About this episode

Maggie Murray discusses the legalization of assisted dying in France, the earthquake toll in Venezuela, and the USCCB's stance on IVF.

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 July 16, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: France's National Assembly voted 291 to 241 to legalize assisted dying, prompting Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline to call it a "serious turning point" that abandons the nation's tradition of caring for people until natural death.The death toll from Venezuela's twin June ...

People in this episode

Host: Maggie Murray

Topics covered

• assisted dying
• Catholic news
• Venezuela earthquake
• USCCB
• IVF rule
• religion
• spirituality

Keywords

• assisted dying
• Venezuela earthquake
• Catholic news
• USCCB
• IVF rule
• Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline
• France

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Organizations: OSV News

Places: France, Venezuela

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