Supreme Court Hears Transgender Cases, the Legacy of MLK Jr., 800 Years of St. Francis of Assisi, and More

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Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 13, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Stories in this episode:

• The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in cases challenging Idaho and West Virginia laws that require student athletes to compete on sports teams based on biological sex rather than gender identity.
• A U.S. bishop said that despite progress since the Dobbs decision, prayer and action remain essential to making abortion unthinkable as Catholics prepare for national pro-life observances.
• Cardinal Wilton Gregory said Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lived Catholic social justice teaching in an extraordinary way, ahead of his preaching at the Diocese of Phoenix’s annual MLK Mass.
• A historic altar at Jerusalem’s Syriac Orthodox Monastery of St. Mark was unveiled after a major restoration, revealing sacred artwork unseen for nearly 350 years.
• Pope Leo XIV announced a Jubilee Year marking 800 years since the death of St. Francis of Assisi, including major events and the first public display of the saint’s body in Assisi.