US Birthrate Hits New Low, Canada's Bishops on Debt Forgiveness, Nagasaki Sainthood Cause, 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. 8, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.A sharp drop in the U.S. fertility rate has Catholic experts urging a fresh look at marriage. For the first time in its 175-year history, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis brought together representatives of over 40 evangelization apostolates and mission groups to ask a vital question: What does it mean to be a missionary disciple? Canada's Catholic bishops are calling for urgent debt forgiveness and environmental justice in a new pastoral letter titled "Forgive Us Our Debts."The Irish government said it's leaving "no stone unturned" in the effort to secure the safe release of kidnapped Irish lay missionary Gena Heraty.Dr. Takashi Nagai, a Japanese Catholic convert, atomic bomb survivor and medical hero, is getting renewed attention as his cause for sainthood progresses.