Catholic Foster Care, Harvard Catholics on Visa Ban, Belarus Priest Imprisoned

Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 27, 2025. In this episode: As the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision -- which sent the issue of abortion back to the states -- reaches its third anniversary, Catholic leaders are stressing foster care and adoption as urgent pro-life issues. The head Catholic chaplain at Harvard University says international students there are facing an uncertain future amid that school's battle with the Trump administration over visas. In Belarus, Father Andrzej Juchniewicz, an Oblate of Mary Immaculate priest, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison on politically motivated charges under the regime of President Alexander Lukashenko. Tens of thousands flock to Spain to venerate the remains of St. Teresa of Avila, the first female doctor of the Catholic Church. Pope Leo XIV prays for Catholics in China, while also celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si'." Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Read the stories in this episode:

Catholic Foster Care

Harvard Catholic Chaplain on Trump Visa Ban

Belarus Priest Imprisoned

St. Teresa of Avila Veneration

Pope Leo XIV, Catholics in China, "Laudato Si'"

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:14 Catholic Foster Care
• 1:15 Harvard Catholic Chaplain on Trump Ban
• 2:52 Belarus Priest Imprisoned
• 4:06 St. Teresa of Avila Veneration
• 5:15 Pope Leo XIV and Catholics in China