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News Briefs: May 12, 2024
Pope Urges Reparation to the Sacred Heart VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The spiritual practice of reparation “may be somewhat forgotten or wrongly judged obsolete” today, but it is essential for […]
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Bishop Rhoades: Health Care ‘Must Be Grounded in Truth’
In a statement released by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday, April 30, Bishop Rhoades spoke out about new health care regulations from the Biden administration that will […]
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News Briefs: May 5, 2024
Pier Giorgio Frassati’s Canonization Reportedly ‘on the Horizon’ in 2025 During an assembly of the Italian Catholic Action in late April, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the […]
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News Briefs: April 28, 2024
U.S. House Passes Aid to Ukraine Bill PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) – Ukrainian Catholics in the United States are breathing a sigh of relief and prayers of gratitude after a bill […]
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News Briefs: April 21, 2024
Pope to Make 12-Day Trip to Asia in September VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis is planning to make the longest trip of his papacy this coming September, visiting Indonesia, […]
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News Briefs: April 14, 2024
Bishops Have ‘Powerful Encounter’ with Legacy of Racism MONTGOMERY, Alabama (OSV News) – A group of Catholic bishops recently traveled to Montgomery and Selma, Alabama, in what trip organizers called […]
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News Briefs: April 7, 2024
Vatican to Publish Document on Human Dignity on April 8 VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Officials with the Vatican Press Office announced that the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith’s declaration […]
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On Easter, Pope Asks Christ to ‘Roll Away’ the Stones of War
By Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Just as Jesus removed the stone that sealed His tomb on the morning of the Resurrection, on Easter, Christ alone “has the power […]
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News Briefs: March 31, 2024
U.S. Bishops Ask Faithful to Pray for End to Israel-Hamas war WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairman of the […]
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Eucharistic Revival’s ‘Invite One Back’ Initiative Helps Parishes Reach Lapsed Catholics
By Lauretta Brown (OSV News) – What would happen if clergy and parish leaders personally reached out to Catholics who have stopped attending Mass to invite them to come back, […]
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News Briefs: March 24, 2024
U.S. Bishops Urge Prayer as Court to Hear Cases on Abortion Pill WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – As the Supreme Court prepares to take up two cases on access to […]
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News Briefs: March 17, 2024
On Good Friday, Catholics Urged to Support Middle East Christians VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis plans to launch a humanitarian project in Gaza or the West Bank with the […]