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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for June 25, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Read the stories in the episode:

• Catholic leaders across the world are pledging prayers and support, as the strongest earthquakes to strike Venezuela in more than a century have killed at least 188 people dead and left over 1,500 injured.
• The traditionalist Society of St. Pius X is moving forward with plans to consecrate four new bishops on July 1 without a papal mandate, defying direct warnings from the Vatican.
• The U.S. Supreme Court has issued several rulings, including two that impact immigration, with one decision giving the Trump administration the go-ahead to end deportation protections for eligible Haitians and Syrians in the U.S. 
• Catholic permanent deacons -- who in 2025 numbered more than 21,000 in the U.S., with close to 15,000 in active ministry -- "bring a spirit of renewal and encouragement to the missionary ministry of the Church," said Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations.
• As the Trump administration moves to seize a diocesan pilgrimage site for the border wall, bishops from New Mexico and Texas are calling on the faithful to join them for a June 28 Mass on the mountain.