Report: Abuse allegations and costs down, but complacency a threat
(OSV News) -- The U.S. Catholic bishops' latest annual report on child and youth protection shows abuse allegations continue to decline -- but authors...
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WA bishops ask court to block mandatory reporter law without Catholic confession protections
(OSV News) -- The Catholic bishops of Washington state asked a federal court to block a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse or neglect without...
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AI offers opportunities, but should be governed by ethical policy framework, bishops say
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The U.S. bishops urged House and Senate leaders in a June 9 letter to remember that while artificial intelligence presents opportunities,...
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National pilgrimage walks with Christ amid protests and finds inspiration along the way
(OSV News) -- The third week of the 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage kicked off amid protests in the Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 30 with a 5.5-mile...
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Bishops urge lawmakers to protect Medicaid as Senate considers Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- As the Senate began its consideration of a sweeping package for President Donald Trump's agenda, the U.S. bishops and other Catholic...
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As revival's Year of Mission draws to close, organizers look back -- and ahead
(OSV News) -- In the same way that a relationship with Christ is not about something but someone, the organizers of the National Eucharistic Revival will...
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In move called a 'dark day' for residents, NY Senate passes assisted suicide law
(OSV News) -- The New York Senate has voted to legalize medically assisted suicide, a move that one Catholic bioethicist told OSV News marked "a dark day"...
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LA archbishop calls for prayer, restraint, immigration law reform amid ICE protests
(OSV News) -- Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles is calling for prayer, while urging "restraint and calm" as clashes have broken out in that...
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Wisconsin Catholic agency over religious exemption
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on June 5 unanimously ruled in favor of the Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin,...
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With an Augustinian in chair of St. Peter, order sees growing interest in vocations
CHICAGO (OSV News) -- The Augustinian order has been in the spotlight since May 8, the day one of its own was elected pope. Interest in Pope Leo XIV, the...
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The digital pontiff: Pope Leo XIV makes AI a top issue
(OSV News) -- While the world is still just getting to know him, first impressions appear to hint that Pope Leo XIV doesn't seem like a pontiff to say,...
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Trump administration revokes Biden-era abortion directive for emergency rooms
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Trump administration announced June 3 that it would revoke Biden-era guidance to the nation's hospitals directing them to...
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Illinois legislative session ends without vote on assisted suicide, but bill expected to return
(OSV News) -- Opponents of physician-assisted suicide legislation in Illinois are breathing a sigh of relief, but not for long because they say this is...
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Colorado faith leaders express sorrow over attack on rally for release of Hamas hostages
BOULDER, Colo. (OSV News) -- As Boulder residents reeled from a violent attack on peaceful demonstrators June 1 who called for the release of Israeli hostages...
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National pilgrimage leaders urge large procession turnouts to counter anti-Catholic protesters
(OSV News) -- Catholics are encouraged to turn out in strong numbers for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage's Eucharistic processions to counter the growing...
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Villanova athletes inspired that pope keeps tabs on how his alma mater's teams fare
(OSV News) -- The likelihood of a future pope appearing on a nationally broadcast World Series game from two decades earlier seems a tad surreal. By...
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'Change of era' prompts Catholic University of America to launch new degrees in AI
(OSV News) -- "We are not living an era of change," said Pope Francis in November 2015, "but a change of era." Since the late pontiff addressed his words...
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Dolan: NY lawmakers 'may conclude that some lives aren't worth living'
NEW YORK (OSV News) -- Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York urged Empire State lawmakers to reject legislation that would legalize physician-assisted...
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Cupich: If Illinois assisted-suicide bill becomes law, it could spur 'suicide contagion'
(OSV News) -- The Illinois House late in the day May 29 passed an assisted-suicide bill that Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich said has the potential to...
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Religious sisters played role in pope's formation in grade school, NJ province discovers
MENDHAM, N.J. (OSV News) -- As the Sisters of Christian Charity watched the white smoke rise from the Sistine Chapel in Rome May 8 and awaited the appearance...
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WA bishops sue over mandatory reporter law's lack of Catholic confession protections
(OSV News) -- Washington state's bishops filed a lawsuit May 29 over a new law requiring clergy to report child abuse or neglect without exceptions for...
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Cuts to CRS food aid projects could impact hundreds of thousands of children, group says
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Catholic Relief Services said May 21 that most of its projects under a federal international food aid program were terminated,...
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Supreme Court deadlocks over proposed Oklahoma Catholic charter school
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- An evenly-divided Supreme Court on May 22 sidestepped a major ruling in a case over what would have been the nation's first Catholic...
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Everything you need to know about Pentecost
Next week, the Church celebrates Pentecost, one of the most important feast days of the year that concludes the Easter season and celebrates the beginning...
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Empowered by the Holy Spirit
(OSV News) -- Of all the great Christian feasts, none, with the exception of Easter and perhaps Christmas, has been and is more widely celebrated than...
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Pentecost: Breathe, forgive, renew
What could be more essential to life than breathing -- or forgiving? Breathing and forgiving: One follows the other. Forgiveness, as Jesus makes clear...
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Pope Leo video message to feature at Chicago Archdiocese, White Sox celebration
CHICAGO (OSV News) -- The Archdiocese of Chicago has scheduled a Mass and a special program June 14 to celebrate the election and inauguration of Pope...
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Future pope helped found Villanovans for Life, marched against Roe v. Wade
(OSV News) -- The four years Robert F. Prevost spent at Villanova University in Philadelphia -- from the fall of 1973 until May 1977, when he graduated...
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Padre Pio's habit, rare relics coming to US -- along with his fellow Capuchins
(OSV News) -- A habit worn by St. Pio of Pietrelcina and other rare relics are coming to the U.S., brought by Capuchin friars from the very monastery that...
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Trump ban on Harvard international students to hurt chaplaincy's missionary reach
(OSV News) -- As Harvard University battles a Trump administration ban on international students, the head of the school's Catholic chaplaincy has a message...
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Memorial Day strikes a chord for organist at Arlington National Cemetery
ARLINGTON, Va. (OSV News) -- She's played the organ for U.S. presidents, Supreme Court justices and military veterans being interred at Arlington National...
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Bishops praise, criticize federal actions affecting human life amid budget debate
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- As congressional lawmakers consider a sweeping package for Trump's agenda, the U.S. Catholic bishops offered both praise and criticism...
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Trump says Vatican 'very interested' in hosting Ukraine-Russia peace talks
(OSV News) -- A move to hold talks between Ukraine and Russia at the Vatican appeared to gain momentum May 19, following a call between President Donald...
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Chicago Archdiocese, White Sox team up to celebrate Pope Leo and his 'message of peace'
CHICAGO (OSV News) -- The Archdiocese of Chicago has scheduled a Mass and a special program June 14 to celebrate the election and inauguration of Pope...
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'Perpetual pilgrims' start out across US, walking 'with love and truth' to share the Gospel
INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) -- On the morning of May 18 at his Mass of inauguration as bishop of Rome, Pope Leo XIV called Catholics around the world to "build...
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CRS rallies advocates, lawmakers against proposed long-term cuts to foreign aid
(OSV News) -- Hundreds of Catholic humanitarian workers are rallying to prevent further -- and more permanent -- reductions in U.S. federal funding for...
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Besides Leo XIII, 12 other popes have shared that name with new pontiff; 5 are saints
ROME (OSV News) -- When Catholics heard on May 8 the new pope had chosen the name Leo XIV, the thoughts of many turned immediately to Leo XIII, the last...
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Chicago-style hotdogs, pizza, the White Sox just a few of new pope's Windy City faves
CHICAGO (OSV News) -- "In honor of Pope Leo XIV, I'm going to have a thin crust pizza," said Augustinian seminarian Brother Nathan Fernandes, a former...
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Vance, Rubio to attend Pope Leo XIV's inaugural Mass
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Both Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV on May 18, the...
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US bishops release updated pastoral letter on pornography amid rise in sexual exploitation
(OSV News) -- The U.S. bishops recently released an updated version of their 2015 pastoral letter on the dangers of pornography, a document they said is...
Read MoreANALYSIS: Pope Leo XIV and his Augustinian papacy
ROME (OSV News) -- In his self-introduction to a new universal flock, Pope Leo XIV drew attention to his ties with the Order of St. Augustine, in which...
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