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124 episodes
Deportation Protections Paused, Gaza's Human Catastrophe, Little Flower Relics Tour
Gina Christian catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 30, 2025. In this episode: The Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump's administration to end deportation protections for more than 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Ha...
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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. Ca...
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Apache Stronghold, Holy See on Civilian Casualties, Pope Leo XIV Style
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 28, 2025. In this episode: The Supreme Court turned down the Apache Stronghold organization's request to plead for the protection of sacred lands from mining, in ...
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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...
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Prayers for Slain Israeli Embassy Staffers, SCOTUS on Catholic Charter School, Pope Leo XIV and Anti-Trafficking
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 22, 2205. In this episode: Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Bishop Michael Burbidge are among Catholic leaders calling for prayers after a young couple, both Israeli em...
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Father Mike Schmitz Tour, Mexico Massacres, Pope Leo XIV First General Audience
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 21, 2025. In this episode: Father Mike Schmitz, hit podcaster and youth minister, has a new "Parables" tour coming to a city near you. Delaware becomes the 11th s...
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Trump on Ukraine-Russia Talks at Vatican, Take It Down Act, Chicago to Celebrate Pope Leo
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 20, 2025. In this episode: President Donald Trump said prospects for talks between Ukraine and Russia at the Vatican look promising. The Take It Down Act, signed ...
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Pope Leo Gets Right to Work, Trump's Letter to Leo, and 100 Years of St. Therese
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 19, 2025. In this episode: Following his papal inauguration yesterday, Pope Leo XIV is getting straight to work, holding meetings with interfaith and ecumenical l...
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PopeCast from Rome: Pope Leo XIV's Inauguration and What It Means
Gina Christian talks with OSV News editor-in-chief Gretchen Crowe and international editor Paulina Guzik -- who have been on the ground in Rome since the death of Pope Francis -- about the May 18, 2025 inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV -- what ...
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Middle East Catholics on Trump, Pope Leo XIV and Ukraine, Holy See Diplomats
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 16, 2025. In this episode: Catholic leaders in the Middle East call for humanitarian aid, as U.S. President Donald Trump signs high-dollar arms and trade deals wi...
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PopeCast: What's Behind the Papal Inauguration of Leo XIV?
Pope Leo XIV will be inaugurated on May 18, 2025. But what's a papal inauguration, and how did this ritual come about? Find out as Gina Christian of OSV News asks church historian Thomas Noble, professor emeritus at the University of Notre Dame...
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Birthright Citizenship, Nashville Immigration Crackdown, Pope Leo and Eastern Catholics
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 15, 2025. In this episode: The Supreme Court hears oral argument on denying birthright citizenship for some children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents; an i...
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Pope Leo XIV and Death Penalty, US Bishops Pastoral, Sinner and the Pope
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 14, 2025. In this episode: Catholic anti-death penalty advocates hope that Pope Leo XIV will uphold Pope Francis' legacy on calling for the abolition of capital p...
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Pope Leo XIV: Chicago Faves, Jewish-Catholic Relations, Augustinian Roots
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 13, 2025. In this episode: A look at Pope Leo XIV's Chicago roots, with his brother Louis Prevost sharing what it was like to grow up with a future leader of the ...
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PopeCast from Rome: Pope Leo's First Days on the Job
Gina Christian talks with OSV News editor-in-chief Gretchen Crowe, international editor Paulina Guzik, and contributor Michael Heinlein -- all on the ground in Rome -- about the first days of Pope Leo XIV, and what they might indicate about the...
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Pope Leo XIV: Press Freedoms, Zelenskyy Call, Eastern Christian Reax
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 12, 2025. In this episode: Pope Leo XIV meets with media in a special May 12 audience, calling for imprisoned journalists to be freed and urging media members to ...
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Pope Leo XIV: First Moments in a New Papacy
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 9, 2025 -- the first full day for Pope Leo XIV's papacy. Find out more about the new pope, and what the Church and the world think of him. Tune in and visit us on...
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ConclaveCast from Rome: Habemus Papam - Pope Leo XIV!
Gina Christian talks with OSV News editor-in-chief Gretchen Crowe and international editor Paulina Guzik, both in Rome, about the moment when the Catholic Church and the world learned who had become the 267th pope, the U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV, f...
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ConclaveCast: How Did the Papal Conclave Come About?
How did the process for choosing a pope come about? Find out as Gina Christian of OSV News asks church historian Thomas Noble, professor emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, to recount the story, which is full of surprises. Tune in and vis...
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Conclave Black Smoke, Sistine Chapel Cybersecurity, Civil and Canon Law Collide in Washington State
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Wednesday, May 7, 2025 -- the first day of the papal conclave. In this episode: Top cardinals urged the cardinal electors to choose the pope needed for this difficult...
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ConclaveCast from Rome: Voting Begins for a New Pope
Gina Christian talks with OSV News editor-in-chief Gretchen Crowe and international editor Paulina Guzik, both in Rome, about the papal conclave now underway -- the ancient process through which the Catholic Church chooses a pope. Find out what...
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Conclave Eve Ceremonies, Asian Papabili, Popemobile to Gaza
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 6, 2025. In this episode: On the eve of the conclave, the ring and seal of the late Pope Francis were destroyed, while cardinals held their final pre-conclave mee...
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Conclave Cardinals Speak, Trump AI Pope Backlash, Ukraine Faith Leaders on Truth & War
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 5, 2025. In this episode: Cardinals meeting ahead of the conclave share their thoughts on the gathering as they explore the challenges facing the Church and the q...
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Mulderig at the Movies: "Conclave"
Gina Christian speaks with OSV News media reviewer John Mulderig about the film "Conclave." As the real-life conclave to elect the next pope begins, how accurately does this movie -- directed by Edward Berger, and featuring an all-star cast -- ...
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National Day of Prayer, Jerusalem Fires, Father Smith Goes to the Conclave
Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 2, 2025. In this episode: On the National Day of Prayer (May 1), President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a religious liberty commission. Religio...
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