaching thousands of young people, many of whom had no prior connection to the church, with her faith-filled videos.
  
  
• Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the spirited chaplain of the Loyola University Chicago men's basketball team who became a national symbol of joy, devotion and perseverance, has completed her earthly journey. 

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless!

Peter Jesserer Smith, national news editor of OSV News, catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Oct. 9, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

•  Many Christians "need to go back and re-read the Gospel" because they have forgotten that faith and love for the poor go hand in hand, Pope Leo XIV said in his first major papal document, "Dilexi Te."
• The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has welcomed the initial agreement between Hamas and Israel, calling it "good news" and a "first step" toward ending the war in Gaza.
• Pope Leo XIV sent a letter commending the work of Catholic Charities USA, the domestic charitable arm of the Catholic Church in the U.S., to mark its 115th annual gathering Oct. 6-9.
• Spain's socialist government is pushing for regional "blacklists" of doctors who object to performing abortions, sparking backlash from medical and Catholic leaders.
• Catholics in more than 230 local pilgrimages in 35-plus states have covered some 20,000 collective miles "to pray for the grace to encounter Christ in Creation and renew our relationships with God, the Earth, and one another."

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless!

Gina Christian sits down with author and OSV News contributor Michael Heinlein to review Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic exhortation, "Dilexi Te," which picks up where the late Pope Francis left off in calling upon the faithful to live out the Gospel's call to love the poor. What does the document say about that call -- and what does it say about the first U.S.-born pope? Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless!

Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Oct. 8, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode: 

• Many immigrants in the United States today are living with the same fear people experienced under the "tyrannical" communist governments of the past, said Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas.
  
  
• Jesus is always walking alongside everyone, no matter how mundane or precarious their journey, Pope Leo XIV said. 
  
  
• Another Catholic priest has been murdered in Mexico's violence-stricken Guerrero state. 
  
  
• The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has chosen two Catholic publishers, both known for their print and digital offerings, to print the second edition of the Liturgy of the Hours that is celebrated within the Latin Church. 
  
  
• Young Catholic adults are invited to apply for a "once-in-a-lifetime" journey with Jesus across the nation, the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage.

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless!

Peter Jesserer Smith, national news editor of OSV News, catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Oct. 7, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

• Court documents show that a New Jersey man arrested outside of St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington just hours before the start of the annual Red Mass had a "fully functional" arsenal of explosives. 
  
  
• The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a First Amendment challenge to a Colorado law banning professional counseling services that practice "conversion therapy" for minors.
  
  
• Pope Leo XIV's first papal trip abroad will be to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2, the Vatican press office announced.
  
  
• Lourdes saw a record turnout for the annual Rosary Pilgrimage, with 17,000 pilgrims from October 2–4 -- the highest since the Dominican-led event began in 1908. 
  
  
• A nonprofit dedicated to supporting the U.S. Army recently released a graphic novel highlighting the story and service of Father Emil Kapaun, the Catholic military chaplain who gave his life in a prisoner-of-war camp during the Korean War.

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless!

Peter Jesserer Smith, national news editor of OSV News, catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Oct. 6, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

• At the Red Mass celebrated on the day before the Supreme Court's new term, Washington Cardinal Robert W. McElroy emphasized that "men and women of the law are architects of hope by reason of their vocation."
• As indirect ceasefire talks began in Egypt between Israel and Hamas, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, called the negotiations "an important and long-awaited first step" -- but warned nothing is "entirely clear or definite yet." 
• The Hamas attack on Israel two years ago "was inhuman and indefensible," the Vatican secretary of state said, and Israel's two-year-long war on Gaza has had "disastrous and inhuman consequences."
• The joint celebration of the Jubilee of Migrants and the Jubilee of the Missions is an opportunity to remind all Catholics that the duty to welcome and assist migrants is also part of each person's obligation to share God's love, Pope Leo XIV said Sunday.
• Catholics involved in interfaith efforts have offered their condolences to the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the death of their president, Russell M. Nelson, Sept. 27 at age 101.

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless!

Peter Jesserer Smith of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Oct. 3, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.