(OSV News) — Days after they gathered for their annual spring meeting, the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference has laid off an unspecified number of employees as part of the reorganization …
June 2024
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NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) — The Kenyan capital descended into chaos June 25 as protests over legislation dubbed a finance bill left several dead and dozens injured. The country’s bishops …
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Oklahoma Supreme Court rules proposed Catholic charter school unconstitutional
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled June 25 the state’s charter school contract with the St. Isidore of Seville Virtual School was in violation of state laws, the …
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By Ben Akers “Love is inventive to infinity.” These words were spoken by the patron saint of the parish my family attends: St. Vincent de Paul. The saint was reminding …
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JERUSALEM (OSV News) — Church leaders in Jerusalem accused local Israeli authorities of launching a “coordinated attack” against the Christian presence in the Holy Land after several municipalities initiated legal …
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Supreme Court to hear challenge to state law banning transgender interventions for minors
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Supreme Court on June 24 agreed to hear a challenge to a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures …
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(OSV News) — A new study suggests that Catholic belief in the Real Presence may be higher than previous data indicated — but measuring that belief accurately remains a tricky …
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Pro-life advocates mark 2 years since Dobbs: ‘We have a challenge on our hands’
by Megan Marleyby Megan MarleyWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Prior to the second anniversary of a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its prior abortion precedent, pro-life activists said much of their …
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FREDERICK, Md. (OSV News) — For Catholic singer-songwriter Matt Maher, the 17th chapter of John’s Gospel, in which the Lord prays that all will be one, has fueled his 20 …
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Washington Roundup: Senate Democrats target Comstock Act; archbishop condemns political violence
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — In Washington, a group of Senate Democrats introduced legislation seeking to repeal a provision in a 150-year-old law that that they say could be used to …