Calls for Renewed US-Russia Nuclear Treaty, Abortion Tourism Fund Launches in Illinois, Pope Leo on Consecrated Life, and More

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 Feb. 3, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.Read the stories in this episode:Archbishop Paul S. Coakley warned that allowing the New START nuclear arms treaty between the United States and Russia to expire is “simply unacceptable,” urging renewed diplomacy and prayer for lasting peace amid rising global tensions.Illinois Catholic and pro-life leaders criticized Gov. JB Pritzker’s launch of a $5 million fund to support abortion services for out-of-state patients, calling the expansion of abortion tourism “macabre.”Pope Leo XIV praised consecrated men and women for their courageous witness among the poor and vulnerable, calling them living signs of the sacredness of life during his homily for World Day for Consecrated Life.Cardinal Robert W. McElroy urged Catholic colleges and universities to place the “order of grace” at the heart of campus life, saying they have a critical role in renewing society through Catholic social teaching and dialogue.Catholics in Wisconsin are remembering retired Bishop Robert J. Banks of Green Bay for his decades of dedicated and pastoral leadership following his death at age 97.