(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, …
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Washington Roundup: House rebukes Iran war; Senate approves immigration enforcement bill
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. House of Representatives approved a war powers resolution on June 3 rebuking the conflict in Iran. The same week, the Senate approved legislation providing another …
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Cardinal Robert W. McElroy has removed Msgr. Stephen Rossetti from his exorcism ministry in the Archdiocese of Washington, citing concerns over the cleric’s recent social media statements “linking UFOs to …
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DHS chief pushes for more immigration enforcement funds, as US bishops urge key reforms
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonDHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin testified before a Senate appropriations subcommittee as the U.S. bishops called for changes to an immigration enforcement bill.
