Ukraine's Nuncio Hopeful for Peace, Sister Blandina Sainthood Cause Advances, Spanish Pilot Prepares to Fly Pope Leo to Barcelona and More

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Maggie Murray discusses the latest Catholic news including diplomatic efforts in Ukraine and advancements in a sainthood cause.

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 June 5, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: The Vatican's apostolic nuncio to Ukraine is cautiously encouraging a new diplomatic opening after President Zelenskyy published an open letter calling on Putin to meet for peace talks, with Archbishop Kulbokas echoing Pope Leo XIV's call to pursue resolution through...

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Host: Maggie Murray

Topics covered

• Catholic news
• Ukraine
• peace talks
• sainthood cause
• Pope Leo XIV
• diplomatic relations

Keywords

• Ukraine
• Pope Leo XIV
• peace talks
• sainthood
• Catholic news
• Maggie Murray
• diplomatic relations

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Organizations: Vatican, OSV News

Places: Ukraine, Barcelona

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