A bid to legalize recreational marijuana fell short in Florida, while North Dakota and South Dakota have rejected doing so, according to general election projections.
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U.S. bishops’ conference president calls for prayer, unity following the 2024 election
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is calling for prayer and unity, following the nation’s general election that saw Republican candidate and former president Donald Trump defeat Democratic nominee and current Vice President Kamala Harris to win another term as president.
After being missing 4 days, priest is found dead in Ecuador
Four days after 53-year-old Father Enrique Fabián Arcos went missing in Ecuador, the authorities found his body Nov. 3 in a dump about 18 miles north of Ambato, where he lived.
West Virginia assisted suicide ban leads by narrow margin as vote count continues
West Virginians appeared on track to approve a constitutional amendment to ban medically assisted suicide and euthanasia in their state, with the ballot measure leading by just several thousand votes as the counting of votes from Election Day Nov. 5 continued into the following morning.
Catholic leaders call passage of abortion amendment ‘painful moment in Maryland history’
Despite a campaign by Maryland’s Catholic bishops against an amendment enshrining the right to abortion in the Maryland Constitution, voters overwhelmingly passed Question 1 in the Nov. 5 general election.
Trump is reelected to White House, becoming only second US president to win second, nonconsecutive term
Former President Donald Trump was elected to a second term in the Oval Office four years after he lost his run for a second consecutive term, according to multiple projections.
Voters in 3 states reject abortion ballot measures, defying trend around country
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Voters in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota Nov. 5 rejected amendments to their state constitutions that would have codified abortion as a right, while other states, including Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada and Missouri, did vote to codify such a right in their constitutions, on Election Day. Nebraska’s 12-week abortion ban will […]
Holy Spirit is God’s gift to help faithful pray, persevere, pope says
The Holy Spirit helps the faithful understand that praying to God is praying to a loving and merciful father, Pope Francis said.
Corpus Christi embraces new mission of campus, marriage ministries
Corpus Christi’s status as an independent parish will soon change as the Bolton Hill faith community prepares to join with the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in a combined parish seated at the basilica.
Volunteers relocate Giving Garden from St. Pius X to Immaculate Heart of Mary
For the volunteers, it has been an emotional time, as the bushes, along with 18 garden beds, were being moved to IHM because St. Pius X is slated to come together with St. Mary of the Assumption in Govans, St. Thomas Aquinas in Hampden, Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Mount Washington and Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland to form a united parish seated at the cathedral.
Across the U.S., Catholics seek out prayer before — and after — voting at the polls
On Election Day, Catholic faithful across the nation are turning to prayer before — and after — heading to the polls Nov. 5, with many parishes and dioceses offering Holy Hours.
Sister Elizabeth Mary Novak dies at 88
An 11 a.m. funeral mass for Franciscan Sister Elizabeth Mary Novak will be offered Nov. 6 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Elizabeth died Nov. 3. She was 88 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 66 years.