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Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 20, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Read the stories in this episode:

1.  Tens of thousands of Catholics are expected to join France’s annual Chartres pilgrimage as organizers stress unity with the pope amid renewed tensions surrounding traditionalist groups and the Latin Mass. 
2.  Catholic bishops from the U.S.-Mexico border region are warning Congress that a proposed $72 billion immigration enforcement package threatens the dignity and human rights of immigrant families. 
3.  Organizers of the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage say beginning the journey in St. Augustine highlights that America’s story started with Catholic worship long before the nation’s political founding. 
4.  Seattle Archbishop Paul Etienne is urging Catholics to rediscover devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as a path toward healing, love and spiritual renewal in a divided world. 
5.  Pope Leo XIV encouraged Villanova University graduates to live out the Augustinian values of truth, unity and charity while reflecting on America’s founding ideals ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary.