ARLINGTON, Va. (OSV News) — Dolores R. Leckey, who was founding director of the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat for the Laity in 1977 and at the time one of the highest …
January 2023
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(OSV News) — Peru’s bishops pleaded for peace as violent protests against the country’s current president and legislature have claimed the lives of dozens of people. “We deplore the violence …
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity takes on ‘even greater significance’ in 2023
by Julie Asherby Julie Asher(Leer in Español) By Julie Asher WASHINGTON (OSV News) – James Griffin, executive director of the Durandus Institute for Sacred Music & Liturgy, said the annual Week of Prayer for …
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SAN FRANCISCO (OSV News) – The first Walk for Life West Coast since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June drew an outsized crowd of tens of …
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Archbishop Cordileone on recent mass shootings: ‘We need to reclaim God at the center of our lives’
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsHALF MOON BAY, Calif. (OSV News) – Less than 48 hours after 11 people were killed and nine more injured at a dance hall Jan. 21 in Monterey Park, California, …
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By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Word of God, which heals and raises people up, is meant for everyone, Pope Francis said. Jesus “wants to reach those far …
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By Gina Christian (OSV News) — Amazon’s decision to end a decade-long charity program is leaving a number of Catholic nonprofits unfazed, while serving as a prompt to reflect on …
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Outpouring of grief, prayers as Lunar New Year massacre latest U.S. mass shooting
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsMONTEREY PARK, Calif. (OSV News) — People in California and around the country are expressing grief and offering prayers on social media for the victims of the latest mass shooting …
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It’s been nearly a decade since Dana Gioia wrote his brilliant 10-part essay series “The Catholic Writer Today,” in which he described and decried the current state of Catholic arts, …
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(OSV News) — It is not often a Catholic bishop gets a platform in Davos for the World Economic Forum, with a packed audience. But with war in Ukraine being …