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Vatican issues stamp honoring Ukrainian Catholics as war enters fourth year

Vatican issues stamp honoring Ukrainian Catholics as wa...

The stamp features the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral of the Resurrection of...

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Pope Leo XIV thanks preacher at end of Lenten exercises

Pope Leo XIV thanks preacher at end of Lenten exercises

Bishop Erik Varden closed a weeklong retreat for the Roman Curia with meditation...

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Pope Leo XIV urges ‘unconditional love’ amid hardship

Pope Leo XIV urges ‘unconditional love’ amid hardship

Visiting a parish in Rome, the pope preached on the Transfiguration and Abraham’...

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Pope Leo XIV promulgates new statutes for Pontifical Academy for Life

Pope Leo XIV promulgates new statutes for Pontifical Ac...

The new statues introduce the new role of “supporters” who, while not academics,...

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Rhode Island AG releases report on clerical abuse in Diocese of Providence

Rhode Island AG releases report on clerical abuse in Di...

(OSV News) — Rhode Island’s attorney general has published a 284-page report on ...

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Religious freedom watchdog annual report spotlights ‘terrifying crisis of religious violence’ in Nigeria

Religious freedom watchdog annual report spotlights ‘te...

The report was released by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedo...

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Court allows subpoena of Archdiocese of Seattle in abuse investigation

Court allows subpoena of Archdiocese of Seattle in abus...

A Washington state appeals court has ruled that the state's attorney general can...

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Bishops of the Americas meet to address migration, poverty and other shared challenges

Bishops of the Americas meet to address migration, pove...

"Our conversations have focused on how to better guide the People of God with wi...

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Cardinal Parolin questions whether missiles, bombs are solution to Iranian people’s aspirations

Cardinal Parolin questions whether missiles, bombs are ...

ROME (OSV News) — The Vatican secretary of state appealed for peace and diplomac...

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Bishop Rhoades ‘grateful’ as pro-abortion professor declines Notre Dame institute post

Bishop Rhoades ‘grateful’ as pro-abortion professor dec...

Ostermann's appointment, announced Jan. 8, was set to take effect July 1, and qu...

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‘Hidden Glory’: Here are highlights from Bishop Varden’s meditations for papal Lenten retreat

‘Hidden Glory’: Here are highlights from Bishop Varden’...

Bishop Varden of Trondheim, a Trappist monk, shared wisdom from contemplative li...

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Mother Cabrini garners most votes as person to be depicted in planned statue for  Chicago park

Mother Cabrini garners most votes as person to be depic...

A statue of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first American saint, will be put in...

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Pope Leo XIV pens book introduction: ‘Only peaceful hearts can build a world of peace’

Pope Leo XIV pens book introduction: ‘Only peaceful hea...

"Peace is when our heart and our life are inhabited by silence, meditation and l...

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In the footsteps of St. Oscar Romero

In the footsteps of St. Oscar Romero

I was struck by the fact that St. Romero was not only a figure who gained intern...

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Team USA’s hockey gold honors Catholic hockey star tragically killed with brother in 2024

Team USA’s hockey gold honors Catholic hockey star trag...

Throughout the 2026 Winter Games Olympics in Milan Cortina, Team USA kept Gaudre...

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Miami clergy, staff accompany aid to Cuba for ongoing recovery from Hurricane Melissa

Miami clergy, staff accompany aid to Cuba for ongoing r...

The fuel shortage makes distribution of aid more challenging, and garbage pickup...