Army Chapel Contract Cancellations, Global Religious Freedom Down, Coffee Evangelization Grows, and More
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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Oct. 21, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.
In this episode:
- The U.S. Army said religious support contracts for Army chapels would be "reexamined" after Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services raised alarm about their cancellation.
- Annunciation families are discussing what can be done to prevent school shootings like what they experienced from happening again.
- Religious freedom is not only a fundamental and essential human right, "it is also a pathway to truth and deeper communion with God and neighbor," said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.
- In a major political shift, Bolivia has elected a centrist senator, Rodrigo Paz, as its new president, ending 20 years of rule by the socialist Movement Toward Socialism party. Bolivia's bishops welcomed the peaceful vote.
- Coffee shops associated with Catholic churches and organizations are opening around the country in order to build community and share God's love.
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