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(OSV News) — A new report calls for the Russian Federation to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism, finding that Russia is weaponizing Orthodox Christianity as part of a genocidal …

(OSV News) — An estimated 200,000 children and vulnerable adults in the care of state and faith-based institutions were abused or neglected between 1950 and 2019, according to the report …

Good evening! After you raise a happy hour glass to St. Germanicus, a youth in Smyrna martyred in 155 after he refused to apostatize, raise it again to the crowds …

(OSV News) — The chairman of U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, Rabbi Abraham Cooper, has described religious freedom conditions in Nigeria as “abysmal.” Speaking July 18 at a House …

(Leer en Español) (OSV News) — Abuse allegations against Catholic clergy and religious in the U.S. declined last year, but challenges remain regarding protecting vulnerable adults and ensuring online safety, …

I’ve met many saintly people in my life, but rarely do they make the news.  Years ago, I took photos of the consecration of the Abbey of Our Lady of …

CHICAGO (OSV News) — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul released a May 23 report revealing decades of abuse by Catholic clergy against almost 2,000 children. The report, unveiled during a …

(OSV News) — The number of victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Poland between 1944 and 1990 may be close to 1,100, with the number of abusers …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Conditions for religious freedom are “worsening” around the globe, a U.S. government body monitoring international religious freedom said in a recent report. In its 2023 report, …

(OSV News) — Ahead of an annual day of prayer for vocations, a newly released report shows what one researcher called greater “consistency of age,” more diverse educational backgrounds and …