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Read more: The historic pontificate of Pope Leo XIV

Noem unlawfully ended Venezuelan, Haitian deportation protections, says appeals court

by Kate Scanlon

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — A federal appeals court ruled late Jan. 28 that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections for hundreds of thousands of …

French priest hears confessions while riding chairlift in the Alps
Pew survey finds dip in Catholic support for Trump agenda
Lent’s CRS Lent Rice Bowl collection seen as more critical than ever after USAID cuts
In pastoral letter, Baltimore archbishop calls for renewed political culture
Catholic advocates speak out as ICE data shows just 14% arrested have violent criminal records

U.S. Church

Prevention, accountability needed to stop crimes against humanity, Vatican diplomat tells UN

by Gina Christian

(OSV News) — As atrocities against civilians surge globally, the Vatican’s top diplomat to the United Nations stressed the crucial need for both prevention and accountability — and the vital roles of individual nations and the global community …

Little Sisters of the Poor again appeal for protection from contraceptive rule

Pew report reveals why some Americans, including Catholics, leave their childhood faith

Police commissioner names Cardinal Dolan as co-chief chaplain of NYPD

High-ranking Catholic bishops join call for Trump to apologize over racist video

Sister Thea Bowman had a ‘loving heart,’ ‘prophetic spirit’ and ‘boundless stamina,’ bishop says

Sheen’s life, legacy drew on knowing Jesus personally, say experts

World

Bishop’s resignation over abuse fuels new debates in Spanish church

by Jonathan Luxmoore

Spanish church leaders have criticized media treatment of a diocesan bishop who resigned over accusations of sexual abuse, amid renewed debates over the church’s historic role in the …

Pope expected to visit Australia for 2028 International Eucharistic Congress, bishop says
Jimmy Lai’s daughter hopes for ‘political solution’ after devastating sentence
Thousands of Christians gather at famed Bangladesh shrine despite anxiety of election violence
Archbishop Sheen’s cause for beatification has hit many speed bumps along the way
Security strains, political tensions cloud potential papal visit to Cameroon

Gaza parish attack, Marian devotion & vocations, St. Thomas More exhumation | Week in Review

World leaders ‘appalled’ by Gaza church attack, amid calls between Vatican, Tel Aviv and Washington

Houses destroyed, church burnt: new wave of violence against Syrian Christians

Vatican

Advent call is to cooperate in building a kingdom of peace, pope says

by Cindy Wooden

Opinion

The tortured soul of Léon Bloy, French novelist and Catholic loser

by Msgr. Richard Antall

OSV News Showcase | June 9, 2023

by Megan Marley

‘That divine eccentric’: Caryll Houselander and visions of the suffering Christ

by Russell Shaw

Reviews

The Hill

by John Mulderig
Movie Review: Sinners
‘Offer It Up’ explores finding grace in the pain of chronic illness
Fathom Entertainment encores Lord of the Rings trilogy
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