Trump Federalizes DC Police, LA Catholics Amid ICE Raids, Canadian Court OKs Priest's Abuse Suit, and More

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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Aug. 12, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

• President Donald Trump said Aug. 11 he will place the District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department "under direct federal control," activate the National Guard, and "get rid of the slums" in what he called an effort to combat crime in Washington.
  
  
• About a decade after the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, the justices have been directly asked to overturn that ruling in a case they will have to decide whether or not to take up in the fall. 
  
  
• In largely Latino communities across Southern California shaken by weeks of immigration enforcement raids on city sidewalks and local businesses, fear has forced unauthorized immigrants inside -- but Catholic parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Los Angeles have gotten creative in looking for ways to help hurting families.
  
  
• A Canadian court has ruled a Basilian priest can continue his civil suit against fellow Basilian Father Thomas Rosica and the Basilian Fathers of Toronto. The plaintiff, Father Michael Bechard, is seeking damages for alleged sexual abuse by Father Rosica, who denies the allegations. 
  
  
• The Spanish bishops' conference was criticized by the head of the far-right VOX party after the church raised concerns over a local measure that would restrict Muslim religious celebrations.