Pope Leo on Vocations, Assisted Suicide Illinois Lawsuit, Madrid Church Vandalism and Continued Support for Colombia

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 August 12, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.Read the stories in this episode:Bishop Thomas Paprocki, four Catholic doctors and a Lutheran nursing home sued Illinois to block a new physician-assisted suicide law from taking effect September 12th, arguing it violates religious and free-speech protections.Pope Leo XIV urged sisters gathered at the Leadership Conference of Women Religious to actively foster vocations, pointing to "a growing hunger for God" among young people despite widespread secularization.A Spanish Christian legal group filed a formal complaint after intruders desecrated tabernacles and a relic of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque at a Madrid parish, demanding the incident be investigated as a religious hate crime.Bishops' conferences across Latin America pledged prayers and humanitarian aid for Colombia as the death toll from Sunday's magnitude 7.4 earthquake surpassed 250, with CELAM coordinating relief for displaced and indigenous communities.Pope Leo XIV called Sunday "the foundation and kernel" of the liturgical year, urging Catholics and employers alike to prioritize conditions that allow everyone to attend Sunday Mass.