Red Mass Threat, Conversion Therapy Case, Pope Leo's First Trip Announced, and More

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Peter Jesserer Smith, national news editor of OSV News, catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Oct. 7, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

• Court documents show that a New Jersey man arrested outside of St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington just hours before the start of the annual Red Mass had a "fully functional" arsenal of explosives. 
  
  
• The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a First Amendment challenge to a Colorado law banning professional counseling services that practice "conversion therapy" for minors.
  
  
• Pope Leo XIV's first papal trip abroad will be to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2, the Vatican press office announced.
  
  
• Lourdes saw a record turnout for the annual Rosary Pilgrimage, with 17,000 pilgrims from October 2–4 -- the highest since the Dominican-led event began in 1908. 
  
  
• A nonprofit dedicated to supporting the U.S. Army recently released a graphic novel highlighting the story and service of Father Emil Kapaun, the Catholic military chaplain who gave his life in a prisoner-of-war camp during the Korean War.