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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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Changing World Calls for Catholic Education, Pope Says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Catholic education, which has changed throughout the centuries, must continue to evolve to help young people face the challenges not only of technology but of confusion about the […]

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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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Pope Leo Canonizes Seven New Saints

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Canonizing seven new saints on World Mission Sunday, Pope Leo XIV said God is present wherever the innocent suffer, and His form of justice is forgiveness. […]

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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 […]

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Notre Dame Runs Over Rival USC

In the week leading up to Notre Dame’s rivalry game against USC, Irish coach Marcus Freeman told anyone who would listen that the Irish would have to play “a physical, […]

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Papal Commission on Abuse Releases Second Annual Report

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – To improve the Church’s safeguarding protocols, officials with the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said they relied on extensive input and feedback from victims/survivors […]