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(OSV News) -- Pilgrims of all ages from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are making what their archbishop called "an absolute pivot," as they find themselves...
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(OSV News) -- For decades, Dominican Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella immersed herself in the ministry of teaching, not retiring until she was 84. Now,...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Catholic immigration advocates welcomed an order from the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily barring the Trump administration from...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The U.S. Supreme Court April 22 heard a case concerning a request from an interfaith group of Maryland parents to allow them to...
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(OSV News) -- Days into Pope Francis' papacy in 2013, Massimo Faggioli remembers thinking that the new pope was "going to be the biggest story in the Catholic...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Pope Francis' approach to key issues including his concern for the environment, immigration and abortion did not fit neatly into...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump plan to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, he said April 21. He also directed...
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PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) -- Faithful are recalling Pope Francis' 2015 apostolic journey to the U.S. as a moving encounter, with an impact still felt a decade...
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(OSV News) -- Pope Francis, who died April 21 at age 88, "will long be remembered for his outreach to those on the margins of the Church and of society,"...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President Donald Trump, officials in his administration and other U.S. political leaders issued statements expressing condolences...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President Donald Trump, officials in his administration and other U.S. political leaders issued statements expressing condolences...
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(OSV News) -- America's tumultuous immigration system is again impacting nonordained religious workers from other countries -- including Catholic religious...
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(OSV News) -- At the April 19 Easter Vigil at parishes across America, the church will welcome many new Catholics. Perhaps that doesn't sound extraordinary....
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(OSV News) -- Legislation that would require clergy to report child abuse or neglect in Washington state was recently approved by the Legislature and has...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- As legislators in multiple states seek to advance so-called "medical aid in dying" laws, a Catholic ethicist warned the practice...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Thousands of Catholics across the country will unite in prayer for pregnant and parenting moms in need during an April 19-27 novena...
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (OSV News) -- Deacon Nicholas Monnin remembers the first time he sang in front of an audience. He was a student at the Cathedral School...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- A federal judge on April 11 declined to block the Trump administration from carrying out Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions...
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(OSV News) -- Two years ago, Maximilian Glamuzina first learned about Blessed Carlo Acutis during a school Mass, when his pastor preached about the teenager's...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- As the Trump administration moved to formally dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development, Catholic Relief Services,...
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CHICAGO (OSV News) -- The Archdiocese of Chicago filed a countersuit March 24 against seven alleged victims of clergy child sex abuse who either have pending...
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(OSV News) -- In a world where material success often takes center stage, what does true success mean for women today? How can they navigate the delicate...
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(OSV News) -- In a world economy rocked by the whiplash of American trade tariffs that has spared few countries, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Brian Burch, President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, defended the Trump administration's cuts to...
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (OSV News) -- Pope Francis has named a new bishop of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, Bishop Bruce Alan Lewandowski, C.S.R.,...
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Pope Francis appoints new bishop of Providence (OSV News) — Pope Francis has named a new bishop of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, Bishop...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said it would not renew its cooperative agreements with the federal government related...
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (OSV News) -- The Maryland House passed a bill April 3 that makes significant changes to the Child Victims Act, lowering the limits for...
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(OSV News) -- Here is a timeline of key events in the life of the late Theodore E. McCarrick, beginning with his ordination as a priest for the Archdiocese...
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(OSV News) -- The pastor of a parish in Seneca, Kansas, was shot in his rectory and later died of his injuries at a local hospital April 3. In a message...
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(OSV News) -- Backcountry camping, white water rafting and rock climbing are key draws for campers at Camp Wojtyla, a Catholic camp in Colorado's Rocky...
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(OSV News) -- Inside a century-old church in Toledo, Ohio, is a decidedly newer statue of a soon-to-be-saint. The image of Blessed Carlo Acutis depicts...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument April 2 in a case concerning South Carolina's attempt to prevent Planned Parenthood...
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MONTCLAIR, N.J. (OSV News) -- The rector of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Oratory in Montclair sees an upcoming one-day exhibit at the church featuring hundreds...
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(OSV News) -- Idaho lawmakers recently approved legislation that will require public schools to teach fetal development and show ultrasound video to students...
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NOTRE DAME, Ind. (OSV News) -- The University of Notre Dame Law School hosted for the first time a four-day event to promote the abolition of the death...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on March 31 heard oral arguments in a case from the Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of Superior,...
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