Washington Bishops Sue, Third Country Deportations, Pope Leo XIV and Pro-Life Cause

Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 29, 2025. In this episode: Washington State's Catholic bishops sue over a new law that would make clergy mandated reporters and violate the seal of confession. Catholic immigration experts say that the Trump administration's deportation of seven men to East Africa, despite a court order, violates both due process and human rights, which remain in force even amid criminal convictions. Pope Leo XIV stresses the need for compassion and humanity in his general audience. Scottish pro-life advocates are working to counter a sharp rise in abortions due to prenatal diagnoses of Down syndrome. And while a student at Villanova University, the future Pope Leo helped to establish the school's pro-life movement, which emerged just after the 1974 Roe v. Wade court decision legalizing abortion. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Read the stories in this episode:

Washington State Bishops Sue
https://www.osvnews.com/wa-bishops-sue-over-mandatory-reporter-laws-lack-of-catholic-confession-protections/

Catholic Experts on East Africa Deportations
https://www.osvnews.com/recent-east-africa-deportations-violate-court-order-and-human-dignity-say-advocates/

Pope Leo XIV on Compassion and Humanity
https://www.osvnews.com/pope-leo-xivs-may-28-2025-general-audience-full-text/

Scotland's Rise in Down Syndrome Abortions
https://www.osvnews.com/abortions-of-unborn-babies-diagnosed-with-down-syndrome-up-82-in-scotland/

Pope Leo XIV: A Pro-Life Undergrad
https://www.osvnews.com/future-pope-helped-found-villanovans-for-life-marched-against-roe-v-wade/

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:14 Washington State Bishops Sue
• 2:12 Third Country Deportations
• 3:29 Pope Leo XIV on Compassion, Humanity
• 4:39 Scotland and Down Syndrome Abortions
• 6:07 Pope Leo's Pro-Life Roots