While he did not celebrate Mass or wash the feet of inmates, Pope Francis made his customary Holy Thursday visit to a detention facility on April 17.
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US bishops join pope, other groups urging Biden to commute 40 death sentences
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. bishops’ conference was among the groups that urged President Joe Biden on Dec. 9 to commute exiting federal death sentences before President-elect Donald Trump, …
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The Friars’ Table, with saint-inspired menu, aims to leave workers, diners feeling uplifted
by Zoey Maraistby Zoey Maraist(OSV News) — This winter Cleveland diners will be able to taste and see saint-inspired dishes while sipping Trappist-brewed beer in a restaurant that gives jobs to men and women …
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(OSV News) — For years, the ministries of Catholic religious sisters — working tirelessly and often invisibly — have left their mark on Appalachia’s rural communities, sharing the love of …
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (OSV News) — Deacon candidates in the Diocese of Colorado Springs are creating two weekend retreats to offer to inmates in two Colorado state prisons for men …
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(OSV News) — “For the Lord hears the needy and does not despise his own people who are prisoners,” the psalmist says, and these words resonate with Catholics who take …
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Bishops find Catholic disciples, evangelizers with ‘deep spiritual thirst’ on San Quentin death row
by Julie Asherby Julie AsherSAN QUENTIN, Calif. (OSV News) — San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said a recent daylong pastoral visit to death row at San Quentin State Prison with three other California …
