WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, with Iranian officials, a tentative framework to end the war in Iran, but uncertainty remained about an …
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Catholic leaders hope end to Iran war is near after Trump, Iran reach agreement
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonCatholic leaders expressed cautious optimism about an end to the conflict in the Middle East after the signing of a tentative framework to end the Iran war.
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Vance’s new book ‘Communion’ details his religious and political conversions
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Vice President JD Vance’s new book, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith,” is a story of several of his conversions: from Protestant Christian to atheist to …
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(OSV News) — The head of the nation’s Catholic archdiocese for the armed forces expressed his condolences after eight persons were killed June 15 when a strategic bomber crashed during a …
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Homeboy Industries, Georgetown public policy school team up for $100 million fund drive
by Kurt Jensenby Kurt JensenGeorgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy in Washington now has a relationship with a $100 million fundraising campaign to expand an acclaimed Los Angeles gang-intervention program founded by Jesuit …
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Trump and Iran reach tentative deal to end war, but obstacles to peace remain
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonAfter President Donald Trump, Pakistani mediators, and Iranian officials said a framework has been reached for a deal to end the war in Iran, a Catholic expert in peacekeeping said …
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(OSV News) — On June 16, Vice President JD Vance will release his second book, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith” (HarperCollins). As a presumed 2028 U.S. presidential candidate, the …
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Religious liberty ‘the cornerstone of any just society,’ Pope Leo says in message to Becket gala
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV called the right to religious freedom “the cornerstone of any just society” in a message to a religious liberty law firm delivered June …
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On Corpus Christi, US parishes show solidarity with migrants, refugees and urge their protection
by Nicole Oleaby Nicole OleaThe Mass and procession in the capital were part of the Season of Faithful Witness rooted in prayer and Eucharistic devotion to show solidarity with immigrants.
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$70B immigration-enforcement funds exclude bishops-supported migrant protections
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump signed legislation June 10 providing $70 billion to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol. Prior to the bill’s passage, …
