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News Briefs: March 31, 2024

U.S. Bishops Ask Faithful to Pray for End to Israel-Hamas war WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairman of the […]

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Pope Sets Groups to Study Most Controversial Issues Raised at Synod

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has decided that some of the most controversial issues raised at the first assembly of the Synod of Bishops on synodality will be examined by […]

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News Briefs: March 24, 2024

U.S. Bishops Urge Prayer as Court to Hear Cases on Abortion Pill WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – As the Supreme Court prepares to take up two cases on access to […]

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American Rose Hawthorne One Step Closer to Sainthood

(OSV News) – Losing a young child. Struggling in a troubled marriage with an alcoholic husband. Separating, beginning a nursing career in midlife, downsizing to a rental apartment, and becoming […]

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News Briefs: March 17, 2024

On Good Friday, Catholics Urged to Support Middle East Christians VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis plans to launch a humanitarian project in Gaza or the West Bank with the […]

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News Briefs: March 10, 2024

Church Leaders Condemn Attack in Gaza City JERUSALEM (OSV News) – Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem condemned a “wanton attack” by Israeli soldiers against Palestinian civilians in […]

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Bishop Wimal Jayasuriya Ordained in Sri Lanka

Former Fort Wayne Pastor Urges Unity, Love Amid Challenges in Diocese of Chilaw BY QUINTUS COLOMBAGE FOR TODAY’S CATHOLIC Bishop Don Wimal Siri Jayasuriya, the newly ordained Bishop of the […]

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Pope Proposes Lenten Resolution: Keep Your Eyes on Jesus

By Justin McClellan VATICAN CITY (CNS) – This Lent, Christians should become “seekers of light” by keeping their sights set on the light of Jesus through prayer and participating in […]

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News Briefs: March 3, 2024

U.S. Bishops Launch Teaching Initiative Called ‘Love Means More’ WASHINGTON (OSV News) – “Love Means More,” a new teaching initiative of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has a statement […]

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News Briefs: February 25, 2024

Dates for Second Synod Assembly Announced VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The second assembly of the Synod of Bishops on synodality will meet October 2-27 and will be preceded by several […]

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News Briefs: February 18, 2024

Financial Aid Available for National Eucharistic Congress INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) – Organizers of the National Eucharistic Congress are making it easier for cash-strapped Catholic families to attend the July 17-21 […]

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Pope Francis Canonizes Argentina’s First Female Saint

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – St. María Antonia de Paz Figueroa, known as Mama Antula, devoted herself completely to helping others experience God’s closeness and compassion, Pope Francis said after he […]