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OSV News
Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News
Former U.S. President Joe Biden, the nation’s second Catholic president and a Wilmington resident, revealed May 18 that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and it has metastasized to his bones.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News
This is the full text of the Regina Caeli address given by Pope Leo XIV May 18 at the end of the Mass for the Inauguration of the Petrine Ministry of the Bishop of Rome.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vatican, Vocations
Deacon Thomas O’Donnell keeps returning to one word – “powerful” – to describe a weeklong experience in Rome where he literally was steps away from a historic papal transition.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, DOGE cuts, Feature, News, World News
Hundreds of Catholic humanitarian workers are rallying to prevent further — and more permanent — reductions in U.S. federal funding for international aid, which has been slashed under the Trump administration as part of its “America First” policy.
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OSV News
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Bishops, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
The election of Pope Leo XIV made Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, recall a vivid memory that went all the way back to first grade at the former St. Ann School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent, bipartisan U.S. government commission that monitors religious freedom around the globe, praised Pope Leo XIV May 16 for demonstrating the Vatican would continue its advocacy for international religious freedom during his papacy.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News
Pope Leo XIV has named Cardinal Baldassare Reina grand chancellor of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News
Three U.S. Catholic bishops and a parish priest were among religious leaders President Donald Trump appointed to an advisory board of his recently established Religious Liberty Commission.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News
During a special audience with religious leaders who came to Rome for the inauguration of his papal ministry, Pope Leo XIV vowed to continue working toward Christian unity and promoting dialogue among all religions.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, Marian Devotion, News, Radio Interview
George Matysek talks with Father Brian Nolan, pastor of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Ijamsville, about why Catholics have such love for Mary and ways for drawing closer to her. Father Nolan also dispels some common misconceptions about Mary and shares some personal stories about his connection to her.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News
The day after his inauguration Mass, Pope Leo XIV had a closed-door meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Vatican.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate
Though all the diners are members of the Catholic Parishes of South Washington County – a pastorate that includes St. Joseph in Hagerstown, St. Augustine in Williamsport and St. James in Boonsboro – this steadfast rule has played a key role in maintaining the group’s cohesion and longevity.
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