Capital Punishment in D.C., Gaza Ceasefire Demands, The St. Monica Project, and More

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Aug. 26, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

• President Donald Trump said at an Aug. 26 Cabinet meeting that capital punishment will be sought for all murders in Washington, D.C. 
  
  
• Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national and Maryland resident at the center of a high-profile immigration case, surrendered to U.S. immigration authorities in Baltimore on Aug. 25, and faces possible deportation to Uganda.
  
  
• Every Catholic at Mass, but especially the altar servers, should rejoice that they are in the presence of Jesus, Pope Leo XIV said. 
  
  
• Catholic leaders from multiple organizations are calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to Israeli attacks on Gaza, amid ongoing civilian casualties, famine and threats of forced population transfers. 
  
  
• A Nebraska pastor, deeply moved by an elderly man who prayed during the night for his daughter who had left the Catholic Church, told OSV News he founded The St. Monica Project to support parents and others praying for their loved ones to return to the Catholic faith.