Canadian Cardinal Wins Defamation Case, Scottish Teacher Settlement over Abortion Comments and Abortion, Gender Policy Issues in 2026 Ballot Measures

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 September 2, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.Read the stories in this episode:Pope Leo XIV opened the Season of Creation with Mass at Castel Gandolfo, urging the faithful to "hear the melodious voice of creation" and insisting "it is not yet too late" to repair humanity's relationship with the environment.A Montreal Superior Court judge ruled sexual misconduct allegations against Cardinal Marc Ouellet were false and ordered his accuser to pay $100,000 in damages, which the cardinal has pledged to donate to organizations fighting abuse of Indigenous Canadians.American Catholic teacher Sarah Morse reached an out-of-court settlement with a Scottish school that fired her after she told students she opposed abortion because of her faith.Archbishop Shelton Fabre marked Labor Day by urging Catholics to be "builders of communion" and to safeguard human dignity as artificial intelligence reshapes the economy and deepens anxieties among low-wage workers and young people.Voters in multiple states will decide November ballot measures on abortion, gender policy and housing, including Missouri's Amendment 3, which the state's Catholic conference views with cautious optimism.