(OSV News) — Shelter-in-place orders were issued April 13 at two Catholic universities in Washington, with all-clears declared shortly thereafter, as part of an apparent wave of false threats made …
April 2023
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MADISON, Wis. (OSV News) — Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick faces a new charge of sexual assault in Wisconsin, in addition those he is currently battling in a Massachusetts court. On …
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U.S. bishops call on Catholics to support measure in Congress over transgender athletes in female sports
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. bishops are calling on Catholics to contact their representatives and senators in Congress and urge them to vote for a bill that would protect …
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KNOCK, Ireland (OSV News) — President Joe Biden was moved to tears at Ireland’s National Marian Shrine in Knock, County Mayo, April 14 on learning that the priest who gave …
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Jen Norton, “Arise to Blessedness”Ave Maria Press, Jan 2023160 pages, $18.95 So, my Lent had been pretty easy pedaling in 2023. Declaring it an “Old Testament Lent,” I’d found instructive …
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Updated April 15, 4 p.m. ET (OSV News) — An Oregon parish music minister has been arrested as part of an undercover child predator sting, according to the Washington County …
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NEW YORK (OSV News) — No one can accuse the folks behind the animated origin story “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (Universal) of false advertising. To borrow a British phrase, …
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Catholic governor calls on Louisiana lawmakers to abolish the death penalty as ‘a pro-life state’
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-La., called for an end to the death penalty in Louisiana during his final State of the State address, April 10, in an …
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Biden proposal bars schools from enacting outright bans on athletes who identify as transgender
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — A proposed rule from the Biden administration would prohibit publicly funded schools and colleges from enacting outright bans on athletes from competing on sports teams corresponding …
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Shelter-in-place order lifted at Catholic University following phone-in active shooter threat
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsWASHINGTON (OSV News) — A shelter-in-place alert at The Catholic University of America in Washington was lifted after an hour April 13, following threats of an active shooter phoned to …