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LAKE ITASCA, Minn. (OSV News) — An unassuming stream — just 18 feet across — pours forth from Lake Itasca, forming the start of the Mississippi River’s winding flow down …

Did you hear about the Father Justin AI rolled out by Catholic Answers this week? This sort of stuff is right up my alley as digital editor, but disappointingly I …

(OSV News) — parishioner was stabbed outside a historic San Francisco church April 21, where the city’s Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone was administering the sacrament of confirmation. The San Francisco …

(OSV News) — Five U.S. priests will travel to Rome in April to share their experiences of parish life with the ongoing Synod of Bishops on synodality. The group — …

(OSV News) — With the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers set to square off in Super Bowl LVIII, two faith-based nonprofits each stand to win big — thanks …

By SueAnn Howell (OSV News) — Two of the largest pro-life walks on the West Coast mark milestone anniversaries Jan. 20, and follow in the wake of new abortion laws …

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles founded OneLife LA a decade ago with a mission of promoting “the beauty and dignity of every human life from conception to natural …

Last weekend, all eyes were on Pope Francis and his trip to Mongolia, of which he said, “I’ve been to the heart of Asia, and it has done me good.” …

(OSV News) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against a school district in the state Aug. 28, asking a judge to block that district’s requirement that parents …

(OSV News) — Students at a Catholic liberal arts college in California told OSV News that they’re more ready than ever for the new school year, after weathering both a …