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OSV News
Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News
A church in Pacific Palisades appeared to be destroyed and more than 60 Catholic schools were closed as several major fires in the Los Angeles area burned overnight into Jan.8.
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OSV News
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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OSV News
Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
President Joe Biden has canceled his upcoming trip to Italy, including an audience with Pope Francis, in order to “remain focused on directing the full federal response” in the wake of the devastating wildfires raging in California, the White House said.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, World News
Saying he carried with him the sorrow of the nation for a “horrific act of terrorism” on New Year’s Day that claimed the lives of 14 people on Bourbon Street, President Joe Biden told grieving families at an interfaith prayer service Jan. 6 at St. Louis Cathedral that they would one day be released from their shared pain.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries
A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Marietta Culhane will be offered 11 a.m. Jan. 10 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Marietta died Jan. 6. She was 94 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 71 years.
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OSV News
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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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News
More than half a million pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in the first two weeks after Pope Francis opened it.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News
With his appointment as new archbishop of Washington Jan. 6, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy’s term in the nation’s capital will begin shortly after President-elect Donald Trump begins his second stint in the White House, possibly creating flashpoints between the pair during their time in the nation’s capital over immigration and a host of other issues.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News
Hours after Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego was announced Jan. 6 as the new archbishop of Washington, the prelate praised his new archdiocese as “truly sacramental in the rich diversity of its traditions and perspectives.”
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News
A former student of The John Carroll School in Bel Air posted a disturbing video of himself on the campus Jan. 4, causing school administration to alert local authorities.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News
Thousands of college students, gathered in the nation’s capital Jan. 3 and pondered these questions as part of an evening of reflection and eucharistic adoration at the Fellowship of Catholic University Students’ 2025 SEEK conference.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Just as the star over Bethlehem called to and welcomed everyone to encounter the newborn Jesus, God today calls on the faithful to welcome everyone, creating safe, open spaces to find warmth and shelter, Pope Francis said.
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