Nigerian Priest Freed, Biker Knights at Alligator Alcatraz, Pope Leo XIV on Gaza, and More

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for July 21, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

• A Nigerian priest kidnapped by Boko Haram in June has been released, OSV News has learned.
  
  
• Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami and some 25 Knights of Columbus saddled up their motorcycles to pray a rosary at the entrance of Alligator Alcatraz.
  
  
•  Newly installed Bishop Mark A. Eckman of Pittsburgh has expressed his "great sorrow" over "hateful vandalism" at one of his parish churches, which federal authorities are now investigating.
  
  
• Parishioners at Gaza's Holy Family Parish are in shock and despair after an Israeli tank shell struck their compound July 17, killing three elderly sheltering there and wounding 10.
  
  
• The humanitarian tragedy in Gaza and the need for urgent assistance were part of discussions between Pope Leo XVI and Mahmoud Abbas, president of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority.