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Maronite Sainthood Cause Advances, Somalia Humanitarian Crisis, e.l.f. Co-founder Becomes a Priest, and More

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2368316/fan_mail/new] Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 22, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com [https://www.osvnews.com/]. Read the stories in this episode: * Pope Leo XIV has cleared the way for the beatification of a Maronite patriarch who played a pivotal role in the creation of modern Lebanon. [https://www.osvnews.com/maronite-patriarch-who-championed-lebanese-independence-among-sainthood-causes-advanced-by-pope-leo/] * Somalia is nearing catastrophe again, as aid agencies warn that millions are facing severe hunger, displacement and collapsing access to basic services. [https://www.osvnews.com/somalia-is-nearing-the-brink-of-humanitarian-catastrophe-aid-and-church-organizations-warn/] * Swedish Cardinal Anders Arborelius received an honorary doctorate May 18 from the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków for "an integrative approach combining theological reflection, spirituality and pastoral responsibility." [https://www.osvnews.com/swedens-cardinal-arborelius-says-ai-needs-moral-compass-as-faith-grows-in-secular-europe/] * As Pope Leo XIV releases his encyclical on artificial intelligence, Brian Patrick Green, an AI ethics scholar for a Vatican working group, says emergent misalignment -- a negative and dangerous side effect of AI in large language model training -- is a key issue that needs to be addressed. [https://www.osvnews.com/emergent-misalignment-when-ai-goes-rogue-is-a-key-challenge-says-catholic-expert/] * Ahead of his May 23 priestly ordination for the Diocese of Fresno, California, Deacon Scott-Vincent Borba -- co-founder of beauty giant e.l.f. Cosmetics, who left stardom for the seminary -- sat down with OSV News to share his thoughts on how he hopes to serve in his ministry. [https://www.osvnews.com/former-cosmetics-exec-to-be-ordained-priest-is-driven-by-restlessness-of-love-for-the-poor/]

Frontline Ukrainian Nun Meets Pope Leo, Ebola Outbreak in Central Africa, Seattle's Eucharistic Revival, and More

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2368316/fan_mail/new] Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 21, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com [https://www.osvnews.com/]. Read the stories in this episode: * A Ukrainian nun serving in a city on the front lines met with Pope Leo XIV during a private audience with members of a papal society, handing him images of two Ukrainian soldiers in captivity and pleading with him to "end the war." [https://www.osvnews.com/ukrainian-nun-on-front-lines-meets-pope-leo-pleads-for-help-to-end-the-war/] * Uganda’s Catholic bishops are urging calm and prayer after the government postponed this year’s Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations because of a growing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa [https://www.osvnews.com/as-ebola-epidemic-spreads-uganda-postpones-martyrs-day-celebrations/].  * Pope Leo XIV will find a growing, revitalized Church when he begins a seven-day apostolic visit to Spain on June 6, according to Madrid Cardinal José Cobo. [https://www.osvnews.com/pope-will-find-a-living-growing-church-in-madrid-spanish-cardinal-says/]  * A Princeton professor and two Catholic archbishops are promoting Fidelity Month as a response to what they see as America's declining commitment to core values. [https://www.osvnews.com/fidelity-month-calls-americans-to-rediscover-nations-founding-values-during-americas-250th/] * The Ascend Eucharistic Revival May 16 was one of the largest gatherings of Catholics in the Pacific Northwest in over a century, according to event organizers [https://www.osvnews.com/ascend-eucharistic-revival-draws-3000-pacific-northwest-catholics-of-all-ages-ethnicities/].

Upcoming traditionalist France pilgrimage, Diocese of St. Augustine's Catholic history, Pope Leo's message to Villanova graduates

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2368316/fan_mail/new] Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 20, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com [https://www.osvnews.com/]. Read the stories in this episode: 1.  Tens of thousands of Catholics are expected to join France’s annual Chartres pilgrimage as organizers stress unity with the pope amid renewed tensions surrounding traditionalist groups and the Latin Mass.  [https://www.osvnews.com/chartres-pilgrimage-grows-as-organizers-warn-against-renewed-traditionalist-divisions/] 2.  Catholic bishops from the U.S.-Mexico border region are warning Congress that a proposed $72 billion immigration enforcement package threatens the dignity and human rights of immigrant families.  [https://www.osvnews.com/border-bishops-have-grave-concerns-about-72-billion-immigration-enforcement-funding-package/] 3.  Organizers of the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage say beginning the journey in St. Augustine highlights that America’s story started with Catholic worship long before the nation’s political founding.  4.  Seattle Archbishop Paul Etienne is urging Catholics to rediscover devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as a path toward healing, love and spiritual renewal in a divided world.  [https://www.osvnews.com/devotion-to-sacred-heart-more-timely-than-ever-as-a-return-to-love-itself-says-archbishop/] 5.  Pope Leo XIV encouraged Villanova University graduates to live out the Augustinian values of truth, unity and charity while reflecting on America’s founding ideals ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary. [https://www.osvnews.com/pope-leo-tells-graduating-villanovans-to-uphold-augustinian-values-recall-us-guiding-principles/]

Pope Leo on Confirmation, Jerusalem's Peace March, and a Parish Memorial for Survivors

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2368316/fan_mail/new] Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 19, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com [https://www.osvnews.com/]. Read the stories in this episode: 1. Pope Leo XIV delivered a candid pre-Pentecost challenge to about 1,000 confirmation candidates from Genoa, urging them to pray for perseverance and stay rooted in parish life rather than disappearing from the Church after receiving the sacrament. [https://www.osvnews.com/pope-leo-xiv-urges-confirmation-candidates-to-ask-holy-spirit-for-gift-of-perseverance/] 2. Hundreds of Jews, Muslims, Christians and Druze joined an interfaith peace march through Jerusalem on Sunday, organized as a direct counterpoint to the violence-marred Jerusalem Day Flag Parade and calling for justice and unity amid rising regional tensions. [https://www.osvnews.com/interfaith-peace-march-in-jerusalem-counters-rising-violence-and-division/] 3. St. Cecilia Parish in Philadelphia — whose former pastor was named a serial abuser in a 2005 grand jury report — has dedicated an outdoor memorial inscribed with Scripture, prayer and a survivor's own words, as part of a broader commitment to accountability and child safety. [https://www.osvnews.com/parish-scarred-by-clergy-abuse-creates-memorial-for-survivors/] 4. A coalition of Catholic ministries asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to block enforcement of a Biden-era regulation that extended pregnant worker protections to abortion, arguing the EEOC twisted a bipartisan law beyond what Congress ever intended. [https://www.osvnews.com/lawsuit-continues-to-challenge-biden-era-regulation-adding-abortion-to-pregnant-worker-protections/] 5. Archbishop Timothy Broglio celebrated the annual memorial Mass for Catholic war dead at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception this past Saturday, connecting Christ's Great Commission to the military's own call to protect the rights and dignity of every American. [https://www.osvnews.com/archbishop-broglio-highlights-faith-service-at-annual-memorial-mass-for-catholic-war-dead/]

Pope Leo AI Encyclical Release, Bishop Barron on America at 250, Bolivia's Bishops Call for Dialogue, and More

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2368316/fan_mail/new] Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 18, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com [https://www.osvnews.com/]. Read the stories in this episode: * Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" will be published May 25, addressing artificial intelligence and the protection of human dignity, the Vatican has announced [https://www.osvnews.com/pope-leo-xiv-to-publish-encyclical-on-artificial-intelligence-may-25/]. * As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, it should reflect on how the American understanding of equality is grounded in the belief that all people are equally children of God, Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, said May 17 at a prayer rally on the National Mall. [https://www.osvnews.com/america-250-occasion-to-reflect-on-equality-as-a-god-given-right-bishop-barron-says/] * The number of executions around the globe in 2025 surged to the highest recorded figure in 44 years, a new Amnesty International report said.  [https://www.osvnews.com/global-executions-surge-to-highest-recorded-figure-in-44-years-amnesty-international-report-says/] * Bolivia's Catholic bishops are urging dialogue and "humanitarian pauses" as nationwide protests deepen the country's political and economic crisis. [https://www.osvnews.com/bolivias-bishops-urge-humanitarian-pauses-as-protests-collapse-country/]  * Marking 10 years since his installation as archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis on May 13, 2016, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda is renewing his focus on Catholic family life and vocations by releasing a new pastoral letter aimed at parents and families.  [https://www.osvnews.com/in-new-pastoral-letter-minnesota-archbishop-encourages-families-to-take-heart/]