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News Briefs: January 18, 2026
Minnesota Archbishop Calls for Prayers after Woman Shot Dead by ICE Officer MINNEAPOLIS (OSV News) – Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis called for prayers after a […]
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Eucharistic Pilgrimage Returns – with Patriotic Twist
(OSV News) – The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is back for 2026 with a special route that will travel the East Coast from St. Augustine, Florida, to Portland, Maine, ending in […]
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New Briefs: January 11, 2026
Vatican Sees Record Crowds During Jubilee year VATICAN CITY (CNS) – An estimated 33 million visitors and pilgrims came to the Vatican to celebrate the Jubilee Year of Hope, officials […]
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Faithful Rally Around Catholic Speaker’s Dying Son
(OSV News) – Catholic influencer Paul J. Kim announced his 5-year-old son, Micah, “flew into the gates of heaven like a shooting star” after succumbing to influenza and sepsis, and […]
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4 Ways to Follow St. Joseph This Advent
Socrates, in Plato’s Apology, famously stated that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” This axiom is certainly applicable to the spiritual life, and it is very relevant to one […]
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News Briefs: November 23, 2025
Survey: Young Adults Most Engaged, Most at Risk of Leaving Church WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – A new survey shows young adults are the most engaged in the Latin Church in […]
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Bishops Will Consecrate U.S. to Sacred Heart of Jesus
BALTIMORE (OSV News) – As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary next year, the U.S. bishops will consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The decision was taken […]
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News Briefs: November 16, 2025
Pope’s Prayer Intention Is for Those Struggling with Suicidal Thoughts VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Leo XIV has asked Catholics to join him in praying for those who struggle with […]
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Bishops Approve Pastoral Message on Immigration
BALTIMORE (OSV News) – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved a “special pastoral message on immigration” on Wednesday, November 12, voicing “our concern here for immigrants” at their annual fall plenary assembly […]
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Bishops Approve 11th National Eucharistic Congress
BALTIMORE (OSV News) – In a vote on Wednesday, November 12 – the final public day of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall plenary assembly – the U.S. bishops […]
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Unity in Teaching, Mission, Concern for Immigrants Resounds at USCCB Assembly
(OSV News) – From the beginning of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ fall plenary assembly to its end, a resounding concern for the God-given dignity of immigrants, and for unity in […]
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‘Every Hour that We Have Is a Gift’
Parishes, Faithful Are Encouraged to Pray the Liturgy of the Hours Ahead of the Upcoming Publication of a New Edition More and more over the past several months, leaders in […]