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Pope says Lent is time to let go of the frivolous, to choose truth, love

By Carol Glatz ROME (CNS) — What matters is the truth and the love that God sees, not what is superficial, showy and self-centered,...

February 23, 2023

National

Philly pastor: Pipe bomb not directed at Catholic church, but endangered freight line

PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — A Philadelphia pastor told OSV News he does not believe an unexploded pipe bomb found some 100 yards from his...

February 22, 2023

National

Professor sees religious tapestry woven across the millennia in Lent’s history, traditions

By Peter Finney Jr. NEW ORLEANS (OSV News) — When Thomas Neal, a professor of spiritual theology at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans,...

February 22, 2023

South America

La muerte de pasajeros de un autobús en Panamá es un trágico recordatorio de los peligros a los que se enfrentan los migrantes que viajan hacia la frontera estadounidense

Por David Agren BUENOS AIRES (OSV News) – El Papa Francisco ha expresado su pesar por las víctimas del accidente de autobús en Panamá,...

February 21, 2023

National

French-trained chef turned Catholic priest raises funds, builds community with Memphis king cakes

By Karen Pulfer Focht MEMPHIS (OSV News) — When it comes to raising money for his parish, Father Ben Bradshaw of Memphis really knows...

February 21, 2023

National

Following Dobbs, Catholic groups implement or expand parental leave policies

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, some Catholic organizations announced...

February 20, 2023

Europe

‘Life is too short to do irrelevant things,’ says Polish doctor; he left city life to build hospice for poor, needy in the country

By Agata Puscikowska MAKÓWKA, Poland (OSV News) — The road to celebrate World Day of the Sick Feb. 11 in his dream modern hospice...

February 20, 2023
Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O'Connell is pictured speaking with parishioners outside St. Frances X. Cabrini Church in Los Angeles July 19, 2015. According to local news reports, Los Angeles County sheriffs found him dead of a gunshot wound at his home Feb. 18, 2023, and his death has been ruled a homicide. An investigation was under way for a suspect and motive. A native of Ireland, he spent most of his four decades as a priest ministering in the inner city of Los Angeles. He was 69. Editors: This cutline has been updated to reflect new details about the bishop's death. (OSV News photo/CNS file, John Rueda, The Tidings) Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O'Connell is pictured speaking with parishioners outside St. Frances X. Cabrini Church in Los Angeles July 19, 2015. According to local news reports, Los Angeles County sheriffs found him dead of a gunshot wound at his home Feb. 18, 2023, and his death has been ruled a homicide. An investigation was under way for a suspect and motive. A native of Ireland, he spent most of his four decades as a priest ministering in the inner city of Los Angeles. He was 69. Editors: This cutline has been updated to reflect new details about the bishop's death. (OSV News photo/CNS file, John Rueda, The Tidings)

National

LA’s ‘peacemaker’ Bishop David O’Connell found fatally shot in his home; death ruled a homicide

By Pablo Kay, OSV News LOS ANGELES (OSV News) — Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell, a native of Ireland who spent most...

February 19, 2023

Opinion

What we as church can learn from Mardi Gras

Catholics treasure the unity we have in faith. One of the most beautiful things about being Catholic is that regardless of language, culture and...

February 19, 2023

National

Marriage ministry offers couples antidote to ‘Valentine’s Effect’ divorces

PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — About 10 years ago, Peter Piotti was anything but a fan of Valentine’s Day. “I hated it,” he admitted. So...

February 18, 2023
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