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Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84; Catholic leaders praise civil rights leader’s work for justice

Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84; Catholic leaders praise ...

Catholic leaders were among those who praised the legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jacks...

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BREAKING: Georgia martyrs expected to be beatified in Savannah Oct. 31

BREAKING: Georgia martyrs expected to be beatified in S...

The beatification of five Franciscans known as the Georgia martyrs has been set ...

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From foreheads to crowns: How Ash Wednesday looks different worldwide

From foreheads to crowns: How Ash Wednesday looks diffe...

The cross traced on the forehead echoes the sign first made at baptism and repea...

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Bishops, pro-life leaders slam Notre Dame pro-abortion appointment as ‘slap in face,’ ‘betrayal’

Bishops, pro-life leaders slam Notre Dame pro-abortion ...

On Feb. 16, several recipients of Notre Dame's Evangelium Vitae Medal penned an ...

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A quick guide to fasting in Lent

A quick guide to fasting in Lent

(OSV News) — Lent begins Feb. 18 this year. During this holy and penitential sea...

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Vatican official says Notre Dame controversy shows need for dialogue on abortion

Vatican official says Notre Dame controversy shows need...

The Church should engage with universities about how to take “an ethical approac...

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‘Aventine procession’: A centuries-old tradition Pope Leo XIV will lead for the first time

‘Aventine procession’: A centuries-old tradition Pope L...

The brief Ash Wednesday walk between two hilltop basilicas marks the start of Le...

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St. Peter’s marks 400 years with newly opened areas and digital access

St. Peter’s marks 400 years with newly opened areas and...

The Vatican will open new parts of St. Peter’s — including the full terrace — an...

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Cardinal Parolin: The Vatican ‘will not participate in Trump’s Board of Peace’

Cardinal Parolin: The Vatican ‘will not participate in ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, announced that the Holy See...

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Pope Leo XIV: ‘All lives are not equally respected’ amid war and inequality

Pope Leo XIV: ‘All lives are not equally respected’ ami...

The pope told the Pontifical Academy for Life it is hypocritical to call health ...

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Pope Leo XIV tells Opus Dei no decision yet on revised statutes

Pope Leo XIV tells Opus Dei no decision yet on revised ...

Pope Francis moved the prelature’s Vatican oversight from the office for bishops...

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Pope appoints Catholic Harvard professor to Vatican social sciences academy

Pope appoints Catholic Harvard professor to Vatican soc...

Tyler J. VanderWeele, a Catholic, is an epidemiologist and director of the Human...

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Apostolic vicariate in Rome dedicates its day of arts to Gaza

Apostolic vicariate in Rome dedicates its day of arts t...

The humanitarian situation in Gaza was the focus of a day of the arts at the Lat...

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Pope Leo XIV eliminates committee created by Francis for World Children’s Day

Pope Leo XIV eliminates committee created by Francis fo...

Pope Leo XIV has eliminated the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day, t...

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Pew survey finds dip in Catholic support for Trump agenda

Pew survey finds dip in Catholic support for Trump agenda

Support for President Donald Trump's agenda has dipped across Catholic and Prote...

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Lent’s CRS Lent Rice Bowl collection seen as more critical than ever after USAID cuts

Lent’s CRS Lent Rice Bowl collection seen as more criti...

Deep slashes to USAID funding have now made the annual Rice Bowl collection more...

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In pastoral letter, Baltimore archbishop calls for renewed political culture

In pastoral letter, Baltimore archbishop calls for rene...

The pastoral is "about the qualities of mind and heart that we as citizens, beli...

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Catholic advocates speak out as ICE data shows just 14% arrested have violent criminal records

Catholic advocates speak out as ICE data shows just 14%...

Catholic immigration advocates are speaking out after an internal federal docume...

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Bishop in British Columbia calls for prayer after mass shooting that ‘has traumatized us all’

Bishop in British Columbia calls for prayer after mass ...

TUMBLER RIDGE, British Columbia (OSV News) — On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes...

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Cuban bishops postpone Vatican visit amid worsening national crisis

Cuban bishops postpone Vatican visit amid worsening nat...

The country’s growing economic and social instability prompts request to delay m...