Catholic Review
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, War in Ukraine, World News
Since the start of their February 2022 full-scale invasion, Russian forces have killed close to 70 clergy and destroyed more than 630 places of worship in Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s ministry of foreign affairs.
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Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News
The words of slain civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continue to challenge all “to live out the principle of solidarity and human dignity,” said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops.
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Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, World News
A lawyer for abuse survivors has accused San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of “endangering kids” by allegedly refusing to release the names of credibly accused priests — charges the archdiocese strongly denies, citing its compliance with the church’s norms for handling clerical abuse.
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Mientras mortíferos incendios arrasan Los Ángeles, los católicos se están movilizando para ayudar a los afectados.
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Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News
As deadly wildfires ravage Los Angeles, Catholics are mobilizing to help those impacted.
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Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News
A number of fellow prelates are offering their congratulations to Cardinal Robert W. McElroy on his appointment to the Archdiocese of Washington, an influential see that is home to the White House, Congress, and numerous lobbying and nonprofit organizations.
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Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia has announced a new initiative to open hearts, rather than shutter parishes, in countering declining numbers both of faithful and of active priests in an archdiocese he has long called home.
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Filed Under: News, Saints, World News
A young Catholic family in New York state is crediting their newborn baby’s apparent healing in the womb from a potentially fatal diagnosis to the intercession of Charlene Marie Richard, a devout Catholic girl who died of leukemia in Louisiana — and is now on the path to possible sainthood.
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Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News
Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego has been appointed the next archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, following Pope Francis’ acceptance of the resignation of Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, the first African American cardinal, the Vatican announced Jan. 6.
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Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, War in Ukraine, World News
OSV News recently spoke with researcher Felix Corley of Forum 18 — a news service that partners with the Norwegian Helsinki Committee in defending freedom of religion, thought and conscience — on religious freedom in Russia, Belarus, occupied Ukraine and other nations in the region.
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Filed Under: News, World News
Several Catholic high schools are mourning former students among the victims of a Jan. 1 terrorist attack in New Orleans.
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Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, Obituaries, World News
Olivia Hussey, known for her iconic on-screen portrayals of Mary and Mother Teresa, died Dec. 27 at age 73 at her California home, according to a statement released by her family the following day.
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