Holy Week Calls for Peace, Pope Leo’s Foot-Washing Tradition, and Scorsese’s New Film on Mary

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Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 2, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Read the stories in this episode:

1. President Donald Trump defended U.S. military action in Iran during a primetime address citing nuclear threats, while Catholic leaders including Pope Leo XIV and Archbishop Paul S. Coakley urged prayer, dialogue and an end to the war. 
2.  The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called on Catholics to “pray ardently” for peace during Holy Week, echoing Pope Leo XIV’s appeal to remember those suffering amid violence in the Middle East. 
3.  Pope Leo XIV marked his first Holy Thursday as pope by washing the feet of 12 priests at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, pointing to Christ’s example of humility, service and love at the Last Supper. 
4.  The U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair backed legislation seeking to revoke FDA approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, arguing women deserve compassionate support rather than what he called the isolating effects of chemical abortion. 
5.  Filmmaker Martin Scorsese explores the story and humanity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in a special Easter episode of his docudrama series The Saints, now streaming on Fox Nation.