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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 […]

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Pinwheels on Display Represent Children’s Innocence, Safe Childhood They Deserve

By Moira Cullings KANSAS CITY, Kansas (OSV News) — It’s a simple child’s toy — a wheel of plastic curls connected to a small blue stick. But each blue pinwheel […]

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Cardinal Recalls those Killed, Injured in 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing; Urges Prayers for ‘Gift of Peace’

BY JACQUELINE TETRAULT BRAINTREE, Massachusetts (OSV News) — On the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing, Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley reflected on the impact the event had on the […]

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Vocation as gift of the Holy Spirit: Talking to Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

By Charlie Camosy After leading the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for five years, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades was appointed to the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, and installed there […]

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News Briefs: April 16, 2023

House Committee Subpoenas FBI for Documents Regarding Withdrawn Memo on ‘Radical Traditionalist’ Catholics WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) — Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued new […]

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Walter Reed Decision to Cancel Catholic Pastoral Contract Ahead of Holy Week ‘Incomprehensible,’ says U.S. Military Archbishop

By Gina Christian (OSV News) — Hours before Holy Week began, a U.S. major military medical center ended a long-standing contract to provide Catholic pastoral care to veterans and service […]

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‘You Sing, and The Holy Spirit Does the Rest’

Fort Wayne-South Bend Deacon to Chant Easter Proclamation at St. Peter’s Basilica By Gina Christian (OSV News) — As a kid, 29-year-old Deacon Zane Langenbrunner loved to sing in church. […]

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News Briefs: April 9, 2023

Holy Land Patriarchs in Easter Message Place ‘Ultimate Hope Only in God’ Amid Increasing Attacks on Christian Sites JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Just as early Christians were sustained by the […]

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Catholics Turn to Prayer, Action in Wake of Deadly Tornadoes’ Death and Destruction Across U.S.

By Gina Christian (OSV News) — Catholics turned to prayer and then action in the wake of tornadoes that carved a deadly path of destruction through the United States Mar. […]

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National Eucharistic Revival aims to form disciples on mission with new Easter series

WASHINGTON D.C. (OSV News) — The National Eucharistic Revival announced it will release what it called the “first-of-its-kind” mystagogy series of weekly catechetical reflections throughout the Easter season to “invite […]