CRS advocates 'Catholic, pro-life vision' for foreign aid amid USAID shutdown
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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Prison calls lead Chicago Archdiocese to allege fraud against abuse claimants in moneymaking scheme
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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How actor Patricia Heaton navigates faith, family and Hollywood success
(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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US bishops ask Trump in joint letter to pursue global debt relief in the Jubilee Year
(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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Trump's Vatican ambassador pick defends foreign aid cuts at confirmation hearing
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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Tenth bishop of Providence appointed, seeks closeness with his flock on the journey
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
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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USCCB ends cooperative agreements with US government after work suspended
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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Maryland House approves bill limiting payments to victims of child sexual abuse
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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Timeline of key events in case of former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick
(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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Kansas pastor fatally shot; Archbishop Naumann prays for priest and perpetrator
(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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St. John Paul II's worldview spreads to new generations via camping, YouTube, travel
(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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Young people, tech lovers connect with soon-to-be-St. Carlo Acutis
(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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Supreme Court hears case over effort to bar Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funds
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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Display of over 500 relics at NJ oratory a chance to 'feel inspired' by saints, says priest
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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Idaho schools to teach fetal development, show ultrasound videos when teaching related material
(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 Law School gathering makes case for abolishing death penalty
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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Supreme Court hears Catholic agency's case seeking religious exemption to state program
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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US lawmakers push anti-discrimination bill to protect pregnancy resource centers
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The language of the latest incarnation of the Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act, a bill aimed at protecting more than 2,700 pregnancy...
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ANALYSIS: 5 Years after COVID, how have Catholic parishes adapted their mission?
(OSV News) -- It was an era of required isolation and paralyzing fear -- fear of the unknown, fear of what might happen next and even fear of each other. According...
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Brother of Terri Schiavo says fight to protect life at all stages more urgent than ever
(OSV News) -- Bobby Schindler still remembers his older sister's love of animals. "We had a Labrador growing up, a family pet that she just adored," he...
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Pro-life groups praise Trump plan to cut taxpayer funds for Planned Parenthood
Several pro-life organizations are praising President Donald Trump's administration for plans to freeze tens of millions of dollars in federal taxpayer...
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Mel Gibson's 'The Resurrection of the Christ' to begin shooting in Italy this August
Mel Gibson's sequel to "The Passion of the Christ" -- "The Resurrection of the Christ" -- is set to begin production in Italy this August, according...
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Chicago Archdiocese sues over 'racketeering scheme' involving false sex abuse claims
The Archdiocese of Chicago this week filed a lawsuit alleging a "racketeering enterprise" among a group of individuals who reportedly filed false abuse...
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Supreme Court upholds effort to regulate 'ghost guns'
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Supreme Court March 26 upheld a Biden administration effort to regulate so-called "ghost guns," or unserialized, untraceable...
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Cardinal McElroy, immigration advocates warn US at a moral crossroad with migrants
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Representatives of Catholic and immigration advocacy organizations, and Washington's new Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, grappled...
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Catholic groups call sudden cancellation of CHNV migrants' program 'counterproductive'
(OSV News) -- Catholic groups that minister to migrants and refugees are expressing concern over President Donald Trump's order to revoke the parole program...
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No Eucharistic miracle in Indianapolis, archdiocese confirms after lab tests
INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) -- An investigation by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis into an alleged Eucharistic miracle at an Indiana parish has indicated that...
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Kansas Satanists forced to admit under oath they don't possess Eucharist for 'black mass'
(OSV News) -- A Satanic group planning a "black mass" at the Kansas Statehouse March 28 has sworn in court it is not in possession of a consecrated host...
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Notre Dame women's basketball makes its 30th trip to NCAA tourney
(OSV News) -- Since NCAA Division I women's basketball first instituted a postseason tournament to determine a national champion in 1982, the University...
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Priest influencer on evangelizing through humor, social media pitfalls and advice to Gen Z
(OSV News) -- Hitting 1 million followers on Instagram is an achievement often celebrated in creative ways by social media influencers, but when Father...
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Wichita Catholic church vandalized in what bishops' call 'hate crime'
(OSV News) -- A Catholic church in Kansas has been targeted in what that state's bishops are calling a "hate crime." St. Patrick Church in Wichita announced...
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Flannery O'Connor's 100th birthday parties celebrate author's quirks, talents -- and love of birds
(OSV News) -- Long before Catholic writer Flannery O'Connor raised her famous peacocks as an adult in rural Georgia, she kept canaries and chickens at...
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Judge blocks Trump administration policy banning transgender troops
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- A federal judge in Washington on March 18 blocked the Trump administration from banning people who identify as transgender from...
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CRS urges US restore 'life-saving and life-giving assistance' after Rubio review
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Catholic Relief Services, the overseas charitable arm of the Catholic Church in the U.S., urged the Trump administration to issue...
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Kansas archbishop sues Satanists over alleged theft of Eucharist for 'black mass'
(OSV News) -- Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, has filed a motion for the return of the Eucharist, a consecrated host and consecrated...
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Paxton files first criminal charges for alleged violation of Texas' abortion restrictions
(OSV News) -- A midwife has been arrested and charged after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged she performed abortions illegal under that state's...
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Cast of 'The Chosen' tease what's in store for their characters in Season 5
Season 5 of the hit series "The Chosen" is set to be released in theaters on March 28. "The Chosen: Last Supper" focuses on the events of Holy Week --...
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US bishops continue legal battle with Trump administration over refugee resettlement funding
(OSV News) -- Following a setback, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is continuing its legal fight against the Trump administration's halt in federal...
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Expanding child tax credits seen as a pro-life, anti-poverty lifeline for families
(OSV News) -- It was one solid social victory amid the communal disintegration of the COVID-19 pandemic: With the congressional passage of the 2021 American...
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