WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Former President Jimmy Carter died Dec. 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia, his presidential library announced. At 100, Carter, who had been in hospice care …
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Washington Roundup: Trump, Harris on immigration; Ethel Kennedy memorial; voters and the economy
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Former President Donald Trump was questioned on topics including the Jan. 6, 2021, riot and immigration at a Univision town hall. Vice President Kamala Harris was …
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Tragic death of NHL star, brother leaves family, friends, fans with unspeakable grief
by John Knebelsby John Knebels(OSV News) — No words. As family, friends, teammates, coaches, media, acquaintances and even strangers struggled mightily to make sense of the devastating tragedy Aug. 29 that took the lives …
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Tony Spence, Catholic journalism veteran, dies at 71; called his work ‘a vocation I truly love’
by Kurt Jensenby Kurt Jensen(OSV News) — Anthony J. “Tony” Spence, former director and editor-in-chief of Catholic News Service, died July 28 in Nashville, Tennessee, after a long illness. He was 71. “The Catholic …
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(OSV News) — He was a priest whose wide smile could just light up a room and whose energetic self-giving to the people he served seemed limitless. Those who knew …
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Retired Archbishop Sheehan of Santa Fe, N.M. dies; his motto, ‘Love One Another Constantly,’ will ‘continue to inspire’
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (OSV News) — Retired Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan of Santa Fe died June 3 at age 83. No cause of death was disclosed. Funeral arrangements for the archbishop …
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Dolores Leckey, founding director of U.S. bishops’ laity secretariat, dies at 89; she worked in area of lay spirituality for over 40 years
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsARLINGTON, Va. (OSV News) — Dolores R. Leckey, who was founding director of the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat for the Laity in 1977 and at the time one of the highest …
