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Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for July 14, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Read the stories in this episode:

1. The Society of St. Pius X in Kenya is rejecting the Vatican's schism declaration, with Father Pierre Champroux insisting the group remains fully Catholic while Archbishop Philip Anyolo of Nairobi bars diocesan clergy from ministering alongside SSPX priests and urges the faithful to remain in full communion with Pope Leo XIV.
2. Catholic Relief Services worker Robyn Fieser described devastation "a lot worse than expected" after arriving in Venezuela this week following back-to-back earthquakes that killed at least 4,500 people, as CRS and Caritas Venezuela distribute emergency food, hygiene kits and shelter materials to a traumatized population.
3. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham died unexpectedly Friday at age 71, with his sister Darline Graham Nordone set to complete his term — a loss that leaves a Republican vacancy on the Judiciary Committee just as it prepares to consider Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general.
4. Cardinal Blase Cupich placed longtime Chicago social justice priest Father Michael Pfleger on leave following a decades-old sexual abuse allegation he strongly denies, with Pfleger suggesting the claim is retaliation for his outspoken advocacy on gun violence, racism and Trump administration policies.
5. Guatemala Brillando, a Catholic-led eye care initiative founded by Pennsylvania optometrist Dr. Doug Villella and now led by the Yee brothers' Visualiza network, opened its fourth eye hospital this week on its path toward eliminating preventable blindness across Guatemala by 2032.