Bishop Douglas J. Lucia: “If we work together, as priests and deacons and lay faithful, and share the ministries — to me, that’s what’s going to allow the church to …
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Renewing an appeal for peace, the pope underlined the importance of trying “at all costs to avoid the use of weapons and seek dialogue through diplomatic means” during a brief …
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The encyclical “Evangelium Vitae” was published 30 years ago this week, so it seems fitting that many of our stories looked at the sanctity of human life and our culture …
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Many of the of Christians who have lost their lives lost them because of their geographical location, not their religion. But still, says priest, “we are indeed facing strong discrimination.”
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While the word “mission” often calls to mind service in foreign countries, one group has focused for nearly a century on rural areas of the U.S. to bring a Catholic …
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Euthanasia is a growing area of concern for those who advocate for the dignity of human life in all its stages. In Canada, its widespread legalization has led to concerning …
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At home or abroad, mission work involves ‘radical transformation’ in Christ, says US missions expert
(OSV News) — Ahead of World Mission Sunday — which the Catholic Church celebrates on the second to last Sunday in October, and which in 2024 falls on Oct. 20 …
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VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — For more than three years, the church has been undergoing a universal process of listening and dialogue, from the parish level to the national level …
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(OSV News) — Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, issued binding diocesan policies Sept. 12 on the “formation of young people in Catholic Christian anthropology and pastoral …
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ROME (OSV News) — The penitential liturgy with Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica Oct. 1 opened with testimonies of those who have faced great suffering, among those a survivor …
