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Heroes with halos: Shrine unites faithful and saints for Fourth of July celebration

by Patricia Kasten

CHAMPION, Wis. (OSV News) — A small churchyard amid Wisconsin farmland became the site of a big holiday celebration over the Fourth of July weekend.  There were no …

New Notre Dame report lists 12 key proposals to improve seminary formation
Spokane bishop calls for prayers, outreach as wildfires ravage area
Hidden for centuries: How newly identified St. Augustine sermons were found
Faithful around US craft World Mission Rosaries for Archbishop Sheen’s beatification
Florida AG’s threat to Catholic schools ‘clear violation’ of the First Amendment, law scholar says

U.S. Church

‘Faith in action’: Over 5,000 volunteers in San Diego pack 2 million meals for those in need

by Aida Bustos | The Southern Cross

Volunteers entering the school grounds were greeted by a large banner with the Gospel passage in Matthew 25: “For I was hungry and you gave me food.”

Faithful around US craft World Mission Rosaries for Archbishop Sheen’s beatification

Florida AG’s threat to Catholic schools ‘clear violation’ of the First Amendment, law scholar says

Diocese of El Paso ends unaccompanied child ministry as Trump admin withholds almost $1M owed

Prayers promised as Minnesota auxiliary bishop prepares for cancer treatment

Court shields women religious from New York assisted suicide law

World

Holy Land Catholic leaders condemn Israeli soldier’s desecration of crucifix in Lebanon

by Junno Arocho Esteves

“(It’s) a grave affront to the Christian faith and adds to other reported incidents of desecration of Christian symbols by IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon.”

In Spain, diocese pledges emergency aid as death toll rises in enclave’s border crisis
Israeli strike damages Christian-run hospital in Gaza
Russian attack leaves 8 dead in Ukraine; suspected missile lands in Poland
UK Catholic leaders praise Burnham on end-of-life care, call for faith-driven leadership
Pope Leo XIV at Andrea Bocelli concert: Music’s beauty points us to God

Bishop: Jamaicans trust ‘God is with us’ through planet’s worst storm of 2025

Teen hospitalized during Jubilee being treated for lymphoma; he’s accepted illness ‘with faith’

Proclamation of St. Newman as doctor of church signals Catholic revival at Oxford

Vatican

‘Christ hears the cry of the people’ in the face of evil, pope says at Mass near Angola’s largest diamond mine

by Courtney Mares

Opinion

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Big George Foreman

by John Mulderig
Live-action ‘Moana’ sets sail on the silver screen
Mel Gibson’s ‘The Passion of the Christ’ to return to theaters
Supergirl
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