Cardinal Tobin Calls for Nonviolence, Pro-Life Leaders Push for Progress, Affordability in Catholic Education, 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 Jan. 27, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.Read the stories in this episode:Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin called on people of faith to reject violence and urged Catholics to oppose congressional funding for immigration enforcement following a deadly protest-related shooting in Minneapolis.Pro-life leaders at the March for Life said the Trump administration has made progress but still must act on priorities such as protecting the Hyde Amendment and tightening regulations on mifepristone.Catholic education leaders said expanding school choice programs, scholarships and tax credits are helping more families afford Catholic schools despite rising tuition costs.Catholic scholars and bioethicists reaffirmed the Church’s long-standing opposition to IVF, emphasizing human dignity and ethical concerns surrounding artificial reproduction.Pope Leo XIV warned that moral relativism threatens lasting peace in Europe, urging societies to ground progress and security in shared truths rooted in human dignity.