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Pope Prays for WYD: The Church is Not a ‘Club’ for the Elderly

By Justin McClellan VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Catholic Church is not a “club” for the elderly; it needs the participation of young people to keep it alive and ensure […]

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‘Never, Never Lose Faith,’ Says Man Whose Miraculous Cure as Child Led to St. Kateri Tekakwitha’s Canonization

By Katie Yoder OSV News – Jake Finkbonner first decided to become a medical doctor when he was in middle school. “I’d love to help people the same way that […]

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News Briefs: August 6, 2023

U.S. Official Calls State of Religious Freedom in Nigeria ‘Abysmal,’ Says Country in ‘Slow -Motion Genocide’ WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – The chairman of U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, […]

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The ‘life-changing’ experience of World Youth Day

BY MARIA WIERING AND PAULINA GUZIK OSV News — In 1997, then-19-year-old Jessica Smith sang on the papal stage at World Youth Day (WYD) in Paris as pilgrims made their […]

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News Briefs: July 23, 2023

Pence Pushes Back on False Claims about Ukraine’s Religious Freedom at GOP Forum DES MOINES, Iowa (OSV News) – Former Vice President Mike Pence had a tense exchange with former […]

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Our World Has Lost the Catholic Understanding of Human Anthropology

By Theresa Farnan, Ph.D. In a growing national divide, 16 states have recently passed laws limiting or banning “gender transition” procedures, while three states — and counting — have declared themselves “trans […]

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Call to get involved from the ICC

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We as Catholics have a duty to bring morality into the public forum. The Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) works to bring morality into the […]

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News Briefs: July 9, 2023

Franciscan Friar Sentenced to Nearly a Year Behind Bars for Abortion Clinic Protests NEW YORK (OSV News) — Father Fidelis Moscinski, a member of the Franciscan Fathers of the Renewal, […]

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Indiana Supreme Court Declares Law Restricting Abortion Constitutional

INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) — Indiana’s 2022 law protecting most unborn lives from abortion, which has been under a preliminary injunction since Sept. 22 last year, was declared constitutional by the […]

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News Briefs: June 25, 2023

U.S. Bishops Advance Pastoral Initiatives to Strengthen Church Amid Discussions on Eucharist, Priesthood, Synodality ORLANDO, Florida (OSV News) — Meeting in Orlando for their spring assembly, the U.S. bishops moved […]

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News Briefs: June 11, 2023

Nationals Pitcher, Dodgers Players Join Chorus Criticizing LA Team for Plan to Honor ‘Sisters’ Drag Group LOS ANGELES (OSV News) — Washington Nationals starting pitcher Trevor Williams, known for his […]

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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 […]