Supreme Knight Joins Vatican Dicastery, Faith Leaders Call for El Salvador TPS, Chicago Priest Cleared of Abuse Claims, and More

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless!Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Aug. 26, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.Read the stories in this episode:Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 25 appointed Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly as a member of the Vatican Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, adding the leader of the world's largest Catholic fraternal organization to a body that helps guide the Church's outreach to laypeople, families and young people.Hundreds of faith leaders and organizations urged the Trump administration to extend Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador before it expires in September.Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago has reinstated Father Michael Pfleger, known for his longtime social justice ministry, as pastor of St. Sabina Parish after an inquiry cleared the cleric of abuse allegations.Spanish Catholics are marking twin anniversaries tied to St. John of the Cross, with renewed public interest in the 16th-century mystic, poet and reformer drawing pilgrims, scholars and visitors to sites across Spain.Through the tragedy of losing a loved one, a Washington state family found themselves in a dark place -- but it was there the Sacred Heart shone.