CHICAGO (OSV News) — After the federal government declared a health emergency in 2020 over the COVID-19 pandemic, Catholic churches in the U.S. scrambled to figure out how to provide …
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(OSV News) — Jason Shanks, president of the OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation, has been named the next CEO of the National Eucharistic Congress, Inc., the organization implementing key components …
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Catholic bishops reiterate moral permissibility of Covid vaccines as boosters become available
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Catholic bishops have reiterated the moral permissibility of the COVID vaccines available in the United States for Catholics as booster shots become available ahead …
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As we enter the month of September, I find it apropos the Ulma family and their unborn child will be beatified Sept. 10. We’ve had a number of stories about …
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How is it that OSV News has been in operation for six months, and yet it feels like it started yesterday? Time flies when you’re having fun, I guess! Looking …
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Supreme Court rejects Biden student loan forgiveness for millions of Americans
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Supreme Court June 30 rejected President Joe Biden’s $400 billion plan to cancel or significantly reduce federal student loan debts for millions of Americans. …
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(OSV News) — Dr. Paul Carson remembers when COVID-19 first commanded his attention: In late February 2020, the virus swept through a Washington state nursing home, ultimately killing dozens of …
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COVID-era SNAP payments end as inflation soars, drawing Catholic concern over US food insecurity
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(Leer in Español) WASHINGTON (OSV News) — A pandemic-era program that provided extra payments to Americans who qualify for food stamps ended March 1, causing concern for some Catholic advocates …
