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News Briefs: April 27, 2025

Pope Died of Stroke, Heart Attack, Coma, Vatican Officials Report VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, after suffering a stroke and heart attack, said the […]

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Priest of the Diocese Pays Tribute to Pope Francis

“Non dimenticare di pregare per me. Buon pranzo, ed arrivederci!” During his 12-year pontificate, Pope Francis ended each of his Sunday general audiences with these words. Roughly translated from the […]

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POPE FRANCIS – 1936-2025

The Pope Who Reigned with a Pastor’s Heart Dies at Age 88 VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis, who died on Monday, April 21, at the age of 88, gave […]

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News Briefs: April 20, 2025

Registration Begins for 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Events DENVER (OSV News) – Organizers of the 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage announced on Thursday, April 10, that public events are posted and […]

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News Briefs: April 13, 2025

Pope Prays People Stare Less at Screens, Connect More Face to Face VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Technology should be used to improve people’s lives and to connect people as members […]

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News Briefs: April 6, 2025

Catholic Charities USA Head Awarded Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal SOUTH BEND, Indiana (OSV News) – The leader of an organization representing a national network of Catholic domestic humanitarian agencies will […]

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News Briefs: March 30, 2025

CRS Urges U.S. to Restore ‘Lifesaving’ Assistance WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – Leaders of Catholic Relief Services, the overseas charitable arm of the Catholic Church in the U.S., urged the […]

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Hundreds Join El Paso Bishop’s Protest at U.S.-Mexico Border

EL PASO, Texas (OSV News) – Mass deportations and asylum bans – part of the Trump administration’s rapid changes to U.S. immigration policy – destroy communities and human dignity while […]

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After 5 Weeks in the Hospital, Pope Returns to the Vatican

ROME (CNS) – Immediately before leaving Rome’s Gemelli Hospital after more than five weeks of treatment for breathing difficulties, double pneumonia, and infections, Pope Francis greeted hundreds of people who […]

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News Briefs: March 23, 2025

Pope Stable, Has Reduced Need for Oxygen Overnight VATICAN CITY (CNS) – After more than a month in the hospital, Pope Francis’ condition continues to be stable, Vatican officials said […]

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Mexican Catholics Urge Officials to ‘Listen to Victims’ Amid Grisly Discovery of Mass Graves

(OSV News) – Mexico’s Catholic leaders prayed for the country’s missing and urged the population of the country and their political leaders to listen to victims of violence amid outrage […]

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News Briefs: March 16, 2025

Young Adult from Diocese Chosen for National Pilgrimage DENVER (OSV News) – Eight young adults, including Johnathan Silvino Hernandez-Jose from Fort Wayne, have been selected to embark on the second […]