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How to Change Our Society in Crisis

We are a society in crisis. There is no other way to describe the fact that, in the past month, three young men, aged 16 to 23, have either killed […]

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100 Days of Pope Leo

During the homily at his inauguration Mass, Pope Leo XIV said: “I was chosen, without any merit of my own, and now, with fear and trembling, I come to you […]

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The Atrocity Against Humanity in Gaza Must End

War always brings unimaginable human suffering. But the images coming out of the besieged Gaza Strip as the war between Israel and Hamas inches toward October’s two-year mark urge us […]

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Even though the Pope Is Home, Don’t Stop Praying for Him

(OSV News) – The world rejoiced on Sunday, March 23, when Pope Francis was released from Gemelli Hospital in Rome after 38 days. God be praised, he seems to be […]

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The Catholic Witness We Need Now

(OSV News) – If there’s anything we know from the first several weeks of the second Trump administration (let alone from his first term), it’s that the next four years […]

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National Championship Proclaims Truth that Transcends Football

In a culture whose leaders often seek to privatize religious belief and marginalize expressions of faith, the college football national championship showdown between Notre Dame and Ohio State told a […]

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Don’t Let Jubilee Year 2025 Pass You By

On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis ushered in a gift to the Church that comes once every 25 years: a jubilee year, this year themed “Pilgrims of Hope.” Jubilee celebrations have […]

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Catholics and the Next Four Years

Former President Donald J. Trump, defeated after his first term in November of 2020, is once again President-elect Donald J. Trump – a feat only one other man has pulled […]

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After One Year of Suffering in the Middle East, Here’s How to Help

Monday, October 7, marked the grim one-year anniversary of the latest war in the Middle East, the date when the Hamas Palestinian terrorist organization attacked Israel out of the blue, […]

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New Movie Tells Story of Coach Fired after Praying

By Katie Yoder An upcoming movie promises to tell the story of a former high school football coach whose First Amendment case concerning his right to pray on the field […]

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Our Sunday Visitor Launches New Monthly Magazine

Local Publisher Switches Format to ‘Help Catholics Connect More Fully to Christ’By Katie Yoder (OSV News) – Beginning in October, Our Sunday Visitor newspaper readers can expect to see something […]

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After Assassination Attempt, This Is What Catholics Need Now

To say that the American political landscape is fractured right now may be the understatement of the 21st century. To say that these fractures have only deepened in the wake […]