By Olivia Poust (OSV News) — Deep in the Caucasus — at the crossroads of Asia and Europe — lies the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-populated enclave surrounded by …
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Young Catholics have traveled from far and wide to participate in the 37th annual World Youth Day held Aug. 1-6, 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. This transformative experience has shaped the …
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Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s death sentence is the first under Biden administration
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — A federal death sentence for the man convicted of a 2018 mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue marks the first such penalty sought for and won by …
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(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 …
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Tekakwitha Conference opens with calls to protect Indigenous women and girls from violence
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsBy Barb Umberger BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (OSV News) — Kathleen Mishow spent nine years praying to St. Kateri Tekakwitha for another child after she and her husband had a son 18 …
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Who are some of the new cardinals-designate recently named by Pope Francis? What is the state of religious liberty across the world? Why is the recently FDA-approved over the counter …
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What are you reading this weekend? I took a look at my overflowing bookcase this afternoon and realized I need to finish and pass on books — stat. The problem …
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How is it that OSV News has been in operation for six months, and yet it feels like it started yesterday? Time flies when you’re having fun, I guess! Looking …
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JERUSALEM (OSV News) — A local Israeli reporter went undercover as a priest and was spat at several times while walking the streets of Jerusalem, Haaretz, the Israeli daily, reported. …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — A bishop in north central India urged Catholics throughout the nation to spend time before the Blessed Sacrament for seven days to help end the worsening …
