(OSV News) — Since Cardinal Robert W. McElroy’s Jan. 6 appointment to the Archdiocese of Washington, church watchers have interpreted the move as a papal endorsement of the prelate’s outspoken …
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New Washington cardinal’s tenure to overlap with second Trump administration
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — With his appointment as new archbishop of Washington Jan. 6, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy’s term in the nation’s capital will begin shortly after President-elect Donald Trump begins …
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Washington state bishops declare church stands with immigrants, refugees
by Rocio Riosby Rocio Rios(OSV News) — On the same day dioceses around the world inaugurated the Jubilee Year, meant to be a time of hope amid a world of uncertainty, the bishops of …
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(OSV News) — As 2023’s “hot labor summer” grabbed blazing headlines of repeated union victories, mainstream media attention was only intermittently focused on one of the strongest traditional defenders of …
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(OSV News) — Days after they gathered for their annual spring meeting, the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference has laid off an unspecified number of employees as part of the reorganization …
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Life on farm named for Dorothy Day helps Catholic couple deepen faith, ‘glorify God’
by Kurt Jensenby Kurt Jensen(OSV News) — Life on a small organic farm in northeastern Pennsylvania in the cool early days of spring, adapting to the rhythms of planting, livestock care and chores, can …
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Did you know that the crown of thorns from Jesus’ passion still exists today? It is one of the most precious relics in the treasury of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral, …
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(OSV News) — In 1891, the same year Pope Leo XIII responded to revolutionary economic and industrial upheaval with the encyclical “Rerum Novarum,” the first car powered by electricity made …