Dominicans who care for poor cancer patients sue over state's transgender mandates
HAWTHORNE, N.Y. (OSV News) -- The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, who operate a 42-bed nursing home that provides palliative care for the dying poor, are...
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Vatican foundation announces global events to honor Benedict XVI ahead of 2027 centenary
(OSV News) -- The Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation announced a series of initiatives across several continents that will take place throughout...
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Pope Leo XIV sets stage for June consistory with letter to cardinals
(OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV sent a letter to the College of Cardinals thanking them for their participation in the January consistory and preparing the...
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Court hears lawsuit on Illinois law mandating pro-life doctors, centers give abortion referrals
CHICAGO (OSV News) -- A federal appellate court in Chicago heard oral arguments April 10 in a case challenging an Illinois law that compels pro-life physicians...
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El Congreso Eucarístico de una semana lleva procesiones a las calles
ROXBURY -- Hace dos años, la Parroquia de San Patricio en Roxbury realizó una vigilia eucarística de 24 horas para el hijo del feligrés...
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>Perfiles de Cheverus: Marise Pierre-Louis Simon de Nuestra Señora del Monte Carmelo, Mattapan
MATTAPAN -- Marise Pierre-Louis Simon no conoció a su padre hasta que tuvo 26 años. Su padre, un político y candidato presidencial en su...
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El Padre Chris O'Connor nombrado rector de la catedral
El Arzobispo Richard G. Henning anunció el 13 de marzo que ha nombrado al Padre Christopher K. O'Connor como rector de la Catedral de la Santa Cruz....
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Clase de Ordenación de 2026: Diácono Steve Baruffi
Este es el segundo artículo de una serie que perfila a los cinco hombres que serán ordenados al sacerdocio para la Arquidiócesis de Boston...
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El director de Walpole se reúne con el papa, recibe bendición de aniversario para la escuela
WALPOLE -- Algunos de los estudiantes se dirigen a él como "Santo Padre", otros "Su Santidad", otros "Papa Leo XIV", y algunos simplemente "Papa Leo". Algunos...
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El Arzobispo Henning continúa la tradición de Pascua asistiendo a la vigilia ortodoxa griega
BRAINTREE -- El Arzobispo Richard G. Henning asistió a la Vigilia de Pascua en la Catedral Ortodoxa Griega de la Anunciación de Nueva Inglaterra...
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Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
NEW YORK (OSV News) – Beginning in 2013, a fact-based British drama series about a gang that wielded power in the Midlands city of Birmingham in the...
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Home Viewing Roundup for April 13, 2026
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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You, Me & Tuscany
NEW YORK (OSV News) – For the price of a movie ticket, viewers can enjoy a brief sojourn in the Italian countryside thanks to director Kat Coiro's...
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Weeklong Eucharistic Congress brings processions to the streets
ROXBURY -- Two years ago, St. Patrick Parish in Roxbury held a 24-hour Eucharistic vigil for the son of parishioner John Barros. Barros's son was dying...
Read MoreTrump draws backlash over Pope Leo rant, 'deeply offensive' image of him looking like Christ
PHILADELPHIA -- Catholic bishops and lay leaders across the political spectrum are expressing their shock and disapproval following President Donald Trump's...
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Cheverus profiles: Marise Pierre-Louis Simon of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mattapan
MATTAPAN -- Marise Pierre-Louis Simon did not meet her father until she was 26 years old. Her father, a politician and presidential candidate in their...
Read MoreFather Chris O'Connor appointed cathedral rector
Archbishop Richard G. Henning announced March 13 that he has appointed Father Christopher K. O'Connor as rector of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross....
Read MoreOrdination Class of 2026: Deacon Steve Baruffi
This is the second article in a series profiling the five men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of...
Read MoreWalpole principal meets pope, receives anniversary blessing for school
WALPOLE -- Some of the students address him as "Holy Father," others "Your Holiness," others "Pope Leo XIV," and some simply "Pope Leo." Some of their...
Read MoreArchbishop Henning continues Easter tradition attending Greek Orthodox vigil
BRAINTREE -- Archbishop Richard G. Henning attended the Easter Vigil at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England in Boston on April 11,...
Read MoreObituary: Father Ronald J. Gariboldi, former Lynn and Rockport pastor
Born in Montpelier, Vermont, on May 23, 1935, the only child of the late John and Irma (Bianchi) Gariboldi, Father Ronald J. Gariboldi was raised in Lynn...
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En un orfanato de Camerún, el Papa León les dice a los niños que siempre pueden encontrar un amigo en Jesús
YAUNDÉ, Camerún (OSV News) -- El Papa León XIV brindó alegría a 64 niños huérfanos y abandonados, cuando visitó...
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El Papa León XIV llega a Camerún como un 'servidor del diálogo' en medio de un violento conflicto separatista
YAUNDÉ, Camerún (OSV News) -- El Papa León XIV llegó a Camerún el 15 de abril y lanzó un enérgico llamado a la paz a...
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En Argelia, el Papa León encuentra la encarnación del 'código fundamental' de los cristianos
ANNABA, ARGELIA (CNS) -- En un país marcado por las penurias, una fe profunda y una independencia ganada a duras penas, el Papa León XIV señaló...
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El Papa León, en el avión papal rumbo a Camerún: San Agustín invita a todos a buscar a Dios y la verdad en la actualidad
A BORDO DEL VUELO PAPAL A YAOUNDÉ, Camerún (OSV News) -- El Papa León XIV conversó con los periodistas a bordo del avión papal...
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Trump administration ends contract with Miami Catholic Charities to shelter unaccompanied minors
(OSV News) -- The Trump administration has canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami for sheltering unaccompanied...
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'We can always begin anew': Pope Leo leads peace meeting in heart of Cameroon's conflict zone
BAMENDA, Cameroon (OSV News) -- A religious sister in Cameroon who was kidnapped just a few months ago by separatists and held hostage for three days in...
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US bishops' doctrine chair defends Church's just war tradition after Vance comments
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Shortly after Vice President JD Vance appeared to warn Pope Leo XIV to "be careful" when speaking about theology and taking issue...
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More US bishops raise their voices against Trump's attacks on Pope Leo
(OSV News) -- More U.S. Catholic bishops are speaking out in defense of Pope Leo XIV after President Donald Trump began denouncing the pope at length on...
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Pope Leo XIV arrives in Cameroon as 'a servant of dialogue' amid violent separatist conflict
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon (OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV arrived in Cameroon on April 15, delivering a forceful appeal for peace to a nation scarred by years...
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Catholic groups slam Trump's attacks on Pope Leo, a 'shepherd' of souls, not a politician
(OSV News) -- A number of Catholic organizations are speaking out in defense of Pope Leo XIV, as President Donald Trump doubled down on his harsh criticism...
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Pope Leo on papal plane to Cameroon: St. Augustine invites all to search for God and truth today
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO YAOUNDE, Cameroon (OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV spoke to journalists aboard the papal plane on April 15 on the five-hour flight...
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Pope finds the embodiment of the ‘guiding principle above all’ in Algeria
ANNABA, ALGERIA (CNS) -- In a country marred by hardship, deep faith and hard-won independence, Pope Leo XIV pointed to Algeria as a living witness to...
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DOJ report accuses Biden administration of 'weaponizing' prosecutions of pro-life activists
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- More than a year after President Donald Trump pardoned 23 pro-life activists convicted of violating the federal Freedom of Access...
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Obispos de EEUU expresan su 'grave preocupación' por el trato de ICE a mujeres embarazadas
(OSV News) -- Dos obispos estadounidenses, que lideran los esfuerzos de los obispos católicos de EE.UU. en materia de defensa de la vida y migración,...
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Cardenales de EEUU se pronuncian contra la guerra en Irán y las deportaciones masivas en su aparición en '60 Minutes'
(OSV News) -- Tres cardenales estadounidenses expresaron su preocupación por la guerra en Irán, las deportaciones masivas y otros temas en una...
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El Papa León pondera el testimonio de los mártires cristianos de Argelia
ARGEL (OSV News) -- El Papa León XIV honró la memoria de los mártires cristianos de Argelia el lunes por la noche y dijo a la pequeña...
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El Papa León responde a Trump: 'Bienaventurados los constructores de paz'
A BORDO DEL VUELO PAPAL A ARGEL (OSV News) -- El Papa León XIV dijo el 13 de abril que no teme a la administración del presidente Donald Trump...
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Religious Liberty Commission holds final hearing in shadow of Christian backlash to Trump posts
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- At the capstone hearing of the Department of Justice's Religious Liberty Commission April 13, commissioners considered testimony...
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Bamenda's archbishop: Papal visit to Cameroon has brought miracles before it even begins
BAMENDA, Cameroon (OSV News) -- Cameroon is abuzz with anticipation as the nation prepares to welcome the pontiff for the fourth time in the country's...
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Trump draws backlash over Pope Leo rant, 'deeply offensive' image of him looking like Christ
PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) -- Catholic bishops and lay leaders across the political spectrum are expressing their shock and disapproval following President...
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Trump rebuffs Bishop Barron's plea, says he will not apologize for Pope Leo tirade
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House April 13 that he will not apologize to Pope Leo XIV after the president...
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Pope Leo praises witness of Algeria's Christian martyrs at meeting with local Catholics
ALGIERS (OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV honored the memory of Algeria's Christian martyrs Monday evening, telling the country's tiny Catholic community that...
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Pope's journey to Africa is chance to rediscover the Church's African roots, say historians
(OSV News) -- As Pope Leo XIV makes his first apostolic journey to Africa April 13-23, some scholars of the Church's past are hoping he won't just make...
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US bishops express 'grave concern' over ICE treatment of pregnant women
(OSV News) -- Two U.S. bishops, who lead the U.S. Catholic bishops' efforts on pro-life and migration concerns, have advised the new head of the Department...
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Lebanese Christians mourn rising death toll as war shatters communities, hope
(OSV News) -- Lebanese Christians are reeling from the death and destruction wrought on their community, caught in the crossfire between Israel and Lebanon's...
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Pope Leo arrives in Algeria on first-ever papal visit to the country
ALGIERS (OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on the morning of April 13, becoming the first pope to make an apostolic journey to the North Africa...
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Pope Leo responds to Trump: 'Blessed are the peacemakers'
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO ALGIERS (OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV said April 13 he has "no fear" of President Donald Trump's administration and responded to...
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Texto completo: Reflexión del Papa León XIV en la Vigilia de Oración por la Paz, 11 de abril de 2026
(OSV News) --- A continuación se presenta el texto completo de la reflexión del Papa León XIV en la Vigilia de Oración por la Paz,...
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Trump lashes out at Pope Leo amid Iran war rebuke
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President Donald Trump lashed out at Pope Leo XIV on social media and in verbal remarks April 12, calling him "weak on crime"...
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US cardinals speak out against Iran war, mass deportations in 60 Minutes appearance
(OSV News) -- Three American cardinals voiced their concerns over the Iran war, mass deportations and more in an interview that aired April 12 on CBS's...
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'Cease fire' Pope Leo asks world leaders as he expresses closeness to Lebanon, Sudan and Ukraine
(OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV is renewing urgent calls for peace, following a powerful April 11 prayer vigil where he warned that "war divides," "arrogance...
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Pope decries horror, inhumanity that 'some adults boast of with pride'
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Warning against an increasingly unpredictable and aggressive "delusion of omnipotence" threatening the globe, Pope Leo XIV called...
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Full text: Pope Leo XIV's reflection at the Prayer Vigil for Peace April 11, 2026
(OSV News) -- The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV's reflection at the Prayer Vigil for Peace April 11, 2026, in St. Peter's Basilica at the...
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Latest Planned Parenthood report: abortions and taxpayer funding up, cancer screenings down
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Planned Parenthood's new 2024-2025 annual report showed an increase in abortions from the previous year's report, while also showing...
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Vatican says report Pentagon officials lectured its ambassador about Pope Leo 'completely untrue'
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Holy See Press Office issued a statement April 10 disputing a report by The Free Press several days earlier that the Vatican's...
Read MoreLike the promise of Easter, new baseball season offers chance to begin again
(OSV News) -- Baseball season arrives each year just as Catholics experience the promise of the Easter season. Now, in the early weeks of the long Major...
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USCCB chairman calls on Trump to back peace, humanitarian aid for Lebanon after massive strikes
(OSV News) -- A U.S. bishop is calling for peace and humanitarian aid to Lebanon, where the U.S.-Israel war on Iran has spread with devastating consequences. "As...
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La parroquia de East Boston continúa la tradición del Viacrucis del Viernes Santo
EAST BOSTON -- "Ya tenemos la cruz aquí", dice Gloria Landaverde, una feligresa de la Parroquia del Santísimo Redentor en East Boston. De hecho,...
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Arzobispo celebra la Vigilia Pascual con la parroquia de West Roxbury
WEST ROXBURY -- El Arzobispo Richard G. Henning celebró la Vigilia Pascual en la Parroquia del Santo Nombre en West Roxbury el 4 de abril. Cuando...
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Formando el Futuro: Construyendo una cultura de servicio en la Escuela Secundaria Católica de Lowell
LOWELL -- Desde 2009, los estudiantes de la Escuela Secundaria Católica de Lowell han tenido que hacer al menos 100 horas de servicio comunitario...
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Clase de Ordenación de 2026: Diácono Jonathan Saniuk
Este es el primer artículo de una serie que perfila a los cinco hombres que serán ordenados al sacerdocio para la Arquidiócesis de Boston...
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Will Meta and YouTube's youth harm verdict be 'tobacco industry moment' for Big Tech?
(OSV News) -- It's the landmark court decision some are calling Big Tech's "tobacco industry moment": a verdict that -- just like the misrepresentation...
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Pope at Easter: Jesus showed nonviolence is true power over evil
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Appealing to those in power to end all conflicts through dialogue and not domination, Pope Leo XIV urged humanity to stop growing...
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Pope: Don't be paralyzed by mistrust, fear; be catalyzed by Christ to build peace
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- God's love is stronger than any evil, capable of "driving out hatred" and "bringing down the mighty," Pope Leo XIV said. "Man can...
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Sermon on the Integrity: Artemis II mission pilot preaches Christ's command to love on lunar flyby
(OSV News) -- As the astronauts of NASA's first crewed lunar flyby in half a century reached their closest approach to the moon, the team's pilot reminded...
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Experts: Trump threat to wipe out Iran's civilization violates international law, Christian ethics
(OSV News) -- President Donald Trump's threat to annihilate Iran's civilization violates multiple international norms, while the administration's religious...
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Pope Leo praises ceasefire as ‘genuine hope,’ presses for dialogue, peace
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV welcomed the newly announced ceasefire in the Middle East as “a sign of genuine hope” after what he described...
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Matisse's 14 stations, depicting the 'most profound of human dramas,' on exhibit in Baltimore
BALTIMORE (OSV News) -- Henri Matisse was perhaps the unlikeliest of artists to create the Stations of the Cross. Though baptized a Catholic, the celebrated...
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Educators must help heal the human heart, especially in youth, bishop says in NCEA keynote
MINNEAPOLIS (OSV News) -- Too many people have wounded hearts, and it is the job of Catholic educators to help heal them, Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston...
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Home Viewing Roundup for April 6, 2026
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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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
NEW YORK (OSV News) – If Mario, the cartoon Italian American plumber who first figured in Nintendo's "Donkey Kong" series of video games, were a normally...
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East Boston parish continues Good Friday Passion play tradition
EAST BOSTON -- "We already have the cross over here," says Gloria Landaverde, a parishioner at Most Holy Redeemer Parish in East Boston. Indeed, the 70-pound...
Read MoreArchbishop celebrates Easter Vigil with West Roxbury parish
WEST ROXBURY -- Archbishop Richard G. Henning celebrated the Easter Vigil at Holy Name Parish in West Roxbury on April 4. When the vigil began, the large...
Read MoreForming the Future: Building a culture of service at Lowell Catholic High School
LOWELL -- Since 2009, students at Lowell Catholic High School have been required to do at least 100 hours of community service before graduating. Forty...
Read MoreOrdination Class of 2026: Deacon Jonathan Saniuk
This is the first article in a series profiling the five men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the...
Read MoreObituary: Bishop William Murphy remembered as a dedicated and joyful shepherd
For decades, Bishop William F. Murphy moved comfortably between parish life and the global Church, bringing a Roman breadth of experience to Boston and,...
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Pope Leo urges citizens to call on leaders to reject war after 'unacceptable' Trump Iran threat
(OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV reiterated his "urbi et orbi" message from Easter, asking all people of goodwill to search always for peace and not violence,...
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US bishops' leader rebukes Trump after he threatens Iran's 'whole civilization will die tonight'
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President Donald Trump threatened a "whole civilization will die tonight" if Iran does not make a deal by 8 p.m. EDT on April...
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Trump threatens Iran's 'whole civilization will die' amid Pope Leo's call for peace vigil
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President Donald Trump threatened a "whole civilization will die tonight" if Iran does not make a deal by 8 p.m. EDT on April...
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Olympic gold medal pair skater Danny O'Shea on the importance of his Catholic faith and education
(OSV News) -- U.S. pairs figure skater Danny O'Shea's path to Olympic gold extends far beyond the frigid ice rinks where he has spent the better part of...
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