“In many ways, this Augustinian spirituality that shapes Leo’s pastoral heart, also contributes to a much-needed, prophetic voice.”
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CHICAGO (OSV News) — One of the first things Pope Leo XIV said from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica upon his election May 8, 2025, was “I am a …
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The SPRED disability ministry is filling a gap in the Church, especially for children who go to public school, but the overall need outpaces what is available.
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Police is conducting “an ongoing and active investigation” of an unsubstantiated bomb threat at the house of one of Pope Leo XIV’s brothers.
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CHICAGO (OSV News) — A federal appellate court in Chicago heard oral arguments April 10 in a case challenging an Illinois law that compels pro-life physicians and pregnancy centers to give …
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Easter Triduum visits ended the Lenten season for a small group of Chicago-area religious and clergy who ministered to people in the U.S. without legal authorization that are detained at …
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In Mirabelli v. Bonta, the Thomas More Society, a Catholic-run public interest law firm, is representing a class of public school parents and a class of public school teachers.
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CHICAGO (OSV News) — Catholics in Chicago have expressed sympathy and sorrow over the death of a Loyola University Chicago student who was shot and killed March 19 near the …
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Illinois advocates warn against effort to enshrine abortion, gender transition in state constitution
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (OSV News) — Pro-life advocates on March 19 called on nearly 3,000 marchers at the Illinois State Capitol to oppose a potential amendment that they said would enshrine …
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The Smithfield Correctional Institution in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, confirmed to OSV News that Gosnell died March 1.
