(OSV News) — With several high-profile cases involving financial mismanagement by priests emerging in recent years, two researchers have found some surprising reasons behind clerical embezzlement — and, they told …
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It’s been the week of Mary here at OSV News — not only was the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception this week, but our coverage also included: You can read …
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In Singapore, Spain and Poland Catholic communities in shock after attacks on priests
by OSV Newsby OSV News(OSV News) — A cardinal in Singapore has called for religious and racial unity after a priest was stabbed in the face during Mass, an incident that has sent shock …
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What it takes to be a military chaplain: ‘It’s a call within a call,’ says priest
by Jack Figgeby Jack Figge(OSV News) — A small group of priests serve one of the largest archdioceses in the United States. But their parish could be as far away as a military base …
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Ever wonder why there is a worldwide feast for the Lateran Basilica in Rome? Every year on Nov. 9, the church celebrates the dedication of the Archbasilica of St. John …
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WARSAW, Poland (OSV News) — Father Michal Olszewski, priest of the Polish branch of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, was released from his detention center on bail Oct. 25 …
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (OSV News) — Unexpected changes in the federal government’s allocation of EB-4 visas could negatively impact six priests from other countries serving the Diocese of Little Rock. …
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Indigenous priest shot dead in Mexico’s increasingly violent Chiapas state
by David Agrenby David AgrenMEXICO CITY (OSV News) — An Indigenous Tzotzil priest and peace activist was murdered after celebrating Sunday Mass in Mexico’s southern Chiapas state, where the Catholic Church has denounced government …
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YAOUNDE, Cameroon (OSV News) — Father Christophe Komla Badjougou, a priest of the Diocese of Yagoua in northern Cameroon, was in Yaoundé to get his visa to Italy, when he …
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PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — A Philadelphia priest assaulted in his rectory said the attack marked a “turning point” that forced him “to reflect deeply on life, faith and the forces …
