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The Catholic archbishop who offered the opening prayer at the March on Washington

(OSV News) — The March on Washington 60 years ago will forever be remembered for the inspiring words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s...

August 28, 2023

Opinion

OSV News Showcase | April 12, 2024

Good evening! This week’s big news came Monday. Yes, there was a major astronomical event. For those viewing from the path of totality, I...

April 12, 2024

Europe

Next to it ‘I feel I’m not alone,’ says guardian of Jesus’ crown of thorns in Paris

PARIS (OSV News) — In December 2023, Christophe Grunenwald, a knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem since 2000, was...

March 29, 2024

National

Rector: Mass of reparation offered at St. Patrick’s Cathedral after ‘scandalous’ funeral

(OSV News) — Two days after St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City was filled with mourners for an irreverent “homecoming” funeral for a prominent...

February 17, 2024

World

Syria sees ‘worst situation ever’ as World Food Program cuts off aid to war-torn country

AMMAN, Jordan (OSV News) — Catholics warn that Syrians are on the brink of starvation as the United Nations food program cuts off its...

January 12, 2024

Vatican

Pope’s Christmas message: Say ‘yes’ to the Prince of Peace, ‘no’ to war

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Celebrating the birth of Jesus, the prince of peace, should mean making a commitment to opposing all war, to cherishing...

December 25, 2023
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, who heads the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services and is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, blesses the Holy Door after it was sealed at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Dec. 3, 2023, the first Sunday of Advent. (OSV News photo/Alex Cranstoun, courtesy Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception) Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, who heads the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services and is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, blesses the Holy Door after it was sealed at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Dec. 3, 2023, the first Sunday of Advent. (OSV News photo/Alex Cranstoun, courtesy Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception)

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Archbishop exhorts Advent vigilance as national shrine’s Holy Door sealed

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — “Waiting is one of the watchwords of the liturgical season of Advent, which we begin today,” Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio...

December 6, 2023
Antonio Mayoral, 76, walks past the place where his house once stood in El Bosque, Mexico, Nov. 7, 2022, amid rising sea levels that are destroying homes built on the shoreline and forcing villagers to relocate. Rising sea levels and other environmental disasters attributed to climate change are the focus of delegates to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP28, being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (OSV News photo/Gustavo Graf, Reuters) Antonio Mayoral, 76, walks past the place where his house once stood in El Bosque, Mexico, Nov. 7, 2022, amid rising sea levels that are destroying homes built on the shoreline and forcing villagers to relocate. Rising sea levels and other environmental disasters attributed to climate change are the focus of delegates to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP28, being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (OSV News photo/Gustavo Graf, Reuters)

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U.S. bishops: COP28 must heed ‘cry of the earth’ and ‘cry of the poor’

(OSV News) — Efforts to meet climate goals must heed both the “cry of the earth” and the “cry of the poor,” said two...

November 30, 2023
A copy of the apostolic exhortation "Evangelii Gaudium" ("The Joy of the Gospel") by Pope Francis is seen during a news conference at the Vatican Nov. 26, 2013. In his first extensive piece of writing as pope, Pope Francis lays out a vision of the Catholic Church dedicated to evangelization, with a focus on society's poorest and most vulnerable, including the aged and unborn. (CNS photo/Alessandro Bianchi, Reuters) A copy of the apostolic exhortation "Evangelii Gaudium" ("The Joy of the Gospel") by Pope Francis is seen during a news conference at the Vatican Nov. 26, 2013. In his first extensive piece of writing as pope, Pope Francis lays out a vision of the Catholic Church dedicated to evangelization, with a focus on society's poorest and most vulnerable, including the aged and unborn. (CNS photo/Alessandro Bianchi, Reuters)

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A decade later, Pope Francis’ ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ continues to resonate

(OSV News) — “The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept his offer of...

November 29, 2023
Participants gather at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City Nov. 18, 2023, for a prayer service marking the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor, a famine engineered by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin that led to the deaths of millions of Ukrainians. OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) Participants gather at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City Nov. 18, 2023, for a prayer service marking the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor, a famine engineered by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin that led to the deaths of millions of Ukrainians. OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

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Remembering Soviet-era genocide of Ukraine, ecumenical service prays ‘hope’ overcomes ‘hatred’

NEW YORK (OSV News) — As hundreds gathered to commemorate a Soviet-era genocide against Ukrainians, “our hearts, our hope, our prayer” will conquer the...

November 22, 2023
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