Alligator Alcatraz Pastoral Care Blocked, Gaza Parish Attack Investigated, Ireland Abortions Soar, and More

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Peter Jesserer Smith, national news editor of OSV News, filling in for Gina Christian, catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for July 24, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

• Florida's senior bishop is pressing local, state and federal authorities for permission to bring Catholic pastoral care to the Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention center.
• The Knights of Peter Claver concluded their national convention, held July 20-23, with a summons to care for people within and beyond the nation's borders. 
• An Israeli military investigation concluded that a deadly strike on Gaza's Holy Family Parish compound was caused by an errant mortar round, not an intentional attack.
• Pro-life leaders are alarmed that Ireland has recorded its highest number of abortions since legalizing the procedure in 2019. 
• In Poland, thousands of young people walked in prayer and song to the Jasna Góra shrine in Częstochowa on July 19 to mark the 25th anniversary of a foundation that is a living tribute to St. John Paul II.