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New Vatican Document Defends Human Dignity

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Being a Christian means defending human dignity, and that includes opposing abortion, the death penalty, gender transition surgery, war, sexual abuse, and human trafficking, officials with […]

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News Briefs: April 7, 2024

Vatican to Publish Document on Human Dignity on April 8 VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Officials with the Vatican Press Office announced that the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith’s declaration […]

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On Easter, Pope Asks Christ to ‘Roll Away’ the Stones of War

By Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Just as Jesus removed the stone that sealed His tomb on the morning of the Resurrection, on Easter, Christ alone “has the power […]

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National Shrine Eager to Celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday

(OSV News) – An upcoming celebration of the Divine Mercy devotion will focus on the Eucharist and on the need for “spiritual fatherhood.” Some 15,000 pilgrims are expected at the […]

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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 […]