Catholic Review
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News
Russian occupation authorities have banned the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and other Catholic ministries in occupied areas of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, according to the church’s main communications office in Kyiv.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, U.S. Congress, War in Ukraine, World News
Senate Republicans Dec. 6 blocked an emergency spending bill to provide billions of dollars in wartime aid to Ukraine and Israel while calling for strict new policies at the U.S.-Mexico border opposed by some Catholic immigration advocates.
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Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Our Faith in Action, Social Justice
Given the meandering pace at which building plans make their way through Baltimore city offices to final approval before construction begins, it should take at least two years before the new inclusionary – meaning, affordable – housing law, which finally passed in full on Dec. 7, will show an impact.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News
A Texas judge ruled Dec. 7 in favor of a pregnant mother who sued the state to seek an exemption to its abortion ban after she argued that continuing with her pregnancy would endanger her life and future fertility.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News
As the world celebrated International Volunteer Day Dec. 5, Grazyna Slawinska, a young Polish volunteer who left her comfortable job to aid people with disabilities in Ukraine, was in eastern Ukraine to spend another December in the war-torn nation.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News
While at first glance an interest in magic or even the occult might look like just harmless fun, Catholics should be aware of what the church teaches about such things and the real dangers associated with what Pope Francis often refers to as “bad spirits.”
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OSV News
Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Synodality, World News
At The Catholic University of America to discuss the need for a diverse and welcoming church, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory fielded a wide range of audience questions while also reflecting on his own faith journey from childhood.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News
Archbishop George Leo Thomas of Las Vegas said he is “holding close” those affected by a mass shooting on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Telling Syro-Malabar Catholics in India’s Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly that he does not want to see anyone excommunicated, Pope Francis pleaded with the priests and faithful to end their dispute over the way the Eucharist is celebrated.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry
Catholic oratories and youth groups that provide after-school activities, religious education and a place for children and teens to gather should be loud, joyful places that help form good Catholics and good citizens, Pope Francis said.
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Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News
The Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem, located just 1,500 steps from the birthplace of Christ, is confronting significant challenges amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip 45 miles away.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Religious movements within the Catholic Church must advocate for peace and unity in the world at large and within their communities, Pope Francis said.
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