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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 Nov. 6, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV has begun the longest international trip of his pontificate, departing Rome Nov. 6 for a 12-day journey across Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, just over three weeks after surgery for lung cancer.  Catholic death penalty opponents praised Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., for his decision to commute all California death sentences to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.The Vatican has upheld the excommunication of a former permanent deacon in Louisiana, who formally left the Church and joined an Anglican congregation for a period of time after his son was sexually abused by a priest.Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, called for stronger, more visible expressions of communion between the pope and China's Catholic bishops as Vatican officials, Chinese Church leaders and scholars gathered Nov. 5 to mark the 100th anniversary of the consecration of the first six Chinese bishops of the modern era.A Los Angeles pilgrim group's encounter with Pope Leo XIV brought together California history, Christian unity and, of course, the White Sox.

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Nov. 5, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV dedicated his November prayer intention to the proper use of wealth, urging Catholics to remember that “true wealth is not found in what we keep, but in what we give with love.”Pope Leo XIV’s November 9th visit to the Pequeño Cottolengo Don Orione in Argentina highlights the Church’s care for people with disabilities amid a national debate over disability funding.Ahead of the execution of Jeffrey Weisheit in Indiana, Bishop Robert McClory said the Church upholds the value of every human life, even those who have committed horrible crimes.Archbishop Ronald Hicks, the Archdiocese of New York and ArchCare joined a Becket lawsuit challenging the state’s assisted suicide law, saying they refuse to be forced to harm those they care for.The Vatican said Pope Leo XIV is “clinically fit” for his 12-day Latin America trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, despite lung cancer surgery just weeks ago.

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 Nov. 4. 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.  Read the stories in this episode: Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress Nov. 3 in a landslide midterm election, according to multiple projections, with significant ramifications for the final years of the Trump administration and its policies.Voters in four states considered ballot measures related to abortion policy Nov. 3, with only one state rejecting a measure to expand access to the procedure, and the others approving proposals to codify a right to an abortion or rejecting further limits. Pope Leo XIV’s Nov. 8-11 visit to Argentina will be the first papal trip to the country in nearly 40 years and the first since the pontificate of the late Pope Francis, whose legacy remains both beloved and debated in his homeland. On All Souls' Day Nov. 2, several Catholics gathered at a Philadelphia cemetery to mourn preborn children killed by notorious abortionist Kermit Gosnell.Blessed Stanley Rother, recognized as the first U.S.-born priest and martyr beatified by the Catholic Church, is the subject of a new exhibit at the Museum of the Bible in Washington.

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Nov. 3, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case over whether Catholic preschools can be excluded from Colorado’s universal preschool program because of their religious beliefs about marriage, sexuality and gender.A federal appeals court ruled that Idaho’s abortion ban can be fully enforced just days before voters decide on Prop 1, a ballot measure Bishop Peter Christensen urged Catholics to oppose.Pope Leo XIV’s almoner, Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín, witnessed thousands lining up for bread in Zaporizhzhia during a Ukraine visit marked by drone and missile strikes.Pope Leo XIV’s return to Peru, where he served as a missionary and bishop, is being described as more homecoming than state visit for a country battered by political and economic strain.Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass at Uruguay’s National Shrine of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three, a Marian devotion tied to the country’s independence in one of Latin America’s most secular nations.

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 Nov. 2, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: As the nation heads to the ballot box at the midterm elections, Catholics are working to ensure peace at the polls. Amid turmoil in Poland's constitutional tribunal, that nation's Catholic bishops appealed for calm, warning the dispute "is leading to a profound crisis of the state." Just days before Pope Leo XIV's arrival in Peru, two Catholic bishops in the South American country died following illnesses, including Archbishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia of Cusco, whose archdiocese is preparing to welcome the pope Nov. 15. On All Souls' Day, Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at Rome's Campo Verano Cemetery, urging Catholics to pray for the dead and remember that death does not break the bond between the faithful and Christ. Augustinian friars watched anxiously courtside, Vatican officials cheered from the stands and fans in costume bishops' miters sang "That's Amore" as Notre Dame defeated Villanova Nov. 1 in the Eternal City Tip Off. It was a basketball season opener unlike any other, inspired by the first U.S.-born pope.

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. 30, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV has submitted a mail ballot for the upcoming Illinois midterm elections, according to the Holy See Press Office. Catholics are remembering civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who died Oct. 28 age 96, as a woman whose faith inspired her lifelong mission of service. A group of bishops, Franciscans and other pilgrims traveled to St. Catherines Island in Georgia Oct. 29 because of its unique link to Georgia's Catholic history as the site where the five Georgia Martyrs, who will soon be beatified, gave their lives for the faith in 1597. Eighty years after the priestly ordination of St. John Paul II, those who knew him and scholars who study his legacy say the future pope's example still offers a model for priests today: deep prayer combined with close accompaniment of others. A new documentary series on Black Catholics on the sainthood track debuts Nov. 2 on the Archdiocese of Boston's CatholicTV network.

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Oct. 29, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV sent a message to CLINIC’s interfaith immigration summit, urging participants to overcome indifference that reduces migrants to statistics.Massachusetts pro-life advocates backed by the state’s bishops have gathered nearly 100,000 signatures to put a repeal of the state’s new late-term abortion law on the 2028 ballot.Bishop Daniel Thomas thanked pregnancy help workers ahead of Pregnancy Help Appreciation Week, calling their service “heroic.”Benedictine nuns at Poland’s oldest Benedictine convent are racing to raise $1 million by December 31st to finish an 800-year-old monastery preservation project and avoid repaying EU funds.More than 130 parish leaders in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston completed mental health and disability ministry training, reflecting strong demand for formation.

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. 28, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: The first U.S.-born pope is very much looking forward to eventually visiting his native country even as he prepares to head to Latin America -- his seventh papal trip abroad after his election a year and a half ago, the Vatican foreign minister said.Spain's Catholic Church is expressing sorrow and solidarity after a devastating high-speed train collision near Toledo on Oct. 28 left at least 68 people dead and hundreds injured, with authorities warning the toll could rise. The canonization cause for Ruth V. K. Pakaluk -- a Massachusetts wife, mother, convert and pro-life activist -- has been suspended, according to the cause's leaders.Undecided Catholic voters are a swing voting bloc, but reliably show up to the polls, a new report found. The men's and women's basketball teams of the University of Notre Dame and Villanova University (Pope Leo's alma mater) will compete in Rome Nov. 1 in the historic "Eternal City Tip-Off."

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Oct. 27, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Archbishops Jeffrey Grob and James Golka apologized after the White House circulated a video of bishops praying over President Trump, which critics said risked appearing to endorse him before the midterms.A new national survey found that about 39 percent of U.S. Catholics have experienced racial discrimination, including 66 percent of Black Catholics, and that 60 percent believe racism exists in their local community.Ethiopian Orthodox leaders urged the government to protect believers and bring attackers to justice after 60 Christians were killed in two rural attacks in the Arsi Zone.Montse Alvarado, who begins as Vatican communications prefect November 1st, said she is “receiving” a vision from Pope Leo XIV rather than imposing her own as she prepares to become the youngest prefect in the Roman Curia.Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the apostolic nuncio to the U.S., told Baltimore Catholics they are “living stones” called to witness to God’s love, during a visit to the nation’s oldest Catholic see.

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. 26, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Two weeks after surgery for lung cancer, Pope Leo XIV has been cleared by doctors to proceed with his planned Nov. 6-17 trip to South America, the longest and most demanding journey of his pontificate so far. Pope Leo XIV has recognized the heroic virtues of six Catholics whose lives of service, missionary zeal and perseverance in suffering have advanced their sainthood causes.The Archdiocese of New York has reached an $800 million settlement to resolve some 1,300 abuse claims brought under lookback laws in that state and involving clergy and staff. Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles calls on Catholics to prepare for the 500th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 2031 as a time of spiritual renewal and a new missionary awakening in the Americas.

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. 23, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV urged educators to recognize the challenges facing young people today, saying many struggle with "digital loneliness," broken families and anxiety about the future. A dozen U.S. Catholic bishops met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Oct. 22, for a meeting that a White House official indicated included discussions on topics like religious freedom and school choice.As space-based technologies and exploration expand, the Vatican's top diplomat to the United Nations is warning against the militarization of outer space -- and the lack of a sufficiently strong legal framework to counter such a threat.A new study has been launched by The Catholic University of America to explore why some priests choose to exit their ministry within a few years of ordination. The Catholic Church in Scandinavia is reporting strong growth, with Church leaders and lay Catholics pointing to a rise in conversions across one of the world's most secular regions.

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Oct. 22, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV opened registration for World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, inviting young Catholics to bring both their dreams and their wounds to a life-changing pilgrimage.The Vatican’s doctrine office released “Venite ad Me,” a 25,000-word document on passing on the faith between generations amid what it calls an “epochal change” in culture.Pope Leo XIV told leaders of the American Jewish Committee that the Church rejects all discrimination and “does not tolerate antisemitism,” warning that differences must never fuel prejudice.On the feast of St. John Paul II, scholars said his teaching that technology must serve the human person offers a moral guide for the age of artificial intelligence.The Savannah Bananas will bring Banana Ball to Notre Dame in June 2027, including the first-ever baseball game in Notre Dame Stadium.

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. 21, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV needs "no further treatment" following his Oct. 13 surgery for lung cancer, his doctors have confirmed. The 11th National Eucharistic Congress will be held in Indianapolis in 2029, organizers have announced.The Trump administration on Oct. 18 extended protections from deportation to people from Ukraine and Sudan, allowing them to continue living legally in the U.S. for now. Reservations about the expansion of Medical Assistance in Dying, or MAiD, expressed by former Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard are drawing international attention. Ireland's national synodal assembly has signaled a strong push toward evangelization and faith formation, as delegates voted on 35 proposals shaped by the country's five-year synodal process.

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Oct. 20, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, urging Ukraine and Russia to cooperate on humanitarian aid and civilian evacuation from the occupied city of Oleshky.Holy Land Church leaders condemned an October 17th settler attack near the Christian village of Taybeh that targeted Palestinian civilians and European diplomats during the olive harvest.Mexico’s bishops presented Pope Leo XIV with a 200-page book documenting the lives of more than 1,100 of the country’s 132,000 missing persons.Archbishop James Golka of Denver asked exorcist Father Chad Ripperger to take a one-year break from public speaking and interviews, while confirming he remains a priest in good standing.Ahead of the Oct. 31 beatification of the Georgia Martyrs in Savannah, Cardinal Frank Leo said the five Franciscan missionaries remind Catholics of the universal call to make disciples.

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. 19, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: French Church leaders have strongly condemned a wave of violence that swept across France over the Oct. 17-18 weekend during demonstrations that began as protests against the rising cost of living. A Redemptorist priest in Ecuador was killed after a large crucifix fell and struck him during Mass, in a tragedy that was captured on a livestream Oct. 17. One week after announcing he would undergo lung surgery, Pope Leo XIV returned to the window of the Apostolic Palace Oct. 18, just five days after surgery for lung cancer and less than 24 hours after leaving Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.Archbishop Gabriele G. Caccia, papal nuncio to the United States, was among the many faith leaders, scholars and policymakers who gathered in Salt Lake City Oct. 15-17 for the G20 Interfaith Forum, the largest faith gathering ever held in Utah.The canonization cause of Irish Jesuit war chaplain Father Willie Doyle is taking a major step forward, with the diocesan phase formally concluding Oct. 18 before being sent to Rome.