Vance Praises Leo on Encyclical, Leo Speaks on Gaza and Church Reform, and Georgia Martyrs Remembered

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless!Peter Jesserer Smith of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 27, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.Read the stories in this episode:Vice President JD Vance said in a new interview with NBC News that while he has not yet fully read Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas" -- which addresses human dignity concerns posed by artificial intelligence -- what he has read of it "sounds very profound."Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for humanitarian aid and human rights protections in Gaza.Pope Leo XIV defended Church reform as a legitimate process that adapts to current needs while remaining rooted in authentic tradition. As the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage continued to make its way up the East Coast, it took a day to encounter Friar Pedro de Corpa and Companions, the five Franciscan friars -- also known as the Georgia Martyrs -- who will be beatified Oct. 31 in Savannah, Georgia.