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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 […]

Bishop Rhoades: U.S. Will Be Consecrated to Sacred Heart of Jesus for Nation’s 250th Anniversary

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 […]

Bishops to Pope: We Will Stand with Migrants

BALTIMORE (OSV News) – In a message to Pope Leo XIV at the start of their fall plenary assembly in Baltimore, the U.S. bishops told the pope on Tuesday, November […]

USCCB President Raises Alarm about Disruption of Federal Food Assistance WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – Officials with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops urged lawmakers to fund federal food […]

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Father Mike Schmitz Invites All to Enter ‘The Imitation of Christ’

WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – A centuries-old devotional book, said to be the second most circulated in the history of Christianity after the Bible, is, perhaps fittingly, the work that Father […]

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News Briefs: November 2, 2025

Itinerary Released for Pope Leo’s First Foreign Trip VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Commemorating the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and its Creed, as well as reaffirming hopes for […]

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Migration, AI, Elections on Agenda for U.S. Bishops’ Fall Plenary Assembly

(OSV News) – At their upcoming fall meeting, the nation’s Catholic bishops have a full agenda of both temporal and spiritual matters – including votes for key leadership roles as […]

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The History Behind All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days

(OSV News) – It seems unusual that the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church schedules two major celebrations on days that are back to back. But that is precisely the […]

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Archdiocese of Indianapolis Aims to Help Former Prisoners

(OSV News) – Scrolling through his phone, Jamarson Fitzgerald shares shots of a good life: smiling with his three daughters, posing while on the job, a photo of a newspaper […]

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News Briefs – October 26, 2025

Bishop Rhoades Among 10 Candidates for USCCB President, Vice President WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – The U.S. bishops will elect the next president and vice president of the United States […]

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‘Religious Freedom Fosters Peace,’ Say Bishop Rhoades, Bishop Zaidan

WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – Bishop Rhoades, who chairs the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Religious Freedom, and Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chairman of the Committee on […]

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U.S. Bishops ‘Strongly Reject’ Trump’s Proposal to Boost IVF

WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – President Donald Trump announced a policy proposal on Thursday, October 16, to increase access to in vitro fertilization, including issuing guidance urging employers to offer […]