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From the wearing of green in honor of Ireland’s patron to St. Joseph altars laden with bread and gratitude, next week’s festivities remind us of two great saints from whom …

Pilgrims, poetry, and the patron saint of the emerald isle are featured in OSV News stories this week, so peruse at your pleasure, and don’t forget to pray for the …

DAVENPORT, Iowa (OSV News) — Chad Pregracke of East Moline, Illinois, who is recognized worldwide for energizing people to join him in cleaning up rivers and planting trees, will receive …

(OSV News) — The pro-life group Democrats for Life of America urged their party to work on policies that offer women and families support in an effort to reduce abortion …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Election officials in Arizona and Missouri announced in August that proposed amendments on the ballot enshrining abortion rights into their states’ constitutions qualified for their november …

CHICAGO (OSV News) — In Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, St. Adalbert Church, built by Polish immigrants in 1874, has deep significance for generations of parishioners. It was closed in 2019 by …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Former President Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president for the third time, while President Joe Biden faced growing discontent within his party about his …

CHICAGO (OSV News) — A permanent pilgrim on the northern National Eucharistic Procession route heading toward Indianapolis for the National Eucharistic Congress in July said at a stop in the …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, said in a recent column that President Joe Biden made “a mockery of our Catholic faith” by making the …

Updated May 1, 2024: adds detail about minister’s Arizona church assignment. (OSV News) — A Methodist minister has sought a blessing on her same-sex union from a priest at a …