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‘No Sin Is Beyond God’s Unfathomable Mercy’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – “As we celebrate this Jubilee Year as pilgrims of hope, Pope Francis invites us to experience God’s love ‘that awakens in hearts the sure hope of salvation […]

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News Briefs: January 19, 2025

Biden Awards Pope Francis with Nation’s Highest Civilian Honor WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the nation’s […]

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Abolishing Death Penalty Among ICC’s Priorities at Statehouse

At the beginning of a new legislative session, the Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) is already out front on numerous issues, including the state’s recently reignited debate regarding the death penalty. […]

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Pope: Holy Year Pilgrimage Is Chance to Begin Again

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A Holy Year is an opportunity to begin fresh with one’s relationship with God and with other people, Pope Francis told thousands of pilgrims. The Holy […]

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News Briefs: January 12, 2025

Pope Urges Peace in Annual Christmas Message VATICAN CITY (CNS) – As millions of pilgrims prepare to cross through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis called on […]

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Pope Opens Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, Launching ‘Jubilee of Hope’

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In the quiet of Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, launching what he called a “Jubilee of Hope.” As the […]

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Students Ready ‘to Receive Him’ at Annual SEEK Conference

This year, thousands of college-age Catholics will flock to Utah and Washington, D.C., for a radical encounter with the Lord. As a part of Focus Ministries, the annual SEEK Conference […]

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New Netflix Film Presents the Life of the Virgin Mary

(OSV News) – For those attempting to bring any part of the Gospel story to the screen, whether big or small, the four canonical accounts, as books of faith, prove […]

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A Meditation on the Nativity of Christ: Ponder What God Gave to Us All on that First Christmas Day

By Father Andrew Budzinski As we once again celebrate the solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord on Christmas Day, let us imagine what it must have been like in […]

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News Briefs: December 22, 2024

In Corsica, Pope Says Faith, Culture Need Not Clash AJACCIO, France (CNS) – Pope Francis became the first leader of the Catholic Church to set foot in Corsica, the birthplace […]

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News Briefs: December 15, 2024

New Cardinals Are Called to Build Church Unity, Pope Says VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Becoming a cardinal is an insistent call to put Jesus at the center of one’s life, […]

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Bells Toll in Diocese as Iconic Catholic Cathedral Reopens

‘Long Live Notre Dame de Paris!’ By Caroline De Sury PARIS (OSV News) – The solemn reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral put Paris in the center of the Catholic world […]