Bishops Push for FDA Abortion Pill Review, Illinois Shrine to Honor Black Catholic Priest, and Lord of the Dance Meets the Pope

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Maggie Murray discusses the latest Catholic news including the FDA's review of an abortion pill and plans for a shrine honoring a Black Catholic priest.

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for May 5, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: U.S. bishops are urging the FDA to move quickly on a long-promised safety review of the abortion drug mifepristone amid concerns of delay. Plans are underway in Illinois for a national shrine honoring Venerable Augustus Tolton, the first recognized Bl...

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Host: Maggie Murray

Topics covered

• abortion
• Catholic news
• FDA review
• Black Catholic priest
• national shrine
• Pope

Keywords

• abortion pill
• FDA
• Catholic news
• Augustus Tolton
• Illinois shrine
• Pope
• mifepristone

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FDA

Places: Illinois

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