Lebanon's Cardinal on White House Talks, Ukraine Hopes for Papal Visit, Pope Leo's Montecassino Visit and Georgia Martyrs Popularity Grows

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 July 21, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.Read the stories in this episode:Cardinal Bechara Rai called Lebanese Catholics to prayer as President Joseph Aoun met with President Trump at the White House to discuss disarming Hezbollah and securing Israel's withdrawal from Lebanese territory.Ukraine's ambassador to the Vatican said a papal visit remains possible following a Kyiv meeting between President Zelenskyy and Archbishop Paul Gallagher, who survived a Russian missile strike near the apostolic nunciature during his five-day trip.Pope Leo XIV made a surprise, nearly four-hour pilgrimage to the Benedictine Abbey of Montecassino, praying at the tomb of St. Benedict for peace in the world's conflict-torn regions.Colorado Catholics led by Denver Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodríguez prayed the rosary outside the Hudson Correctional Facility, soon to reopen as a 1,200-bed ICE detention center, calling it a symbolic act of concern for human dignity.Organizers moved the October 31st beatification Mass for the Georgia martyrs to a venue six times larger after surging interest in the 16th-century Franciscan friars who died defending the sanctity of marriage.