Gina Christian

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Saint Mary’s College Reverses Transgender Admission Policy

(OSV News) – St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame has reversed its recently updated admissions policy on applicants who identify as transgender, following public pushback and Bishop Rhoades’ call to uphold […]

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Notre Dame Names Father Robert Dowd as New President

(OSV News) – The University of Notre Dame has selected a new president who said he hopes to position the school as an “ever-greater engine of insight, innovation, and impact.” Members […]

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Oct. 17 is day of prayer, fasting for peace in Holy Land

(OSV News) — As war between Israel and Hamas rages, Catholics in the U.S. are heeding a call to pray and fast for peace in the Holy Land. In an […]

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Notre Dame President to Step Down at End of Academic Year

(OSV News) – The longtime president of the University of Notre Dame will step down at the end of the current academic year to return to teaching and ministry at the […]

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Pontifical Mission Societies ‘Fearlessly, Courageously’ Propose the Gospel

(OSV News) – The Pontifical Mission Societies “fearlessly, courageously propose the Gospel” amid both hardships and hope, U.S. National Director Monsignor Kieran Harrington told OSV News. “The truth is that I […]

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Pope Francis Releases ‘Laudate Deum,’ a New Exhortation on Human Ecology

(OSV News) – Pope Francis warns the clock is ticking on the dangers of climate change – and both a paradigm shift and practical action are critically needed to avert […]

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Surviving 9/11 Attacks Left ‘No Questions about the Reality of God’

(OSV News) – On a September morning 22 years ago, now-Deacon Paul Carris of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, settled into his cubicle in a New York skyscraper – […]

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Progress Made Protecting Minors, but Adults Remain Vulnerable to Clergy Abuse, Say Experts

(OSV News) — The Catholic Church in the U.S. has made progress in the past two decades in confronting sexual abuse against minors within the Church, but has only begun […]