Pope Leo Gives $100K for Clean Water, Jesus Statue Smashed in Lebanon, Pope Leo in Angola, and More

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for April 20, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Read the stories in this episode:

• Pope Leo XIV has personally donated $100,000 to provide access to clean water in El Salvador, supporting a program launched by the papal nuncio to that nation and by Catholic Relief Services, the official humanitarian and development agency of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
• The U.S. Supreme Court April 20 agreed to hear a case over a clash between Catholic preschools and the state of Colorado over whether those schools can participate in the state's universal preschool program. 
• Israel's military is investigating after a viral image showed an Israeli soldier desecrating a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon.
• Pope Leo XIV celebrated an outdoor Mass April 19 in Kilamba, drawing an estimated 100,000 faithful and delivering a message of hope to a nation still marked by civil war. 
• Pope Leo XIV traveled to the heart of Angola's diamond country April 20, urging the tens of thousands gathered at the papal Mass in the country's northeast to trust that "Christ hears the cry of the people" in the face of evil.