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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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Advocates Fear ‘Further Erosion’ of Indiana Wetlands Protection

The Indiana Catholic Conference and numerous advocates for the environment have serious concerns about a surprise maneuver late in the legislative session that could further strip the already sparse protections […]

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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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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House Committee Subpoenas FBI for Documents Regarding Withdrawn Memo on ‘Radical Traditionalist’ Catholics WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) — Rep.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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‘A Great Moment’ as TANF Update Passes the House

Advocates for the poor in Indiana witnessed the culmination of 10 years of tireless efforts as a bill bolstering a key program for the neediest Hoosiers cleared the House of […]

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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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Pope Prays that Easter Joy Would Break Through Gloom of Sin, War, Strife

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On a bright spring morning, Pope Francis prayed that Christians would experience the joy of Easter and allow Christ’s resurrection to be “the light that illumines […]

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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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As Pope Leaves Hospital, He Comforts Couple, Jokes with Reporters

ROME (CNS) — “I’m still alive,” Pope Francis joked to reporters who asked how he was doing as he left Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Apr. 1. The 86-year-old pope, who […]

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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 […]