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News Briefs: May 28, 2023
AI Topic Draws Record Number of Participants to Media Ethics Conference at Pontifical University in Krakow KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) — For 17 years, the media ethics conference at the […]
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News Briefs: May 21, 2023
U.S. Bishops with Mexico-bordering Dioceses Reaffirm Humanitarian Commitment WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) — Eight U.S. Catholic bishops whose dioceses share a border with Mexico reaffirmed their commitment to promoting human […]
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News Briefs: May 14, 2023
Dallas Bishop Reacts to Mass Shooting at Mall with ‘Heavy Heart,’ Urges ‘Prayers for Peace’ in Communities DALLAS (OSV News) — Dallas Bishop Edward J. Burns addressed the faithful of […]
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Medals, Scapulars Are Often Part of Jockeys’ Uniforms; Amid Risks of Horse Racing, Riders Value Prayer, Devotion
By Mary Rampellini HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas (OSV News) — Jockey David Cabrera has had a special devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe since he was a child. It’s something he’s […]
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News Briefs: May 7, 2023
Most Victims of Mass Cult Starvation in Kenya Are Children NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) — As the death toll in what is becoming known as the “Shakahola starvation massacre” in […]
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3rd-Grader Launches ‘Kid’s Bible in a Year with Teddy’ Podcast
By Gabriella Patti NEWPORT, Michigan (OSV News) — When he grows up, 3rd-grader Teddy Howell, a member of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Newport, and wants to be a podcaster […]
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News Briefs: April 30, 2023
Supreme Court Blocks Lower Court’s Restrictions on Abortion Pill, Leaving Drug on The Market During Litigation WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) — The U.S. Supreme Court said on April 21 it […]
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Catholic Leaders, Laity Join in ‘Linking Arms for Change’ to Push for Gun Safety in Tennessee
By Katie Peterson NASHVILLE, Tennessee (OSV News) — Thousands upon thousands of Nashvillians, representing multiple faiths and backgrounds, came together on April 18 to create a three-mile human chain from […]
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News Briefs: April 23, 2023
Orthodox Christians Celebrated Easter in the Holy Land with Another Year of Holy Fire Restrictions JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Thousands of local and international Christian pilgrims thronged to Jerusalem’s Old […]
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Tearful Joe Biden Visits Major Irish Marian Shrine in Knock, Ireland
KNOCK, Ireland (OSV News) — President Joe Biden was moved to tears at Ireland’s National Marian Shrine in Knock, County Mayo, April 14 on learning that the priest who gave […]
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Pope Francis Confirms Trip to Mongolia in Fall
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis confirmed he will travel to Mongolia in September, becoming the first pope to visit the Asian nation, which is home to a cardinal and […]
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U.S. Bishops Call on Catholics to Support Measure in Congress About Transgender Athletes in Female Sports
WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) — The U.S. bishops are calling on Catholics to contact their representatives and senators in Congress and urge them to vote for a bill that would […]