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(OSV News) -- Henry Kissinger, a former secretary of state who shaped U.S. foreign policy for decades, died Nov. 29 at his Connecticut home, his consulting...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Lawmakers and exiled Nicaraguan nationals at a congressional hearing Nov. 30 called for the release of Bishop Rolando Álvarez,...
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(OSV News) -- "The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin,...
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PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) -- Three orders of women religious were honored for their long ministry of education, pastoral outreach and witness to the Gospel. Metropolitan...
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(OSV News) -- Russia's extensive drone attack on Kyiv Nov. 25 damaged the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ. Russia...
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(OSV News) -- Bishop Robert E. Barron said he is in "frank disagreement" with a section of a report from the Synod on Synodality indicating that scientific...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The number of abortions in the U.S. increased in 2021, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
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(OSV News) -- A new musical retelling of Jesus Christ's birth starring Antonio Banderas makes it "very easy and simple for families" to experience the...
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(OSV News) -- Former first lady Rosalynn Carter passed away Nov. 19 at her home in Plains, Georgia, according to a statement from The Carter Center. The...
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BALTIMORE (OSV News) -- Excitement about the impacts of the National Eucharistic Revival in local dioceses, support for the nomination of St. John Henry...
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NEWPORT, Vt. (OSV News) -- The abbot president of the Benedictines' Solesmes Congregation in France came to Vermont to give the abbatial blessing to the...
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FERNDALE, Mich. (OSV News) -- Church Militant/St. Michael's Media said Nov. 21 its founder and former CEO Michael Voris "has been asked to resign for breaching...
Read MoreYAKIMA, Wash. (OSV News) -- Father Jesús Mariscal, parochial vicar at St. Paul Cathedral in Yakima, stepped out of the rectory for what he thought...
Read More(OSV News) -- A group of delegates, including three U.S. Catholic bishops and the head of a conference of women religious, met with Biden administration...
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DE PERE, Wis. (OSV News) -- A prayer service to spotlight the persecution of Christians around the world expanded its focus this year as one Wisconsin...
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(OSV News) -- "Every journey, whether it's a mile or a thousand miles, begins with a step," said Vicente Del Real, founder of Iskali -- an organization...
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(OSV News) -- The removal of Bishop Joseph E. Strickland from pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, is an administrative rather than penal...
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BALTIMORE (OSV News) -- Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Connecticut, provided an update on the newly launched Institute on the Catechism to the...
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BALTIMORE (OSV News) -- The U.S. Catholic bishops approved supplements to "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship" -- a teaching document on the...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's anti-Catholic persecution is part of a broader trend of threats to democracy around the globe,...
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BALTIMORE (OSV News) -- The U.S. bishops voted almost unanimously (with two "no" votes) Nov. 15 to support of a request by the the Catholic Bishops' Conference...
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BALTIMORE (OSV News) -- The first public day of the U.S. Catholic bishops' fall plenary assembly in Baltimore saw elections to important posts, while public...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- An estimated tens of thousands of people gathered on the National Mall Nov. 14 in a show of solidarity for Israel in the wake...
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(OSV News) -- Father Isaac Hecker was a Catholic convert, a religious community founder, a missionary and a pioneering Catholic publisher. He also may...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The March for Life's theme for its 2024 event will be "Pro-Life: With Every Woman, For Every Child," the group's president announced...
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BALTIMORE (OSV News) -- The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Nov. 14 urged his brother bishops and all the Catholic faithful to "continue...
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BALTIMORE (OSV News) -- Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, who is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic...
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(OSV News) -- Pope Francis has removed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, the Holy See Press Office...
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(OSV News) -- Pope Francis has "relieved" Bishop Joseph E. Strickland from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, the Holy See Press Office...
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(OSV News) -- Legalized marijuana and a broad cultural acceptance of drug use have been "disastrous to our society," said Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of...
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(OSV News) -- The Sisters of Life, the community of women religious founded in New York City to protect human life and serve pregnant women in need, have...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- After Ohio voters on Nov. 7 approved a measure that will codify abortion access in the state's constitution, some pro-life leaders...
Read More(OSV News) -- Five Republican presidential candidates participated in a debate in Miami Nov. 8, reacting to Ohio voters approving a measure that will codify...
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(OSV News) -- A closer look at the largest survey of U.S. Catholic priests in 50 years has revealed "a major shift in how priests view themselves and their...
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(OSV News) -- Ohio voters Nov. 7 approved Issue 1, a measure that will codify abortion access in the state's constitution through fetal viability, typically...
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(OSV News) -- Canon law, communication and a "new mindfulness" of God's presence can safeguard the sanctity of Catholic churches during occasional secular...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Supreme Court appeared poised to uphold a federal law prohibiting those under domestic violence restraining orders from owning...
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ITHACA, N.Y. (OSV News) -- Just how deeply can words pierce? A troubling gauge surfaced at Cornell University during the final days of October. That's...
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STOCKTON, Calif. (OSV News) -- The Stockton Police Department was investigating whether a hate crime was behind an act of vandalism that left white paint...
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(OSV News) -- For several years, lay Catholics and clergy have researched, chronicled and verified a piece of Florida's Catholic history from more than...
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