Vatican to study how to address 'spiritual abuse' in church law
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery for Legislative Texts are setting up a working group to study how "spiritual...
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'It was brought back to life': Americans react to Notre Dame's Dec. 8 reopening
(OSV News) -- The devastating images -- whether viewed from the banks of the Seine River in Paris or on millions of glowing screens around the world --...
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A hunger for God: Fasting in Advent
(OSV News) -- Once upon a time, fasting was an expectation. Prayer, almsgiving (charity) and fasting were seen by the early church as naturally supporting...
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Holiday spending, Catholic style
(OSV News) -- As we move closer to winter, we anticipate the holidays and the fact that the New Year is just around the corner. When it comes to our responsibility...
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Preparing your heart and home in Advent
(OSV News) -- "When we let the world know that there is more to the holiday than presents and decorations, we fulfill our mission as Christians to evangelize...
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Priests need better formation in church history to share Gospel, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A true study and understanding of the church's history and experience are needed to help priests better interpret today's world,...
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Georgetown law school reaches 'mutually agreeable solution' with student allegedly denied Title IX accommodation
(OSV News) -- Georgetown University's law school has reached what it called a "mutually agreeable solution" with a pregnant student on taking her final...
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US bishops' migration chair: Church's support of 'a community in fear' must 'go beyond words'
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The church's support for immigrant communities must "go beyond words" amid fears of potential mass deportation efforts, Bishop...
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Mass remembers lives lost in pregnancy and infancy
BRAINTREE -- Usually, when Msgr. Bryan Hehir celebrates a memorial Mass, he takes some time in his homily to reflect on the life of the deceased. On the...
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Forming the Future: John 'Bossman' Sergile's uplifting presence at BC High
DORCHESTER -- "Good morning! Yes, sir! Have a good day!" "Good morning! Have a good day, my man!" "Good morning! Have a good day, sir!" The endless...
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Archbishop Henning joins Catholic Charities' Thanksgiving meal distribution
DORCHESTER -- With the help of Archbishop Richard Henning, dozens of volunteers working with Catholic Charities Boston gave hundreds of families something...
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'Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints,' streaming, Fox Nation
NEW YORK (OSV News) – A celebrated filmmaker takes a fresh look at lives of sanctity in the docudrama series "Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints."...
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Home Viewing Roundup for Nov. 25, 2024
NEW YORK (OSV News) – The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or...
Read MoreGladiator II
NEW YORK (OSV News) – Nearly a quarter-century after its predecessor premiered, "Gladiator II" (Paramount) takes moviegoers back into the ancient...
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.
NEW YORK (OSV News) – In crafting the biopic "Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin." (Angel), writer-director Todd Komarnicki can be credited with being...
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'The Chosen' Season 5 coming Lent 2025; Last Supper scene grounded in Roumie's Eucharistic devotion
(OSV News) -- Beginning March 27, the fifth season of the hit series "The Chosen," which focuses on the life of Jesus and his closest disciples, will hit...
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St. Peter's Basilica launches magazine, installs new webcams
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- To help people who cannot travel to Rome but want to pray at the tomb of St. Peter and cross the threshold of the Holy Door, St....
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Pope asks St. John Paul II institute to study threats to marriage, family
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church must respond to cultural challenges facing marriage and family life with unity and compassion, Pope Francis said,...
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Here is the miracle that now paves the way for Pier Giorgio Frassati's canonization
Pope Francis recognized a miracle attributed to Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati's intercession on Monday, paving the way for his canonization as a saint...
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Investing with a clear conscience: How should Catholics manage their money?
In today's complex society, it takes effort to ensure that your hard-earned money, once invested and out in the financial ether, doesn't fund the...
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UPDATE: St. Jude relic tour halted over 'incident' involving students, visiting priest
(OSV NEWS) -- A tour of a relic of St. Jude conducted by Father Carlos Martins, a priest of the Companions of the Cross religious community known for hosting...
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Pope declares Spanish mystic 'blessed,' advances other sainthood causes
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Using what the Vatican called an "equipollent" or equivalent beatification, Pope Francis recognized as "blessed" a 15th-century Spanish...
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Final synod document is magisterial, must be accepted, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Doubling down on the centrality of synodality in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said that it is now up to local churches to accept...
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Churches, faith groups join forces in Britain against 'deceptive' assisted suicide bill
OXFORD, England (OSV News) -- Churches and faith groups across the United Kingdom have condemned a bill to allow physician-assisted suicide and stepped...
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Pope to open Holy Year with full schedule of Christmas liturgies
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- With the opening of the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis' schedule of liturgies in December and January has expanded. The pope, who...
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Georgetown U. president steps down for health reasons in 'most difficult decision' ever
(OSV News) -- The longest-serving president of Georgetown University will step down after 23 years for health reasons. John J. DeGioia said in a Nov....
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New York Archdiocese announces staff cuts, ministry restructuring due to abuse payouts
(OSV News) -- The Archdiocese of New York has announced staff cuts and a major revamp of its pastoral offices, as it sheds its longtime headquarters building...
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U.S. bishops announce Prayer Vigil for Life to take place Jan. 23-24
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The annual Prayer Vigil for Life will take place Jan. 23-24, 2025, the U.S. bishops' conference announced Nov. 22. The event...
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Hegseth controversy compounds Vatican institution's concerns over religious symbols' misuse
(OSV News) -- Amid controversy over religious-themed tattoos sported by President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary Pete Hegseth, a U.S....
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St. Thomas Aquinas' skull traveling to Washington, seven Eastern states
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- A touring relic will give the faithful in Washington and seven states a rare opportunity to venerate St. Thomas Aquinas, one of...
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Indianapolis museum 'deeply honored' its 'Madonna and Child' painting chosen for Christmas stamp
INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) -- Mary with the Christ Child has long been an iconic Christmas image for cultures and peoples around the world. Starting more...
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Pope appoints US cardinal to manage Vatican's troubled pension fund
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, as the sole administrator...
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'Trust but verify' to reduce parish embezzlement risk, say experts
PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) -- In the wake of recent high-profile cases of financial mismanagement at parishes, experts said transparency, accountability and...
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Joy, gratitude over news of Acutis and Frassati canonization dates
PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) -- News that canonization dates have been set for Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, who have become popular patrons for teens...
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Pope calls for investigation of possible genocide in Gaza
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis said the international community should investigate whether Israel's military actions in Gaza constitute genocide. "According...
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Catholic groups merge events for giant pro-life youth rally before March for Life
(OSV News) -- Before joining other pro-life advocates at the March for Life in Washington, Shannon Allen spent an evening with thousands of other teens....
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UPDATE: How will JD Vance's newly found Catholic faith affect his vice presidential role?
(OSV News) -- Vice President-elect JD Vance's wife, Usha, a practicing Hindu, once told him that she believed his 2019 conversion to Catholicism "was good...
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Pope approves simplified rites for papal funeral, burial
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis, who will celebrate his 88th birthday in December, has approved simplified liturgical rites for the death of a pontiff. His...
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Pope says he'll canonize Acutis, Frassati, host meeting on child's rights
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis announced that he will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati next year and that the Vatican will...
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Notre Dame de Paris returns to her cathedral with thousands of Parisians walking her home
PARIS (OSV News) -- Miraculously missed by burning beams falling from the roof on April 15, 2019, and waiting for five years to make it back to Notre Dame...
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Nicaragua expels bishops' conference's president
(OSV News) -- The ruling Sandinista regime expelled the president of the Nicaraguan bishops' conference, further decimating the country's Catholic leadership...
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Archbishop Pérez: Cubans are 'suffering immense hardships' and 'need our help'
PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) -- After back-to-back natural disasters in recent weeks, the Cuban people "are suffering immense hardships and … need our...
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Bishops decry move to add 'right' to abortion, same-sex marriage to Virginia constitution
RICHMOND, Va. (OSV News) -- Virginia's Catholic bishops decried a move by a Virginia House of Delegates' committee Nov. 13 to advance proposed constitutional...
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St. John's Seminary marks 140 years with MFA gala
BOSTON -- "Do you know him?" Archbishop Richard Henning asked Bishop Cristiano Barbosa as they observed the room at the 140th anniversary gala for St....
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Black Catholic community presents annual awards for service
DORCHESTER -- Robert Credle likes to say that before Roxbury was ghettoized, and before it was gentrified, he was there. The Credles were the third Black...
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Archbishop Henning thanks Appeal donors at cathedral Mass
BOSTON -- Archbishop Richard Henning celebrated his first Catholic Appeal Mass of Appreciation at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Nov. 18. The annual...
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Obituary: Father Richard J. Shmaruk, pastor in Brighton and Woburn
A priest of the archdiocese since his Feb. 10, 1965, ordination at Holy Cross Cathedral by Richard Cardinal Cushing, Father Richard J. Shmaruk died in...
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Home Viewing Roundup for Nov. 18, 2024
NEW YORK (OSV News) – The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or...
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Wicked
NEW YORK (OSV News) – Considered purely from an artistic viewpoint, the lavish musical "Wicked" (Universal) represents a confluence of the best both...
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Red One
NEW YORK (OSV News) – Why not make a Christmas-themed action flick starring Dwayne Johnson as Kris Kringle's chief bodyguard? The answer to that question...
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Here
NEW YORK (OSV News) – Lady of letters Gertrude Stein once famously observed of Oakland, California, the city in which she was raised, "There is no...
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Beyond the beaten path: For 95 years, the Carmelite Sisters made every milestone a stepping stone
As we reflect on the 95-year legacy crafted not on easy roads but on paths that required courage, resilience, and compassion, the Carmelite Sisters have...
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Centennial celebration in Brockton
[Ed. -- The Sisters of Jesus Crucified and the Sorrowful Mother celebrated their centennial at their Brockton convent on Sept. 15, 2024. Cardinal O'Malley...
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What does the future hold? Be creative, inventive, daring!
As we look around our world, our neighborhood, and the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, it's clear the Spirit is calling us to a newness...
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Season of Creation
The Sisters of St. Anne, joined by residents of Alliance at Marie Esther Health Center, Marlborough, planned and celebrated the Sept. 1 Day of Prayer for...
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'Green nuns' model how to put into action Pope Francis' call to care for creation
(OSV News) -- Green nuns. Green sisters. Even "eco-nuns." Throughout America -- and indeed, the world -- thousands of religious sisters are daily witnessing...
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Women Jubilarians 2024
80 Years Sister Kathryn Donovan, CSJ, Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston Sister Rita Welch, CSJ, Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston Sister Ann Marie McAndrews,...
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In Singapore, Spain and Poland Catholic communities in shock after attacks on priests
(OSV News) -- A cardinal in Singapore has called for religious and racial unity after a priest was stabbed in the face during Mass, an incident that has...
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Red Wednesday to put Christian persecution in the spotlight
DUBLIN (OSV News) -- From Sydney to Santiago, Chile, Catholics across the globe are coming together this November to stand in solidarity with those who...
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One mother shares the joys and challenges of adoption
(OSV News) -- For Emily Stimpson Chapman, an adoptive mother of three, adoption reflects God's relationship with humanity. "God calls us as children by...
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Churches urged to be on alert after recent arson fires
BRAINTREE -- After two arson attacks targeted Catholic churches in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island four days apart, the Archdiocese of Boston...
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Cheverus profiles: Anne and Matt O'Neil of St. Anne Parish, Readville
READVILLE -- Matt O'Neil has often heard that God gives his hardest battles to his toughest soldiers. He wasn't sure he was strong enough for this. In...
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Forming the Future: Our Lady's Academy, Waltham, integrates AI and robotics into student learning
WALTHAM -- "JESUS is like a computer," explains a series of posters in the computer lab of Our Lady's Academy in Waltham. "He ENTERs your life, SCANs...
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'Leonardo da Vinci,' Nov. 18 and 19, PBS
NEW YORK (OSV News) – An artistic and scientific giant gets the Ken Burns treatment in the documentary "Leonardo da Vinci." The results are predictably...
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Home Viewing Roundup for Nov. 11, 2024
NEW YORK (OSV News) – The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or...
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Heretic
NEW YORK (OSV News) – In recent years, auteur Jordan Peele has used the horror genre to explore race relations as well as other weighty subjects....
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
NEW YORK (OSV News) – Gentle and family-oriented, "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" (Lionsgate) offers top-flight holiday entertainment for a wide...
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Nicaragua bars priests from anointing the dying in hospitals
The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, is preventing priests from entering hospitals in Nicaragua to...
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Bishops focus on migration, human dignity and creation on Day 2 of assembly's public sessions
BALTIMORE (OSV News) -- The U.S. bishops wrapped up the second day of public sessions for their annual fall assembly in Baltimore with a focus on three...
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USCCB President: Living the virtues, listening and dialogue are vital to church, society
BALTIMORE (OSV News) -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops wrapped up its fall plenary assembly's final public session Nov. 13, in which the bishops...
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US bishops' assembly focuses on the heart of Jesus after church events, election year
BALTIMORE (OSV News) -- On the first day of the public session of the U.S. bishops' annual fall meeting in Baltimore, the importance of the church's mission...
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British Catholics react to Anglican archbishop's shock resignation
LONDON (OSV News) -- Leading British Catholics have urged their church to avoid involvement in the resignation of the Anglican archbishop of Canterbury,...
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Selfishness is blocking progress on climate change, cardinal says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Efforts to slow climate change and mitigate its impact, particularly on the poor, are being thwarted by selfishness, the Vatican...
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