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BRAINTREE -- Mientras las escuelas de todo Estados Unidos ven un retraso en los puntajes de las pruebas desde la pandemia de COVID-19, especialmente en...
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SCITUATE -- En un caluroso día de finales de junio, un sacerdote, un seminarista, dos estudiantes de secundaria y un estudiante universitario de primer...
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NATICK -- Cuando Christine Ackerman muera, quiere "una gran Misa" para su funeral. Ha bromeado con sus hijos que cuando llegue el día, la Misa será...
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SOMERVILLE -- "Este no es el momento para las lágrimas. Este es el momento para la acción. Las lágrimas vendrán después." El...
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CAMBRIDGE -- Como periodista, Sheila Hodges quiere contar las historias de personas que a menudo han sido malentendidas: prisioneros, personas sin hogar,...
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BRAINTREE -- El Senado de Massachusetts ha aprobado un proyecto de ley que permitiría el aborto después de las 24 semanas y potencialmente hasta...
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(OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV spoke with Tom Llamas of NBC News July 29 about being the first American pope, his diverse ancestry and whether he might be...
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OKLAHOMA CITY (OSVNews) -- "He didn't go back to Guatemala to die. He went back to Guatemala to live." Msgr. Don Wolf, rector of the Blessed Stanley Rother...
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(OSV News) -- The bright orange and white signs told the story of the protesters holding them outside the United Nations: "We deserve care -- not suicide." "Suicide...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche issued updated guidance July 23 on federal protections for religious liberty. The Department...
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(OSV News) -- A New Mexico archbishop is defending religious liberty for Muslims and other faith communities, following tensions over the planned construction...
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WARSAW, Poland (OSV News) -- Two previously unknown sermons by St. Augustine have been identified in a 12th-century manuscript preserved in Poland, giving...
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CASTEL GANDOLFO (OSV News) -- As dusk settled over the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo on July 29, Pope Leo XIV listened as Andrea Bocelli led 164...
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BRAINTREE -- As schools across the U.S. see lagging test scores since the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in low-income districts, Catholic schools across...
Read MoreSCITUATE -- On a hot late June day, a priest, a seminarian, two high schoolers, and an incoming college freshman from Scituate drove to the edge of a pond...
Read MoreNATICK -- When Christine Ackerman dies, she wants "a big Mass" for her funeral. She has joked with her children that when the day comes, the Mass will...
Read MoreSOMERVILLE -- "This is not time for tears. This is time for action. Tears will come later." Father Alejandro Lopez Cardinale, pastor of St. Benedict Parish...
Read MoreCAMBRIDGE -- As a journalist, Sheila Hodges wants to tell the stories of people who have often been misunderstood -- prisoners, homeless people, immigrants,...
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- The Massachusetts Senate has passed a bill that would allow abortion after 24 weeks and potentially until birth if a doctor deems it medically...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) – A frenzied search for sex occupies most of the running time of the comedy "One Night Only" (Universal). The intensity of the...
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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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NEW YORK (OSV News) – Comedian Kevin Hart headlines the trashy fish-out-of-water comedy "72 Hours" (Netflix). Though intended to be warm and good-hearted...
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ROMA (OSV News) -- El Papa León XIV realizará la primera visita apostólica a Sudamérica de su pontificado del 6 al 17 de noviembre,...
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CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Al retomar sus audiencias generales tras un receso de verano de un mes, el Papa León XIV instó a los católicos...
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(OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV traveled to Assisi Aug. 5 to celebrate the Jubilee Year of St. Francis with 2,500 young people, urging them to become the "new...
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DENVER (OSV News) -- In a moving display of the Catholic Church's unity, thousands of Knights of Columbus from around the world gathered in Denver for...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Returning to his weekly general audiences after a monthlong summer break, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to embrace the Liturgy of...
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(OSV News) -- Un obispo de Texas se declaró "agradecido a Dios" de que una religiosa nacida en el extranjero, detenida por las autoridades migratorias...
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CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (OSV News) -- El Papa León XIV instó a los católicos a orar "por la evangelización en la ciudad" como su intención...
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(OSV News) -- El Papa León XIV tuvo una entrevista con Tom Llamas de NBC News el 29 de julio sobre ser el primer pontífice estadounidense, su...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Los obispos católicos de EE.UU. lanzaron el 27 de julio un llamado a nivel nacional a la oración y a la acción...
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ROMA (OSV News) -- El Papa León XIV instó a los jóvenes a no ser "jóvenes de sillón" en un mensaje en video del 25 de julio, añadiendo...
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JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. (OSV News) -- A parish-based rosary-making ministry in Kentucky is on a mission to create 1,000 World Mission Rosaries for the beatification...
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(OSV News) -- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a letter to the Catholic bishops of Florida demanding that Catholic schools in the Sunshine...
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VATICAN CITY (OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV is inviting Catholics to pray "for evangelization in the city" as his August prayer intention, asking the Lord...
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ROME (OSV News) -- At the age of 97, Cardinal Ernest Simoni, returned to the former prison camp in Albania where he used to offer Mass in secret during...
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(OSV News) -- Joseph Capizzi, former dean of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at The Catholic University of America, was appointed the new...
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(OSV News) -- A federal judge July 30 temporarily shielded four orders of women religious and Catholic healthcare ministries from enforcement of a New...
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TAKOMA PARK, Md. (OSV News) -- Cardinal Chibly Langlois of Les Cayes, Haiti, celebrated a Mass of solidarity July 28 with the Haitian community and those...
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What does the bishop of Silicon Valley have to say about Pope Leo XIV's encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" on artificial intelligence? Bishop Oscar Cantu...
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Marriage is one of the Catholic Church's greatest paths to holiness. From the first Christian missionaries to modern-day martyrs, married couples have...
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I will never forget you (Is 49:15) Dear brothers and sisters, Through the prophet Isaiah, the Lord promises that he will never forget any of us. He assures...
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PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) -- They stood feet from Philadelphia's Ben Franklin Bridge as cars and commuter trains blared by, yet about 300 Catholics encountered...
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ROME (OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV has named two American bishops as members of the Vatican's highest court, the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura....
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(OSV News) -- The theme of this year's World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly draws on a powerful promise from Scripture: "I will never forget you"...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The U.S. Catholic bishops are getting ready a nationwide call to prayer and action, with an official launch date of Aug. 18, to...
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(OSV News) -- French top politicians, bishops and family remembered the 85-year-old Father Jacques Hamel 10 years after the priest was murdered by two...
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(OSV News) -- Carrying a 130-pound wooden cross up Mount Wachusett in central Massachusetts was more than a physical feat for Noah Hajdu -- it was to honor...
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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (OSV News) -- When Jack Lebon, 15, returns to his Texas high school in the fall, he will be able to share a summer experience few...
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(OSV News) -- Give those targeted in immigration enforcement operations "the chance to be heard," said a religious sister detained by U.S. Immigration...
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BRIGHTON -- Al difundir la palabra sobre la planificación familiar natural (PFN), hay una diferencia entre peculiar y extraño, advierte el Padre...
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ACTON -- El hogar de los Chavre es un lugar ocupado y ruidoso. En la tarde sofocante del 27 de julio, Midiana Chavre se sentó en su sofá y observó...
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BRAINTREE -- La Fundación de Escuelas Católicas recientemente celebró una "Celebración de Verano de Fin de Escuela" en el Hotel Envoy...
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BRIGHTON -- When spreading the word about natural family planning (NFP), there's a difference between quirky and weird, warns Father Denis Nakkeeran,...
Read MoreACTON -- The Chavre household is a busy, rambunctious one. On the sweltering afternoon of July 27, Midiana Chavre sat on her sofa and watched her four...
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- The Catholic Schools Foundation recently held a "School's Out" Summer Celebration at the Envoy Hotel in Boston's Seaport. It was a...
Read MoreBoston's oldest priest, Msgr. Joseph G. Lind, died on July 17, 2026, at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Born in Newton on Oct. 24, 1927, he...
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Father Donald G. Lozier, OMI, died on July 22, 2026, at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Residence, Tewksbury. He was born in Leominster, son of the late Azade...
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NEW YORK (OSV News) -- Peter Parker and his titular alter ego (Tom Holland) face challenges both emotional and physical in "Spider-Man: Brand New Day"...
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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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El arzobispo Richard G. Henning emitió la siguiente declaración el 30 de julio de 2026: En junio, recibimos la noticia de que el Estatus...
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Archbishop Richard G. Henning released the following statement July 30, 2026: Back in June, we received the news that Temporary Protected Status would...
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- Los obispos católicos de Massachusetts han emitido una declaración oponiéndose a una ley propuesta que relajaría las restricciones...
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BRAINTREE -- The Catholic bishops of Massachusetts have released a statement opposing a proposed law that would loosen restrictions on late-term abortions. The...
Read More(OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV offered prayers as firefighters continue to battle massive wildfires in Spain and France that have forced hundreds of thousands...
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(OSV News) -- A recent OpenAI security incident that saw a test model go rogue may be a sign of more to come, and a call to double down on preventing future...
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(OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV's Sept. 25-28 visit to France is expected to be watched closely for his message to a Europe divided by political tensions and...
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(OSV News) -- Several "perpetual pilgrims" who followed Jesus Christ in the Eucharist across the country's eastern seaboard this summer said the walk was...
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(OSV News) -- The Vatican has pushed back against reports that former Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik has been acquitted in his Vatican criminal trial. In a...
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(OSV News) -- After a pair of earthquakes struck the mountainous region of Junín in Peru, the Catholic Church in the country expressed solidarity...
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(OSV News) -- Cuando el Papa León XIV emprenda su visita apostólica a Francia en septiembre, cuatro periodistas del Vaticano esperan aprovechar...
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CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (Vatican News) -- La paz que no acaba de llegar, que no se estabiliza, que paga un amargo precio frente a intereses mortíferos....
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(OSV News) -- Catholic Relief Services (CRS) acoge con satisfacción el apoyo federal que ayudará a "ampliar significativamente" la ayuda humanitaria...
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Enthusiasm for the missions was a Europe-wide phenomenon during the pious 17th century. Eusebio Kino was born eight years after fellow priest-explorer...
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(OSV News) -- El lugar elegido para la próxima beatificación de los Mártires de Georgia está ampliando su capacidad para acoger a miles...
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(OSV News) -- La Universidad de Villanova, alma máter del Papa León XIV, ha anunciado un nuevo galardón que reconoce a quienes integran...
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(OSV News) -- Dos obispos católicos de Estados Unidos lamentan los recientes incidentes mortales relacionados con operativos migratorios y piden que...
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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italia, (OSV News) -- Católicos de casi todos los continentes del mundo se reunieron en Castel Gandolfo el 19 de julio mientras el...
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(OSV News) -- Aumenta la expectativa ante la visita del Papa León XIV a Sudamérica, mientras la presidente electa de Perú se comprometió...
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Cientos de personas se reunieron el 28 y 29 de junio en la Iglesia de San Pablo en Hamilton para el inicio de la celebración del 250 aniversario de...
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WINTHROP -- Llámalo un bautismo inverso. En el picnic de la Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel en Winthrop del año pasado, el entonces pastor...
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BOSTON -- Caridades Católicas Boston anunció el 14 de julio el nombramiento de tres nuevos miembros para su Junta de Fideicomisarios: el Obispo...
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