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(OSV News) -- In 1776, Father Junipero Serra, a Spanish Franciscan missionary, dedicated a small mission church in San Francisco to St. Francis Assisi....
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COONS RAPIDS, Minn. (OSV News) -- No mom would ever want to spend Mother's Day like this: in a hospital room with a 7-year-old son paralyzed from the waist...
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SEATTLE (OSV News) -- Apparitions, images of the Blessed Mother inspire devotions in our cultural communities. Honoring the Virgin Mary and seeking her...
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(OSV News) -- A Chicago priest has issued an apology for performing recently a blessing of a same-sex couple, which was filmed and posted on social media. Vincentian...
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(OSV News) -- Missouri's Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation May 9 that revives an effort to block Planned Parenthood from the state's Medicaid...
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(OSV News) -- The nation's largest Catholic health care system reported it experienced what it called a "cybersecurity incident" May 8, resulting in "a...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Pope Francis has appointed Msgr. John J. McDermott to be the bishop of Burlington, Vermont. Bishop-designate McDermott, a priest...
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(OSV News) -- A federal appeals court May 8 ruled in favor of the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, protecting religious schools' freedom to hire schoolteachers...
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PORTLAND, Maine (OSV News) -- With more than 1,000 people watching from pews and seats in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland and many...
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(OSV News) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Heartbeat International, an anti-abortion group, and 11 crisis pregnancy centers May 6, accusing...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The U.S. fertility rate has slowed to a new record low, according to an analysis recently published by the Centers for Disease...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Adding another distinguished medal to her already sizable collection, Katie Ledecky -- the most decorated woman in swimming history...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Leonard P. Blair of Hartford, Connecticut, who is automatically succeeded...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Department of Health and Human Services announced new regulations April 26 that restore Obama-era protections for patients...
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During XVIII Assembly of the Italian Catholic Action in Sacrofano, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, told...
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(OSV News) -- A U.S. archbishop has denounced the Biden administration's decision to resume deportations of Haitian migrants, given the rampant violence...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- A review by the Department of Justice's watchdog found "no evidence" of religious bias in the creation of a leaked and since-retracted...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Final regulations for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will grant workers protections for time off and other job accommodations...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Supreme Court on April 22 heard a case concerning the constitutionality of local laws that ban public camping and their impact...
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(OSV News) -- A new AI priest, launched by a Catholic teaching apostolate to answer questions about the faith, has been "laicized" after sparking more...
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NEW YORK (OSV News) -- A portion of a new interview with Pope Francis will air tonight on the "CBS Evening News" at 6:30 p.m. Eastern, according to a release...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- In 2022, pro-life activist Lauren Handy told a reporter, "I feel like the die has been cast for me. I've accepted the reality...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Supreme Court temporarily allowed Idaho April 15 to enforce a ban on certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- As the White House responds to Iran's attack against Israel, Catholic experts said U.S. officials should seek to prevent further...
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