Minnesota Catholic School Shooting, Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later, AI Challenges, and More

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Aug. 27, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

• A deadly mass shooting took place the morning of Aug. 27 at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis shortly after the start of the school day -- the first Catholic school affected since the 1999 Columbine High School massacre.
  
  
•  Pope Leo XIV sent his "heartfelt condolences and the assurance of spiritual closeness" to all those affected by the "terrible tragedy" of the Catholic school shooting in Minneapolis.
  
  
• A federal judge in Maine declined on Aug. 25 to prevent the government from stripping Medicaid funding from a network of abortion providers in Maine, a decision greeted by the state's Catholic bishop.
  
  
• The 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina marks a call to "renew our commitment to racial equity and justice in every sector of public life," said two U.S. Catholic bishops. 
  
  
• Bishop Paul Tighe, a top official at the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education, is urging caution on artificial intelligence -- warning that its hidden environmental costs, impact on jobs, and broader social risks can’t be overlooked.